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Public Holiday
Nationwide
Hangul Day
Monday, October 11, 2027
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🏪 What's open
- Banks Reduced
- Government offices Closed
- Schools Closed
- Shops Varies
- Restaurants Reduced
- Public transit Reduced
- Stock market Closed
- Post office Closed
🛋️ Long weekend potential
3-Day Block
SAT
09
Weekend
SUN
10
Weekend
MON
11
Holiday
3-day weekend (October 9 – October 11)
📣 Traveler notes
South Korea is a modern East Asian nation that blends advanced technology and pop culture with deep, maintained historical traditions.
- Major holidays (e.g., Lunar New Year, Chuseok) cause widespread travel, closures, and focus on family events.
- Government offices and banks are closed during all official holidays.
- Key public holidays include New Year's Day (Jan 1), Lunar New Year (Seollal, typically a 3-day closure), and Independence Movement Day (March 1).
- Dining etiquette requires using stainless steel utensils (spoon/metal chopsticks) for Korean meals, while forks/knives are acceptable for Western dishes. Wait for the eldest person to begin eating, and never stand chopsticks upright in food as it is associated with funerals.
About this holiday
Hangul Day celebrates the creation of Hangul, the Korean alphabet. It is observed on October 9 in South Korea and January 15 in North Korea.