The Ministry of Security and Public Administration had announced last August 27th 2013 implimentation of subsitute holiday system from 2014 . what this basically means, is that if a national holiday falls on a Weekend or another holiday (possible because the Orient’s major holidays still follow Lunar calendar): people will get the next business day OFF . however this only concerns Lunar New Years AND Korean Thanks-Giving which are the two times the whole nation succumbs to massive migration . also in effect if Children’s day May 5th should fall on a Saturday .
thus 67days OFF in 2014 :
. . . EVENT . . . . . . . DATE . . . . . . . WEEK . . . . . . . EVENT . . . . . . . DATE . . . . . . . WEEK . .
. . New Year . . . . . . Jan.1 . . . . . . . Wed. . . . Lunar New Year . Jan.30~Feb.1 . . Thu~Sat. . .
. Revolution . . . . . Mar.1 . . . . . . . Sat. . . . . . . . Children . . . . . . May 5 . . . . . . . Mon. . . .
. . Buddha . . . . . . May 6 . . . . . . . Tue. . . . . . . . Election . . . . . . June 4 . . . . . . . Wed. . . .
. Memorial . . . . . . June 6 . . . . . . . Fri. . . . . . independence . . . Aug.15 . . . . . . . Fri. . . . .
ThanksGiving . . Sep.7~10 . . . Sun~Wed. . . Foundation . . . . . . Oct.3 . . . . . . . Fri. . . . .
. Language . . . . . . Oct.9 . . . . . . . . Thu. . . . . . Christmas . . . . . . Dec.25 . . . . . . Thu. . . .
– Korea Expat BLog on New Years 2014 –