So when is Korea's next SUPER-LONG holiday?
By Ko Dong-hwan
Koreans came back to the real world this week after the long Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving Day) holiday break of 10 straight days and dragged themselves to work.
For many still reluctant to extinguish the holiday spirit, at the top of their minds was: “When is the next super-long holiday like this?”
Desperate vacation-goers have discovered that the next big break like this year will be in October 2025.
The future holiday season will start with the statutory holiday of National Foundation Day on Friday, Oct. 3. Then will follow the Chuseok holiday until the Tuesday.
Wednesday is most likely to be designated as an alternative holiday for the Thanksgiving holiday on the previous weekend. The Thursday is Hangul Day.
Many employers are likely to give Friday, Oct. 10, as a free day off, considering high expectations from employees. Where employers do not offer a day off, chances are many workers will take it any way to keep the holiday momentum going.