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When is Buddha's Birthday in South Korea?

Buddha's Birthday falls on Monday, May 5th, 2025 (9 days ago) in South Korea.

Is Buddha's Birthday a public holiday?

Yes, Buddha's Birthday is a public holiday in South Korea.

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Year Date Weekday Name Notes
2021 May 19th Wednesday Buddha's Birthday
2022 May 8th Sunday Buddha's Birthday
2023 May 27th Saturday Buddha's Birthday
2024 May 15th Wednesday Buddha's Birthday
2025 May 5th Monday Buddha's Birthday Long weekend.
2026 May 24th Sunday Buddha's Birthday
2027 May 13th Thursday Buddha's Birthday
2028 May 2nd Tuesday Buddha's Birthday
2029 May 20th Sunday Buddha's Birthday
2030 May 9th Thursday Buddha's Birthday
Holiday data for far-reaching years is subject to change due to laws and government decrees.
Long weekends are based on non-working days and not Saturday and Sunday explicitly.

We are continuously monitoring for changes to this data to ensure we're providing the most accurate information possible.
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To retrieve this list of holidays, simply make a GET request to /v1/holidays:
GET /v1/holidays
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$ curl -G -d country="KR" -d year="2024" -d pretty
-d key="__YOUR_API_KEY__" "https://holidayapi.com/v1/holidays"
import "github.com/joshtronic/go-holidayapi"
hapi := holidayapi.NewV1("__YOUR_API_KEY__")
holidays, err := hapi.Holidays(map[string]interface{}{
  "country": "KR",
  "year": "2024",
})
import { HolidayAPI } from 'holidayapi';
const key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
const holidayApi = new HolidayAPI({ key });
holidayApi.holidays({
  country: 'KR',
  year: '2024',
});
$key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__';
$holiday_api = new \HolidayAPI\Client(['key' => $key]);
$holidays = $holiday_api->holidays([
  'country' => 'KR',
  'year' => '2024',
]);
$Body = @{}
$Body.key = "__YOUR_API_KEY__"
$Body.country = "KR"
$Body.year = "2024"
$Url = "https://holidayapi.com/v1/holidays"
$Result = Invoke-RestMethod -Uri $Url -Body $Body
$Result.holidays
import holidayapi
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = holidayapi.v1(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'KR',
  'year': '2024',
})
require 'ruby-holidayapi'
key = '__YOUR_API_KEY__'
hapi = HolidayAPI::V1.new(key)
holidays = hapi.holidays({
  'country': 'KR',
  'year': '2024',
})