Korea’s Golden October Holiday Week: National Foundation Day, Hangul Day & Navigating Holiday Closures
Every October, the South Korean calendar experiences an extraordinary concentration of statutory national holidays and cultural commemorations, creating what locals and expatriates affectionately celebrate as the Autumn Golden Holiday Window (Ga-eul Hwang-geum Yeonhyu). Within a span of less than ten days, the nation observes Armed Forces Day (Gunguk-ui Nal – October 1), National Foundation Day … Read more