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Chuseok 2026

September 24, 2026 Korean Business Culture No comments

Chuseok, one of the most important Korean traditional holidays.

According to the Lunar calendar, the festivities begin on the 15th day of the 8th month of the full moon harvest. 

Using the Gregorian calendar, Chuseok 2026 in South Korea KST, Chuseok falls on Friday, September 25, with the official public holiday extending from Thursday, September 24 through Saturday, September 26. This year, many residents will treat it as a four-day break through Sunday, September 27.

Like many agrarian cultures, Koreans once followed the lunar calendar; however, recently, they have shifted to the solar calendar in line with international practice.

While public holidays are based on the solar calendar, a few days are celebrated based on the lunar calendar.

In mass, and I mean a substantial part of the population, travels. For many, this can be back to their home villages. Over the holiday, they perform ancestral rituals at relatives’ graves and share time with their family over traditional foods.

Others opt to travel, or a popular trend has been staycations in luxury hotels.

For our Korean colleagues (in Korea), you can wish them a “Happy Chuseok” by Text, Message or email. Most will go  offline for the Holiday

For international teams (abroad) Anytime from  Friday September 25 is fine.

Here, if you have any questions.

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Today is an exciting day

September 17, 2019 Commentary Comments Off on Today is an exciting day

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Chuseok Korean Harvest Moon Festival

September 8, 2019 Uncategorized Comments Off on Chuseok Korean Harvest Moon Festival

It’s that time of the year with Chuseok, (the Korean Harvest Moon Festival) right around the corner.

This year, Chuseok will be observed Sept. 12-14, with the holiday on Friday, and the day before and after celebrated as National Holidays, too.

Chuseok Korean Harvest Moon Festival)

Koreans, like many agrarian cultures, once followed the lunar calendar, but in recent history, they have deferred to the solar calendar in line with international practice.

While public holidays are based on the solar calendar, there are a few days that are celebrated based on the lunar calendar.

These are the two most important traditional holidays, the Korean New Year’s Day (the first day of the first lunar month) and Chuseok, the Harvest Moon Festival (fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month).

En mass a substantial part of the population travel. For many, this means going back to their home villages. Over the holiday they perform ancestral rituals at the graves of relatives as well as share time with their family over traditional foods. Others may opt to travel overseas, or a popular trend has been to staycation in a luxury hotel.

For your Korean colleagues (in Korea), you can wish them a happy Chuseok while they are still in their office, so this coming Tuesday, September 11 in the West (which will be Wednesday AM in Korea).

Again, for most Koreans the holiday break will begin Wednesday Korea time at the end of day through the weekend. Some may take extra days off that week.

For expat Koreans working outside Korea, you can wish them happy Chuseok on the actual holiday, Friday September 13.

If you’d like to try, here’s a common greeting:

Chuseok jal ji nae sae yo.

Happy Chuseok works fine, too.

Even though many things have been changed by Korea’s rapid industrialization, urbanization, and globalization we find in the celebration of Chuseok that family remains one of the bedrocks of Korean society.

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Chuseok 2026: When It Falls and What Actually Shuts Down in Korea

September 20, 2018 Commentary Comments Off on Chuseok 2026: When It Falls and What Actually Shuts Down in Korea

It’s that time of the year with Chuseok, (the Korean Harvest Moon Festival) right around the corner.

In 2026, Chuseok falls on Thursday September 24, with the holiday running Thursday through Saturday September 26. Note that Monday September 28 is a normal working day. Korea grants a substitute holiday when Seollal or Chuseok overlaps a Sunday, and this year the overlap falls on a Saturday, so no substitute day applies.

Koreans, as many agrarian cultures, once followed the lunar calendar, but in recent history, they have deferred to the solar calendar in line with international practice.

While public holidays are based on the solar calendar, there are a few days that are celebrated based on the lunar calendar.

These are the two most important traditional holidays, the Korean New Year’s Day (the first day of the first lunar month) and the Chuseok mid-autumn festival (fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month).

In mass, and I mean a substantial part of the population travel.  For many this is back to their home villages. Over the holiday they perform ancestral rituals at the graves of relatives as well as share time with their family over traditional foods. Others opt to travel overseas or a popular trend has been staycations in luxury hotels.

For your Korean colleagues (in Korea), send your greeting on Wednesday September 23 in the afternoon US time, which reaches them Thursday morning in Korea.

Most offices will wind down Wednesday afternoon and stay closed through the weekend. Some will take additional days that week.

For expat Koreans working outside Korea, the holiday itself, Thursday September 24, is the right day.

If you’d like to try, here’s a common greeting.

Chuseok jal ji nae sae yo.

Even though many things have been changed by Korea’s rapid industrialization, urbanization, and globalization we find in the celebration of Chuseok that family remains one of the bedrock of Korean society.

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Everything Korea, September 12 Episode, Chuseok 2016 Culture Alert

September 12, 2016 Global Business Comments Off on Everything Korea, September 12 Episode, Chuseok 2016 Culture Alert

It’s that time of the year with Chuseok, (the Korean Harvest Moon Festival) right around the corner.

In 2016, Chuseok holiday falls on September 15, the day before and after also celebrated as National Holidays.

Koreans previously followed the lunar calendar, but in recent history, they have followed the solar calendar in line with international practice.

While public holidays are based on the solar calendar, there are a few days that are celebrated based on the lunar calendar. These are the two most important traditional holidays, the Korean New Year’s Day (the first day of the first lunar month) and Chuseok mid-autumn festival (fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month).

In mass, (and I mean a substantial part of the population) families travel back to their home villages. Over the holiday they may perform ancestral rituals at the graves of relatives as well as share time with their family over traditional foods.

For your Korean colleagues (in Korea), you can wish them a happy Chuseok by phone, text, or email on Monday September 12 after 4 PM (Tuesday AM in Korea).  Again, most Koreans will have a 5-day weekend starting their Wednesday …

For expat Koreans working outside Korea, here and globally you can wish then happy Chuseok on Thursday September 15.

 

If you’d like to try, here’s a common greeting.

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Chuseok jal ji nae sae yo..

To conclude, even though many things have been changed by Korea’s rapid industrialization, urbanization, and globalization we find in the celebration of Chuseok that family remains one of the bedrock of Korean society.