Chuseok 2026
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 ...