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🇰🇷 Buddha's Birthday 2025: 9 days off, 4 PTO

Monday, May 5South Korea

Buddha's Birthday 2025 falls on Monday, May 5. Take 4 PTO days around it and you get 9 consecutive days off — a 2.3x return on your leave.

9
days off
4
PTO days
2.25x
efficiency
May 3 – 11, 2025
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Day-by-day breakdown

DateDayStatus
Sat, May 3SaturdayWeekend
Sun, May 4SundayWeekend
Mon, May 5Monday어린이날
Tue, May 6TuesdayPTO
Wed, May 7WednesdayPTO
Thu, May 8ThursdayPTO
Fri, May 9FridayPTO
Sat, May 10SaturdayWeekend
Sun, May 11SundayWeekend

PTO days to book: Tue, May 6 · Wed, May 7 · Thu, May 8 · Fri, May 9

Other ways to play it

Minimal bridge (1 PTO day)
The cheapest way to turn the holiday into a long weekend.
4.00x
4 days off (May 2 – 5, 2025) · 1 PTO day
Extend forward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right after the holiday and pick up the following weekend.
2.25x
9 days off (May 3 – 11, 2025) · 4 PTO days
Extend backward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right before so the break ends on the holiday.
1.75x
7 days off (Apr 29 – May 5, 2025) · 4 PTO days
Maximum stretch (8 PTO days)
Take the full week on each side of the holiday.
1.63x
13 days off (Apr 29 – May 11, 2025) · 8 PTO days

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Other South Korea holidays

New Year's Day 2025Seollal (Lunar New Year) 2025Independence Movement Day 2025Children's Day 2025Memorial Day 2025Liberation Day 2025

Buddha's Birthday in other years

Buddha's Birthday 2026Buddha's Birthday 2027Buddha's Birthday 2028