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🇰🇷 Seollal (Lunar New Year) 2028: 11 days off, 4 PTO

Wednesday, Jan 26South Korea

Seollal (Lunar New Year) 2028 falls on Wednesday, Jan 26. Take 4 PTO days around it and you get 11 consecutive days off — a 2.8x return on your leave.

11
days off
4
PTO days
2.75x
efficiency
Jan 20 – 30, 2028
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Day-by-day breakdown

DateDayStatus
Thu, Jan 20ThursdayPTO
Fri, Jan 21FridayPTO
Sat, Jan 22SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Jan 23SundayWeekend
Mon, Jan 24MondayPTO
Tue, Jan 25TuesdayPTO
Wed, Jan 26Wednesday설날
Thu, Jan 27Thursday설날
Fri, Jan 28Friday설날
Sat, Jan 29SaturdayWeekend
Sun, Jan 30SundayWeekend

PTO days to book: Thu, Jan 20 · Fri, Jan 21 · Mon, Jan 24 · Tue, Jan 25

Other ways to play it

Minimal bridge (1 PTO day)
The cheapest way to turn the holiday into a long weekend.
6.00x
6 days off (Jan 25 – 30, 2028) · 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 (Jan 26 – Feb 3, 2028) · 4 PTO days
Extend backward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right before so the break ends on the holiday.
2.75x
11 days off (Jan 20 – 30, 2028) · 4 PTO days
Maximum stretch (8 PTO days)
Take the full week on each side of the holiday.
1.88x
15 days off (Jan 20 – Feb 3, 2028) · 8 PTO days

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Other South Korea holidays

New Year's Day 2028Independence Movement Day 2028Children's Day 2028Buddha's Birthday 2028Memorial Day 2028Liberation Day 2028

Seollal (Lunar New Year) in other years

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