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Public holidays in North Korea, 2017

Holiday dates21vs 2016: +0

Past year: recalculated from the python-holidays rules; one-off holidays declared at the time may be missing.

On weekdays15not on the weekend
On the weekend6weekend: Sat・Sun
Breaks of 3+ days4
World rank10 / 245median 13 days

All public holidays in 2017

DateDayHoliday
Jan 1, 2017Sun (weekend)New Year's Day
Jan 28, 2017Sat (weekend)Korean New Year
Feb 11, 2017Sat (weekend)Daeboreum
Feb 16, 2017ThuDay of the Shining Star
Feb 17, 2017FriDay of the Shining Star
Mar 8, 2017WedInternational Women's Day
Apr 4, 2017TueCheongmyeong Festival
Apr 15, 2017Sat (weekend)Day of the Sun
Apr 16, 2017Sun (weekend)Day of the Sun
Apr 25, 2017TueArmed Forces Day
May 1, 2017MonInternational Workers' Day
Jun 6, 2017TueFoundation Day of the Korean Children's Union
Jul 27, 2017ThuDay of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War
Aug 15, 2017TueLiberation Day
Aug 25, 2017FriDay of Songun
Aug 28, 2017MonYouth Day
Sep 9, 2017Sat (weekend)Founding Day of the DPRK
Oct 4, 2017WedChuseok
Oct 10, 2017TueFoundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea
Nov 16, 2017ThuMother's Day
Dec 27, 2017WedSocialist Constitution Day

By month and weekday

North Korea 2017: holidays per monthJan: 2JanFeb: 3FebMar: 1MarApr: 4AprMay: 1MayJun: 1JunJul: 1JulAug: 3AugSep: 1SepOct: 2OctNov: 1NovDec: 1Dec
North Korea 2017: holidays per weekdayMon: 2MonTue: 5TueWed: 3WedThu: 3ThuFri: 2FriSat: 4SatSun: 2Sun

Breaks of 3 or more days in 2017

PeriodLengthHolidays
Feb 16, 2017 – Feb 19, 20174 daysDay of the Shining Star
Apr 29, 2017 – May 1, 20173 daysInternational Workers' Day
Aug 25, 2017 – Aug 28, 20174 daysDay of Songun・Youth Day
Dec 30, 2017 – Jan 1, 20183 daysNew Year's Day

Holiday count by year

North Korea: holiday dates per year2010: 1820102011: 172012: 202013: 212014: 212015: 2120152016: 212017: 212018: 212019: 222020: 2120202021: 222022: 222023: 222024: 222025: 2220252026: 212027: 222028: 222029: 222030: 212030

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World ranking of holiday counts, 2017 →

National public holidays only; regional holidays and observances may differ. Some religious holidays depend on moon sighting and can shift by a day — check official announcements.