Korean Holidays Explained
Chuseok (Harvest Festival)
In 2026: Fri, September 25Public holiday
Follows the lunar calendar, so the solar date changes every year.
See the 2026 holiday calendar →Where it comes from
The harvest festival on the full moon of the 8th lunar month, with a three-day break — Korea's other biggest holiday.
What people do
Families travel to their hometowns, hold ancestral rites and visit family graves (seongmyo).
What people eat
Songpyeon, half-moon rice cakes filled with sesame, beans or chestnut, made together the night before.
What to say
풍성한 한가위 보내세요.pungseonghan hangawi bonaeseyo.Have a bountiful Chuseok.