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January 2025
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
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| 30 | 31 | 1New Year's | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| 27 | 28 | 29Korean New Year | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
February 2025
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
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| 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8Founding Day of the Korean People's Army | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12Daeboreum | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16Day of the Shining Star |
| 17Day of the Shining Star | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 1 | 2 |
March 2025
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
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| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8International Women's | 9 |
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
| 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
April 2025
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
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| 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4Cheongmyeong Festival | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15Day of the Sun | 16Day of the Sun | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
June 2025
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| 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
July 2025
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| 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
August 2025
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| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15Liberation | 16 | 17 |
| 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 |
| 25Day of Songun | 26 | 27 | 28Youth Day | 29 | 30 | 31 |
September 2025
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
| 8 | 9Founding Day of the DPRK | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
| 29 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
2025 Holidays for North Korea
- New Year's Day (양력설)
- Korean New Year (설명절)
- Founding Day of the Korean People's Army (조선인민군창건일)
- Daeboreum (대보름)
- Day of the Shining Star (광명성절)
- Day of the Shining Star (광명성절)
- International Women's Day (국제부녀절)
- Cheongmyeong Festival (청명)
- Day of the Sun (태양절)
- Day of the Sun (태양절)
- Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army (조선인민혁명군 창건일)
- International Workers' Day (전세계근로자들의 국제적명절)
- Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union (조선소년단 창립절)
- Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (조국해방전쟁승리기념일)
- Liberation Day (조국해방절)
- Day of Songun (선군절)
- Youth Day (청년절)
- Founding Day of the DPRK (조선민주주의인민공화국창건일)
- Chuseok (추석)
- Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea (조선로동당창건일)
- Mother's Day (어머니날)
- Socialist Constitution Day (사회주의헌법절)
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Public holidays in North Korea in 2025
North Korea has 22 public holidays in 2025. 6 of them fall on the weekend (Saturday and Sunday). The months with the most public holidays are February and April (4 each).
All public holidays in North Korea in 2025
- New Year's Day (양력설) – Wednesday, January 1, 2025
- Korean New Year (설명절) – Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Founding Day of the Korean People's Army (조선인민군창건일) – Saturday, February 8, 2025
- Daeboreum (대보름) – Wednesday, February 12, 2025
- Day of the Shining Star (광명성절) – Sunday, February 16, 2025
- Day of the Shining Star (광명성절) – Monday, February 17, 2025
- International Women's Day (국제부녀절) – Saturday, March 8, 2025
- Cheongmyeong Festival (청명) – Friday, April 4, 2025
- Day of the Sun (태양절) – Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Day of the Sun (태양절) – Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army (조선인민혁명군 창건일) – Friday, April 25, 2025
- International Workers' Day (전세계근로자들의 국제적명절) – Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union (조선소년단 창립절) – Friday, June 6, 2025
- Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (조국해방전쟁승리기념일) – Sunday, July 27, 2025
- Liberation Day (조국해방절) – Friday, August 15, 2025
- Day of Songun (선군절) – Monday, August 25, 2025
- Youth Day (청년절) – Thursday, August 28, 2025
- Founding Day of the DPRK (조선민주주의인민공화국창건일) – Tuesday, September 9, 2025
- Chuseok (추석) – Monday, October 6, 2025
- Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea (조선로동당창건일) – Friday, October 10, 2025
- Mother's Day (어머니날) – Sunday, November 16, 2025
- Socialist Constitution Day (사회주의헌법절) – Saturday, December 27, 2025
Long weekends and bridge days in North Korea in 2025
The weekend in North Korea: Saturday and Sunday. North Korea has 8 long weekends in 2025: three days or more off in a row thanks to a public holiday.
- Sat, Feb 15 – Mon, Feb 17 – 3 days off (Day of the Shining Star)
- Fri, Apr 4 – Sun, Apr 6 – 3 days off (Cheongmyeong Festival)
- Fri, Apr 25 – Sun, Apr 27 – 3 days off (Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army)
- Fri, Jun 6 – Sun, Jun 8 – 3 days off (Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union)
- Fri, Aug 15 – Sun, Aug 17 – 3 days off (Liberation Day)
- Sat, Aug 23 – Mon, Aug 25 – 3 days off (Day of Songun)
- Sat, Oct 4 – Mon, Oct 6 – 3 days off (Chuseok)
- Fri, Oct 10 – Sun, Oct 12 – 3 days off (Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea)
Bridge days: a few days off, a long break
- Take 2 days off (Mon, Dec 30 and Tue, Dec 31): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Dec 28 – Wed, Jan 1 (New Year's Day)
- Take 2 days off (Thu, Jan 2 and Fri, Jan 3): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Jan 1 – Sun, Jan 5 (New Year's Day)
- Take 2 days off (Mon, Jan 27 and Tue, Jan 28): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Jan 25 – Wed, Jan 29 (Korean New Year)
- Take 2 days off (Thu, Jan 30 and Fri, Jan 31): 5 days off in a row, Wed, Jan 29 – Sun, Feb 2 (Korean New Year)
- Take 2 days off (Mon, Feb 10 and Tue, Feb 11): 5 days off in a row, Sat, Feb 8 – Wed, Feb 12 (Founding Day of the Korean People's Army, Daeboreum)
- Take 2 days off (Thu, Feb 13 and Fri, Feb 14): 6 days off in a row, Wed, Feb 12 – Mon, Feb 17 (Daeboreum, Day of the Shining Star)
- Take Mon, Apr 14 off: 5 days off in a row, Sat, Apr 12 – Wed, Apr 16 (Day of the Sun)
- Take 2 days off (Thu, Apr 17 and Fri, Apr 18): 6 days off in a row, Tue, Apr 15 – Sun, Apr 20 (Day of the Sun)
- Take Fri, May 2 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, May 1 – Sun, May 4 (International Workers' Day)
- Take 2 days off (Tue, Aug 26 and Wed, Aug 27): 6 days off in a row, Sat, Aug 23 – Thu, Aug 28 (Day of Songun, Youth Day)
- Take Fri, Aug 29 off: 4 days off in a row, Thu, Aug 28 – Sun, Aug 31 (Youth Day)
- Take Mon, Sep 8 off: 4 days off in a row, Sat, Sep 6 – Tue, Sep 9 (Founding Day of the DPRK)
2025 at a glance
- 2025 has 365 days.
- 2025 starts on a Wednesday and ends on a Wednesday.
- 2025 has the same calendar as 2014 and 2031.
- Public holidays in North Korea: 22
Monthly calendars for 2025
- January 2025 – 2 holidays
- February 2025 – 4 holidays
- March 2025 – 1 holiday
- April 2025 – 4 holidays
- May 2025 – 1 holiday
- June 2025 – 1 holiday
- July 2025 – 1 holiday
- August 2025 – 3 holidays
- September 2025 – 1 holiday
- October 2025 – 2 holidays
- November 2025 – 1 holiday
- December 2025 – 1 holiday