Source-backedVariable CustomHeightened editorial care

Seollal

Korea.net, official website of the Republic of Korea / Korean Cultural Centre current 2026 material

Date / rule17 February 2026; lunar-calendar date varies
ScopeRepublic of Korea — major traditional holiday
VerificationGovernment Verified
PortabilityVariable Custom
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-06
Target-year policyResolve Authority
Next occurrenceNot projected automatically

This record requires a current target-year source or is intentionally historical.

Authority summary

What is Seollal?

Korea.net, official website of the Republic of Korea / Korean Cultural Centre current 2026 material

Date and recurrence

17 February 2026; lunar-calendar date varies

The date is source-dependent or variable. A target-year source is required before assigning it to a calendar.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Republic of Korea — major traditional holiday. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Also known as

Korean New Year

Classification

Topic and context

Faith, Tradition & Spirituality →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
  • Refresh the target year before publishing a new date when the record is not safely portable.
  • Faith Context Respect.
Provenance

Sources

Source policy →
  1. Korea.net — Seollal 2026National Government Cultural Observance
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Seollal?

17 February 2026; lunar-calendar date varies The stored recurrence guidance is: Resolve from the authoritative target-year/local calendar or organizer source; stored rule/context: 17 February 2026; lunar-calendar date varies.

Does Seollal fall on the same date every year?

It is not safely predictable from a fixed rule; the target year needs a current source.

Is Seollal an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Republic of Korea — major traditional holiday. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Seollal?

The stored designation basis is: Korea.net, official website of the Republic of Korea / Korean Cultural Centre current 2026 material. Supporting provenance includes Korea.net — Seollal 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Seollal international or country-specific?

No single country is assigned to this record in the authority dataset. The source-defined scope is: Republic of Korea — major traditional holiday. Use that scope rather than assuming worldwide or country-specific status.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-06.

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