🇰🇷 Seollal (Lunar New Year) 2026: 11 days off, 4 PTO
Monday, Feb 16 • South Korea
Seollal (Lunar New Year) 2026 falls on Monday, Feb 16. 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
Feb 14 – 24, 2026
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PTO days to book: Thu, Feb 19 · Fri, Feb 20 · Mon, Feb 23 · Tue, Feb 24
Other ways to play it
Minimal bridge (1 PTO day)
The cheapest way to turn the holiday into a long weekend.
6 days off (Feb 13 – 18, 2026) · 1 PTO day
Extend forward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right after the holiday and pick up the following weekend.
11 days off (Feb 14 – 24, 2026) · 4 PTO days
Extend backward (4 PTO days)
Take the workdays right before so the break ends on the holiday.
9 days off (Feb 10 – 18, 2026) · 4 PTO days
Maximum stretch (8 PTO days)
Take the full week on each side of the holiday.
15 days off (Feb 10 – 24, 2026) · 8 PTO days
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