2012                           January 1 January New Year's Day (Observed on the next day) February 2 February World Wetlands Day 4 February World Cancer Day 20 February World Day of Social Justice 21 February International Mother Language Day 21 February International Tourist Guide Day 23-24 February Lunar New Year Holiday- South Korea (Embassy Holiday) March 1 March Independence Movement Day -South Korea 8 March International Women's Day 15 March World Customer Rights Day 20 March International Earth Day 21 March Human Rights Day 21 March International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 21 March World Down Syndrome Day 22 March World Water Day 24 March World TB Day 26-27 March Nuclear Security Summit Seoul 2012 April 6 April Good Friday (Embassy Holiday) 7 April World Health Day 9 April Family Day (Embassy Holiday) 23 April World Book and Copyright Day 25 April World Malaria Day 26 April World Intellectual Property Day 27 April Freedom Day 28 April World Day for Safety and Health at Work May 1 May Worker's Day 5 May Children's Day - South Korea 8 May World Red Cross Day 17 May World Telecommunication and Information Society Day 18 May International Museum Day 22 May International Day for Biological Diversity 21-27 May Child Protection Week 25 May Africa Day 28 May International Day of Action for Women's Health 31 May World No Tobacco Day June June Youth Development Month 5 June World Environment Day 6 June Memorial Day - South Korea 8 June World Oceans Day 12 June World Day Against Child Labour 14 June World Blood Donor Day 16 June Youth Day-South Africa 17 June World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 20 June World Refugee Day 22 June Africa Public Service Day 26 June International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking July 11 July World Population Day 17 July Constitution Day - South Korea 18 July Nelson Mandela Day August 1 - 7 August World Breastfeeding Week 9 August National Women's Day - South Africa 9 August International Day of the World's Indigenous People 12 August International Youth Day 15 August Korean Independence Day September September Heritage Month September Tourism Month 8 September International Literacy Day 15 September International Day of Democracy 16 Sep International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer 21 September International Day of Peace 24 December Heritage day - South Africa(Embassy Holiday) 27 September World Heart Day 27 September World Tourism Day 28 September World Rabies Day October October International Breast Cancer Month October Social Development Month October Transport Month 1 October International Day for the Older Persons 1-2 October Chuseok-South Korea (Embassy Holiday) 3 October National Foundation Day-South Korea (Embassy Holiday) 5 October World Teacher's Day 13 October International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction 15 October World Rural Women's Day 17 October International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 20 October World Osteoporosis Day 24 October World Polio Day November 3 November National Children's Day 10 November World Science Day for Peace and Development 14 November World Diabetes Day 16 November International Day for Tolerance 17 November World Remembrance Day (WRD) for Victims of Road Accidents 20 November Africa Industrialisation Day 25 November International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women December 1 December World AIDS Day 2 December International Day for the Abolition of Slavery 3 December International Day of People with Diabilities 3 December International Volunteers Day 7 December International Civil Aviation Day 10 December International Human Rights Day 16 December Day of Reconciliation-South Africa (Embassy Holiday:Observed on the next day) 18 December International Migrants Day 25 December Christmas Day(Embassy Holiday) 26 December Day of Goodwill (Embassy Holiday)