Closure expectation
HighBuddha's Birthday is modeled as a public holiday in South Korea; expect office, bank, school, and service-hour changes unless a local exception applies.
Holiday guide
Buddha's Birthday.
Global holiday guide rooted in South Korea's calendar, observed nationwide.
Next occurrence
May 13, 2027
Thursday · Asia/Seoul
Next occurrence
May 13, 2027
Thursday
Observed in
2 countries
Current holiday dataset
Primary context
South Korea
Public
Planning timezone
Asia/Seoul
UTC+09:00
Countdown
Next: May 13, 2027 (Thursday)
Buddha's Birthday
188 days away187Days
19Hours
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Buddha's Birthday is one of the clearest examples of a religious holiday whose public importance depends on regional tradition and state recognition. In the current dataset this holiday appears in 2 country calendars, with the strongest concentration in Asia (2).
Dates draw from the curated holiday catalog (tracked window 2025-2027); cultural context comes from the source-cited curation library when an entry exists.
Holiday details
Local statutory mode, country coverage, date rule, timezone spread, and related planning context for Buddha's Birthday.
Primary calendar
South Korea · Public
Cultural family
Buddhist lunisolar feast · East Asia
Observed scope
Nationwide observance
Coverage reach
2 countries in the current holiday dataset
Timezone context
Asia/Seoul (UTC+09:00)
Next date signal
May 13, 2027 · Thursday
Forward window
2025: May 5, 2025 · 2026: May 24, 2026 · 2027: May 13, 2027
Related planning set
Chuseok · Lunar New Year · New Year's Day
Regional spread
Asia 2
Reference posture
lunar story profile plus catalog dates
Holiday data fingerprint
The rows below are built from this holiday's actual route, country, local-name, date, rule, timezone, observed-country, and adjacent-calendar records. They make Buddha's Birthday in South Korea distinct from holidays with similar names or the same season.
Route identity
buddha-s-birthday · Buddha's Birthday · South Korea · KR
Local name and scope
부처님 오신 날 · Public · nationwide
Rule and family
Buddhist lunisolar feast · East Asia · lunar / lunisolar
Country/date clusters
May 13, 2027 (2)
Observed type mix
Public: 2
Forward date window
2027: May 13, 2027 (Thursday)
Timezone anchor
Asia/Seoul · Asia/Seoul (UTC+09:00)
Calendar neighbors
previous: Children's Day (8 days before) · next: Memorial Day (24 days after)
Source depth
6 reference checkpoints · lunar story profile plus catalog dates
Closure and planning risk register
The practical risk is not just the date. Buddha's Birthday can affect closure expectations, bridge-day leave, country-specific substitutions, cross-border date drift, and timezone reminders differently in each jurisdiction.
Date confidence
Catalog onlyBuddha's Birthday uses tracked catalog rows for the visible forward window. lunar / lunisolar holidays stay inside the source window when extrapolation would be risky.
Bridge-day pressure
ThursdayBuddha's Birthday next falls on May 13, 2027 (Thursday). High bridge-day pressure: Friday often becomes the unofficial leave day after a Thursday holiday.
Cross-border drift
AlignedBuddha's Birthday appears in 2 country calendars with 1 next-date cluster. Do not assume every country observes it on the South Korea date.
Timezone handling
Single zoneSouth Korea has a single primary timezone in this country record, so date-boundary risk is lower than in multi-zone countries.
Source posture
ReferencedBuddha's Birthday has 6 visible reference checkpoints on the page. lunar story profile plus catalog dates.
Source and verification checkpoints
This page keeps the date answer separate from statutory verification. The catalog supplies the tracked date rows; the checkpoints below show which authority, story profile, local specificity, and dossier layer should be reviewed when the holiday affects bookings, payroll, travel, or public-service hours.
Country authority checkpoint
Korean national-holiday calendar; Lunar-calendar holiday announcements
Story and rule checkpoint
lunar holiday profile: Buddha's Birthday is one of the clearest examples of a religious holiday whose public importance depends on regional tradition and state recognition.
Local specificity checkpoint
Local specificity comes from the selected country calendar row, local name, observance type, timezone record, nearby holidays, and observed cross-country date spread.
Dossier checkpoint
No full manual dossier is attached yet; the page keeps cultural claims bounded to the story profile, source checklist, and catalog-derived date facts.
Reference stack
- Korean national-holiday calendar
- Lunar-calendar holiday announcements
- Korean national holiday calendar
- Buddhist lunisolar-calendar references
- Internal curated holiday catalog for tracked date rows
- countries.json and zones.json for country and timezone context
Reliability and cross-border spread
This block separates the local South Korea holiday answer from two common sources of programmatic-calendar confusion: countries that use the same holiday name on different dates, and future rows that are projected from a rule rather than directly tracked.
Cross-border date spread
Buddha's Birthday lands on the same next observed date across all 2 listed country calendars in this dataset.
Projection reliability
Buddha's Birthday stays inside the tracked catalog window for forward dates because its lunar / lunisolar rule is not safely extrapolated here. Source posture: no curated dossier attached.
Observed next-date clusters
May 13, 2027
2 countries · Hong Kong, South Korea
Observed type mix across countries
Public2
Local names and country context
Name in South Korea
부처님 오신 날
The local catalog name for South Korea is 부처님 오신 날; the English display name is Buddha's Birthday.
Country calendar role
Buddha's Birthday is recorded in South Korea as a public holiday with nationwide scope.
Other local labels in this holiday family
History and significance
The observance comes from Buddhist ritual calendars and often centers on temple visits, lantern displays, prayer, and acts of merit or reflection.
Its public visibility varies by country, but where it is a holiday it stands out as a major spiritual date with a recognizably different tone from civic commemorations.
Buddha's Birthday is marked as a nationwide observance in the current South Korea holiday data.
Date behavior and next years
Buddha's Birthday follows a lunar or lunisolar calendar tradition, so the Gregorian date changes from year to year. In the tracked data window, the dates land on 2025: May 5, 2026: May 24, 2027: May 13.
Because Buddha's Birthday follows a lunar or lunisolar calendar, the Gregorian date moves significantly each year and statutory recognition often spans several days, so reading the official block is more useful than the headline date.
The current static build keeps the tracked 2025-2027 date window online for curated holiday detail pages.
| Year | Date | Day |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | May 5, 2025 | Monday |
| 2026 | May 24, 2026 | Sunday |
| 2027 | May 13, 2027 | Thursday |
Next 1 occurrences and weekday distribution
Rows below come straight from the tracked catalog window (2025-2027). The weekday distribution controls long-weekend math each year.
| Year | Date | Weekday | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | May 13, 2027 | Thursday | Catalog |
Seasonal placement
Buddha's Birthday next lands in the spring planning band for South Korea. That matters for school terms, travel season, and whether the holiday sits near year-end, spring religious calendars, summer travel, or autumn civic cycles.
Weekday distribution in this window
Thursday1
How Buddha's Birthday is observed
Buddha's Birthday comes out of Buddhist ritual practice, with temple visits, lantern displays, and merit-making rather than parade-style public ceremony, and the date follows a lunisolar calendar that drifts year to year.
Searches for Buddha's Birthday typically want the temple-event date, statutory recognition in South Korea, and whether offices and schools are closed.
Cultural family
Buddhist lunisolar feast
Origin region: East Asia
Statutory mode
Buddha's Birthday is listed as a public holiday in South Korea (nationwide), which usually means government offices, banks, and most schools close.
Planning notes for teams, travel, and operations
As a Buddhist lunisolar feast sitting in the South Korea calendar, Buddha's Birthday matters for planning because office, bank, and school closures stack on the same day. The next tracked occurrence is May 13, 2027 (Thursday), which controls long-weekend math for that year.
Buddha's Birthday also appears in other country calendars such as Hong Kong and South Korea. Recorded next dates include Hong Kong on May 13, 2027 and South Korea on May 13, 2027 — slight differences across borders are common because each country can apply weekend-substitution or regional-only rules to the same nominal holiday.
South Korea plans this holiday primarily around Asia/Seoul. Because Buddha's Birthday follows a lunar or lunisolar calendar, the Gregorian date moves significantly each year and statutory recognition often spans several days, so reading the official block is more useful than the headline date. Teams often line Buddha's Birthday up with Chuseok, Lunar New Year, and New Year's Day when blocking off the broader holiday window.
Holiday planning depth
What the Buddha's Birthday entry signals
A compact read of the holiday catalog row: rule kind, observance scope, country reach, and what curated context (if any) is attached. Useful before deciding whether the headline date alone answers a planning question.
Calendar fingerprint
Buddha's Birthday is tracked as a public entry in South Korea (nationwide). It reads as a Buddhist lunisolar feast with origins in East Asia; the date follows a lunar / lunisolar rule.
Date and rhythm
Next tracked occurrence is May 13, 2027 (Thursday). Forward dates: 2027: May 13, 2027 (Thursday).
Cross-country reach
Buddha's Birthday appears in 2 country calendars, including Hong Kong and South Korea. Adjacent planning entries on the same calendar include Chuseok, Lunar New Year, and New Year's Day.
Local planning anchor
South Korea plans this holiday around Asia/Seoul. The page treats the country-level closure rule (public) as the headline operational signal, not a generic public-holiday template.
Curation depth
No curated dossier is attached. The page still surfaces the catalog metadata but skips the source-cited cultural depth panel.
Statutory and projection cautions
Weekend substitution is country-specific: South Korea may observe the nominal date, grant a substitute weekday, or apply regional-only rules depending on the statute and year. Buddha's Birthday lands on the same next observed date across all 2 listed country calendars in this dataset. Buddha's Birthday stays inside the tracked catalog window for forward dates because its lunar / lunisolar rule is not safely extrapolated here. Source posture: no curated dossier attached.
Local-name context
The local catalog name for South Korea is 부처님 오신 날; the English display name is Buddha's Birthday.
Holiday calendars drift year over year as governments revise statutory observance rules; treat the tracked window as a reliable reference and verify the exact local rule before committing to long-range schedules.
Previous and next observed holidays
The closest observed holidays before and after Buddha's Birthday in the South Koreacalendar show the local scheduling neighborhood for 2027.
Previous holiday
Children's Day
May 5, 2027 · Public
8 days before Buddha's Birthday; local label: 어린이날.
Next holiday
Memorial Day
June 6, 2027 · Public
24 days after Buddha's Birthday; local label: 현충일.
Local calendar neighborhood
These are the closest holidays around Buddha's Birthday in the South Koreacalendar for 2027. They help separate this guide from holidays in the same season or religious/civic family.
Children's Day
May 5, 2027 · Public
8 days before Buddha's Birthday. Local label: 어린이날.
Memorial Day
June 6, 2027 · Public
24 days after Buddha's Birthday. Local label: 현충일.
Independence Movement Day
March 1, 2027 · Public
73 days before Buddha's Birthday. Local label: 3·1절.
Lunar New Year
February 9, 2027 · Public
93 days before Buddha's Birthday. Local label: 설날.
Lunar New Year
February 8, 2027 · Public
94 days before Buddha's Birthday. Local label: 설날.
Liberation Day
August 15, 2027 · Public
94 days after Buddha's Birthday. Local label: 광복절.
Observed countries and regions
Buddha's Birthday appears in 2 country calendars in the current dataset.
Asia
2 countries
Country-by-country timing snapshot
Buddha's Birthday reads differently across the 2 listed jurisdictions: a Buddhist lunisolar feast can carry one statutory weight in South Korea and another in neighboring countries that copied the date but kept different observance rules.
| Country | Next date | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Hong Kong | May 13, 2027 | Public |
| South Korea | May 13, 2027 | Public |
Related holidays in South Korea
Related links are selected from the same country calendar first, with family matches such as Easter-cycle or lunisolar festivals preferred before nearby-date filler.
Chuseok
September 24, 2026 · Public
Curated country planning companion
Open curated guide
Lunar New Year
February 16, 2026 · Public
Curated country planning companion
Open curated guide
New Year's Day
January 1, 2026 · Public
Nearby in the country calendar
See 2026 calendar
Independence Movement Day
March 1, 2026 · Public
Nearby in the country calendar
See 2026 calendar
Children's Day
May 5, 2026 · Public
Nearby in the country calendar
See 2026 calendar
FAQ
Is Buddha's Birthday a public holiday in South Korea?▾
Yes — Buddha's Birthday is listed as a public holiday in South Korea on a nationwide basis.
When is Buddha's Birthday in South Korea in 2027?▾
In 2027, Buddha's Birthday in South Korea falls on May 13, 2027 (Thursday).
How is the date for Buddha's Birthday determined?▾
Buddha's Birthday follows a lunar or lunisolar calendar tradition, so the Gregorian date changes from year to year. In the tracked data window, the dates land on 2025: May 5, 2026: May 24, 2027: May 13. Because Buddha's Birthday follows a lunar or lunisolar calendar, the Gregorian date moves significantly each year and statutory recognition often spans several days, so reading the official block is more useful than the headline date.
What kind of holiday is Buddha's Birthday?▾
Buddha's Birthday is listed as a public holiday in South Korea (nationwide), which usually means government offices, banks, and most schools close. It reads as a Buddhist lunisolar feast with origins tied to East Asia.
What is the local name for Buddha's Birthday in South Korea?▾
The local catalog name for South Korea is 부처님 오신 날; the English display name is Buddha's Birthday.
Where is Buddha's Birthday observed?▾
Buddha's Birthday appears in 2 country calendars in the current dataset, including Hong Kong, South Korea.
What timezone should I use for Buddha's Birthday planning in South Korea?▾
South Korea uses Asia/Seoul (UTC+09:00) for local planning.
Which holidays are commonly planned alongside Buddha's Birthday?▾
Buddha's Birthday is often compared with Chuseok, Lunar New Year, New Year's Day on the South Korea calendar.