The Golden Holiday for a Full Nine Days Revealed... "Will I Live That Long? It's 56 Years From Now"

This year's Chuseok holiday lasts only four days
More people are choosing rest over travel
Online excitement over the rare nine-day golden holiday in 2082
"Will I be alive by then?"…Netizens react with bittersweet humor

Calendar for October 2082 shared online and netizens' reactions. Yonhap News Agency

"With the short holiday, I'll just rest at home"... The '2082 Calendar' Evoked Online Out of Disappointment

Due to the shortened four-day Chuseok holiday this year, it appears that many people are choosing to relax at home instead of traveling or gathering with family.

According to a survey conducted by research and data firm PMI on 1,000 adults aged 20 to 69 nationwide, "resting at home" was cited as the most popular Chuseok plan, with 59.6% of respondents choosing this option. This is an increase of 3.6 percentage points from last year's 56.0%.

The number of people planning to travel has also dropped. Only 13% of respondents said they planned to travel domestically or internationally during this Chuseok, which is less than half of last year's figure of 29%. Among young adults aged 18 to 29, only 5% planned to travel.

As more people have chosen to stay home and travel plans have decreased due to the shorter holiday, responses expressing disappointment over the short break have been shared widely on online communities and social networking services (SNS).

Perhaps in an attempt to make up for the disappointment, an unexpected calendar has captured attention online. The calendar in question is for none other than October 2082—56 years in the future.

Starting with Saturday, October 3, a weekend, the Chuseok holiday, National Foundation Day alternative holiday, Hangeul Day, and the following weekend (Sunday, October 11) align so that one could take a full nine days off without using any annual leave.

Netizens who saw the calendar responded with lighthearted jokes, such as calculating how old they would be "56 years from now" or wondering if they'd even be alive by then. There were even responses like, "At least my grandchild will get to benefit from this."

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Two 'Three-Day Weekends' in October... Six-Day Holiday in 2028 Chuseok

There will be chances to ease the disappointment of this short holiday as early as next month. In October, National Foundation Day (October 3) falls on a Saturday, and Monday, October 5 is designated as a substitute public holiday, resulting in a three-day break from the 3rd to the 5th. Hangeul Day on October 9 also falls on a Friday, creating another three-day weekend from the 9th to the 11th.

Chuseok in 2028, two years from now, will also be quite lengthy. It overlaps with National Foundation Day (October 3), bringing a substitute public holiday into effect. Including the weekend, people will be able to take six consecutive days off from September 30 to October 5 without needing to use any annual leave.

Some netizens commented, "This year's Chuseok is short and disappointing, but with two three-day weekends in October, it's bearable," and "Gotta keep going while looking forward to a possible ten-day holiday two years from now."

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