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National Assembly debate is taking place, I will also take a look at how other countries set public holidays. Unlike Korea, where the date is fixed, in the United States and Europe, there are many cases in which certain days of the week are set as public holidays in this way, on what day of the week, in several months, and in several weeks.



Correspondent Kim Jong-won from New York will deliver this content.



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Thanksgiving, the biggest holiday in the United States, falls on the fourth Thursday of November every year.



Holidays are counted by 'what day of the week' rather than 'a few days'.



Memorial Day, which corresponds to Memorial Day in Korea, is held on the last Monday of May, and Labor Day is held on the first Monday of September every year.



Because public holidays are set in this way, in the United States, hardly anyone opens a calendar at the beginning of each year and counts the number of days off this year.



This is because 6 days of rest per year is guaranteed.



[Dan/New Jersey resident: There are about 6 public holidays every year, and you can take a break at any time, so you can spend time with your family far away on holidays.]



Immigrants who know both Korean and American holiday systems You can feel the difference more clearly.



[Choi Young-sam / Immigrated to the United States 15 years ago: Americans hardly seem to worry about taking holidays. Since Monday is designated as a public holiday anyway (it can be predicted), I think I should take a little more time to go on vacation or rest at home.]



If a holiday designated as a date overlaps with a weekend, such as New Year's Day or Christmas, the preceding Friday or the Monday immediately following is designated as a substitute holiday.



European countries, such as the UK, France, and Germany, operate similarly to the United States, designating the Monday following Easter as a public holiday called 'Easter Monday'. Japan also has a 'Happy Monday' system that designates Monday as a public holiday, modeled after the United States and Europe. is operating.



(Video coverage: Lee Sang-wook, video editing: Jeon Min-gyu) 



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