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A media art display at Gwanghwamun Square highlights Constitution Day ahead of its restored status as a public holiday for the first time in 18 years.

2026.7.14

Polish Ambassador to Korea Bartosz Wiśniewski delivers welcoming remarks during a reception to mark Poland's Constitution Day on May 12 at the Lotte Hotel Seoul. [SEO JI-EUN]

Polish Embassy hosts Constitution anniversary reception

The Polish Embassy in Korea hosted a reception to commemorate the anniversary of Poland’s 1791 Constitution, a landmark of democracy celebrated on Tuesday in Seoul.

2026.5.13

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Lawmakers are seen at the main hall of the National Assembly during a vote on a special act on strengthening the competitiveness and support for the semiconductor industry, at the National Assembly in Yeouido, western Seoul, on Jan. 29. [YONHAP]

Parliament passes 91 public welfare bills, including reinstating Constitution Day as public holiday

The National Assembly on Thursday passed 91 bills aimed at improving public welfare, including a revision to the Public Holiday Act that designates Constitution Day on July 17 as a public holiday for the first time in 18 years.

2026.1.29

A copy of a Korean flag bestowed by King Gojong on his American diplomatic adviser Owen N. Denny and regarded as the oldest surviving Korean national flag, is on display at Shinsegae Department Store Centum City in Haeundae District, Busan, on Constitution Day, July 17, 2025. [YONHAP]

Constitution Day to be reinstated as public holiday starting this year

Korea will reinstate Constitution Day on July 17 as a public holiday, 18 years after it was removed.

2026.1.29

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, center, meets with female footballers and coaches who won the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup earlier this year during a ceremony held in Pyongyang to mark Constitutional Day on Dec. 27. [KOREAN CENTRAL NEWS AGENCY]

North Korea's Kim attends ceremony marking adoption of its constitution

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un attended a ceremony marking the country's promulgation of its Socialist Constitution more than half a century ago, the North's state media reported Sunday.

2025.12.28

Visitors to the Shinsegae Department Store in Haeundae, Busan look at the ″Denny Taegeukgi″ (1891), initially owned by Owen N. Denny, an American who served as a diplomatic adviser to King Gojong from 1886 to 1890, donated by Denny's descendants to Korea, on display on Constitution Day, July 17. [YONHAP]

Will next year have one extra holiday? National Assembly set to finalize Constitution Day decision.

Public anticipation is growing over next year’s summer holiday schedule as the National Assembly is set to wrap up deliberations on a bill to reinstate Constitution Day on July 17 as a public holiday.

2025.12.1

Lawmakers are seen during the National Assembly’s Public Administration and Security Committee plenary session at the National Assembly building in Yeouido, western Seoul on Nov. 27. [NEWS1]

Constitution Day poised to again be a public holiday, National Assembly also passes hate speech regulations

Constitution Day of Korea, which falls on July 17, is set to be designated as a public holiday for the first time in 18 years, according to local outlets Thursday.

2025.11.27

President Lee Jae Myung speaks during a senior presidential secretary meeting at the presidential office in Yongsan District, central Seoul on July 17. [JOINT PRESS CORPS]

President Lee proposes returning Constitution Day to public holiday status

Constitution Day could soon return as a public holiday, with President Lee Jae Myung calling on Koreans to reclaim the July 17 commemoration as a moment of civic reflection and democratic pride.

2025.7.17

To Norway!

From left, Frode Solberg, ambassador of Norway to Korea; Kang, Eun-ho, minister of the Defense Acquisition Program Administration; and Lee Do-hoon, second vice minister of foreign affairs, celebrate the Constitution Day of Norway at the Grand...

2022.5.18