Is January 1 also a holiday in korea?

Yes, it's a national holiday in South Korea.
Banks, Post offices, most Companies are all closed.

Lunar New Year(Chinese New Year) is a bigger holiday though.

im not sure but it is in china.

Yes, it's a national holiday. A lot of people stay awake to see the sun rise in the morning of Jan 1.

Yeah it is, everything is closed down and some places have fireworks.

Yes.

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