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Cancelling a Chuseok Train Ticket — Free on a Weekday, 20% Over the Holiday
KORAIL's penalty table has two rows. Monday to Thursday is free until three hours before departure; Friday to Sunday and holidays carry a minimum penalty even a month out. On a 100,000 won fare that is 5,000 against 20,000.
Chuseok Groceries — We Counted 74 Items, and 54 of Them Fell
The median retail item is down 7.2% on a year ago. Yet Singo pear is +24.9% and Tsugaru apple is −29.1% — 54 points apart inside the same category. It is not an average, it is a split.
Chuseok Safety — 1,474 Bee Stings, and 12,038 Road Injuries in the Same Tables
Korean holiday notices lead with bees and snakes. The same fire service tables carry a number eight times larger — and because the holiday runs 4 to 6 days, the yearly totals do not compare.
Chuseok Expressway Toll Exemption — Four Holiday Days, Three Toll-Free
Behind the one-line claim that tolls are waived again sit three separate conditions. One of them leaves the last day of the holiday out.
Korean Holiday Work Pay Calculator — Chuseok 2026, and Why Headcount Comes First
The 1.5x answer is right but incomplete. Table 1 of the Enforcement Decree omits article 56 from the Chapter 4 cell, so below five staff the premium is not 1.5x but zero.