”Calls for Parents' Day to be designated a national holiday”: 49% in South Korea

A survey result showed that about half of Korean adults want Parents' Day to be designated as a national holiday.
Recently, Nate Q conducted a survey of 9,482 adult men and women asking them which national holidays and anniversaries they would like to see designated as public holidays. The survey revealed that 49% (466%) of respondents said they would like to see designated as public holidays.
2 people) chose "May 8th Parents' Day." Next, 26% (2,513 people) of the total respondents chose "July 17th
11% (1,129 people) said they wanted Constitution Day to be designated as a public holiday, and 11% said they wanted October
In addition, 10% (1,041 people) said they wanted April 5th, Arbor Day, which was once the only public holiday in April, to be designated as a public holiday.
The comments on the survey also revealed a wide range of opinions among internet users. Regarding Parents' Day, some commented, "We need a holiday to spend time with our parents," while others said, "Parents' Day should be the only public holiday."
While many people agreed that "Parents' Day should be designated as a public holiday," one woman said, "If Parents' Day were made a holiday, it would just lead to arguments over whether to go to her husband's parents' house or her own," and decided not to designate Parents' Day as a public holiday.
Opposition to the proposal was also prominent. Ahn Ji-seong, head of the media service team at SK Com, said, "The calls to designate May 8 as a public holiday for Parents' Day are not just an expression of a desire to take time off.
"I think it reflects people's desire to spend more time expressing love and respect among family members and gratitude to their parents."
Meanwhile, the proposal to designate Parents' Day as a public holiday has been proposed 14 times in the National Assembly, but has failed each time.
When he was the 18th presidential candidate, he pledged to designate Parents' Day as a national holiday, and he made the same pledge when he was the 19th presidential candidate, but he was unable to keep his promise until the end.