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The Day of the Sun (Korean: 태양절; MR: T'aeyang-jŏl) is an annual public holiday in North Korea on 15 April, the birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung, founder and Eternal President of North Korea. [2] It is the most important national holiday in the country, [3] and is considered to be the North Korean equivalent of Christmas. [4]
Based on the Korean calendar, North Korean Mid-Autumn Festival. 10 October: Party Foundation Day [9] Founding of the Workers' Party of Korea in 1945. 노동당 창건일: 9th day of 9th lunar month: Jungyangjeol: Based on the Korean calendar. 16 November: Mother's Day [9] [17] A new holiday from 2012 onward honoring all mothers. 18 November ...
The contemporary culture of North Korea is based on traditional Korean culture, but has developed since the division of Korea in 1945. Juche, officially the Juche idea, is the state ideology of North Korea. Juche displays North Korea's cultural distinctiveness as it is the origin and sole adopter of the ideology. [1]
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Also known as Hangawi (Hangul: 한가위), the Korean thanksgiving Chuseok (Hangul: 추석, Hanja: 秋夕) is one of the greatest traditional festivals. On Chuseok , which takes place on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month under a full moon, people enjoy traditional games such as dancing, tug-of-war, and Ssireum ( Hangul : 씨름, Korean ...
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Arirang Festival mass games display in Pyongyang. Mass games, such as the Arirang Mass Games, are performed annually in North Korea, at the Rungrado May Day Stadium, to celebrate national holidays such as the birthdays of former rulers Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il. In the 1990s, they were also held at the Kim Il-sung Stadium and the Pyongyang ...
Liberation Day poster in Pyongyang, North Korea. In North Korea, it is typical to schedule weddings on the holiday. [9] [10] The holiday is often celebrated with a military parade on Kim Il Sung Square on jubilee years (ex: 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th, 70th anniversaries) with the attendance of the Chairman of the State Affairs Commission and ...