Holidays In North Korea
This is a list of Public holidays in North Korea. See also the Korean calendar for a list of traditional holidays.
Date | English name | Notes | Remarks |
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1 January | New Year's Day | Celebrates the opening of the Gregorian New Year. | |
16 February | Kim Jong-il's Birthday | Also known as the Day of the Shining Star. | 2 days |
2 March | Tree Planting Day | People across the country plant trees. | |
last day of 12th lunar month | Seotdal Geumeum | Based on Korean calendar. | |
1st day of 1st lunar month | Seollal | Based on Korean calendar. | 3 days |
15 April | Kim Il-sung's Birthday | Also known as the Day of the Sun. | 2 days |
21 April | Kang Pan-sok’s Birthday | Kim Il-sung's mother | |
25 April | Military Foundation Day | Kim Il-Sung moved date from 8 February to the date of establishment of his guerilla army in 1932. | |
15th day of 1st lunar month | Daeboreum | Based on Korean calendar. | |
1st day of 1st lunar month | Meoseumnal | Based on Korean calendar. | |
3rd day of 3rd lunar month | Samjinnal | Based on Korean calendar. | |
105th day of after Winter Solstice | Hansik | Based on Korean calendar. | |
8th day of 4th lunar month | Chopail | Based on Korean calendar. | |
1 May | Labour Day | Celebrates the economic and social achievements of workers. | |
5th day of 5th lunar month | Surinal | Based on Korean calendar. | |
27 July | Victory Day | End of the Korean War in 1953. | |
15 August | Liberation Day | Established after liberation of Korea in 1945. | |
9 September | National Independence Day | Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea in 1948. | |
15th day of 6th lunar month | Yudu | Based on Korean calendar. | |
7th day of 7th lunar month | Chilseok | Based on Korean calendar. | |
15th day of 7th lunar month | Baekjung | Based on Korean calendar. | |
15th day of 8th lunar month | Hangawi | Based on Korean calendar. | |
10 October | Party Foundation Day | Founding of the Workers' Party of Korea in 1945. | |
9th day of 9th lunar month | Jungyangjeol | Based on Korean calendar. | |
2nd Sunday in November | Mother's Day | New holiday from 2012 onward honoring all mothers. | |
20 December | Dongji | Based on Korean calendar. | |
24 December | Kim Jong-suk's Birthday | The birth of Kim Jong-il's mother. | |
27 December | Constitution Day | Enactment of the Constitution of North Korea in 1998. | |
31 December | New Year's Eve | Celebrates the closing of the Gregorian New Year. |
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“If I could put my hand on the north star, would it be as beautiful? The sea is lovely, but when we bathe in it the beauty forsakes all the near water. For the imagination and senses cannot be gratified at the same time.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (18031882)