Korean People Mark Lunar New Year's Day

Feb 7, 2019

People entered the plaza park of the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the sacred temple of Juche, where President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il lie in state, and made a bow to the portraits of smiling Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

Working people, youth, students and service personnel visited the statues of the great leaders on Mansu Hill and their statues and smiling portraits in other parts of the country, and paid tribute to them.

Colorful art performances were given in Pyongyang and in other areas.

Maypole, kite-flying, top spinning, shuttlecock, rope-skipping and other colorful folk plays took place in various places of the capital city, Phyongsong, Sinuiju, Wonsan, Hamhung, Chongjin, etc.

Working people had a good day, having national dishes such as Sinsollo at Okryu Restaurant, Chongryu Restaurant, etc.

People had a good time at the Mangyongdae Amusement Park, Munsu Water Park and the Central Zoo.