Currency: Won (KPW)Internet domain: .kp - telephone code: +850 - International dialing code: 00 - GMT offset: +9 (DST: no)Weekend: Sunday Chuseok
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Friday september 29, 2023
Secular holiday : Festival of the lunar crop , the most popular in Korea. Fruit and fresh cereals are presented to ancestors, and shared with neighbours and with the poor. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Day
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Wednesday november 29, 2023
Secular holiday : To commemorate the country's launch in 2017 of an intercontinental ballistic missile
Constitution's Day
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Wednesday december 27, 2023
Secular holiday : On December 27, 1972, the Fifth Supreme People's Assembly ratified a new constitution to replace the first constitution, promulgated in 1948. Innovations of the 1972 constitution included the establishment of the positions of president and vice presidents and a super-cabinet called the Central People's Committee (CPC). The 1972 constitution was revised in April 1992. http://countrystudies.us/north-korea/58.htm
School holidays
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Monday january 1, 2024
School holidays : 2022 school calendar not available
Often, schools dont have enough funds to operate, so they go on vacation for 10 days or so and order students to collect wild greens, acorns and animal skins. The students call these periods "wild greens vacations" or "acorn vacations"
Students are required to collect 1 kg of wild greens, 5 kg of acorns, and 3 rabbit skins. They also have to collect 5 kg of wood for heating. Some schools even require students to contribute a pair of gloves for use at construction sites.
If students cannot meet the quotas for wood, they must provide the school with US $2 instead.
Tight jeans prohibited
Haircuts are limited to 15 imposed styles
North Korean men and women, at the age of 17, are required to participate in military service. Men must serve 10 years, while women “only” 6 years
We carry confirmed dates till Jan 2022
New Year's Day
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Monday january 1, 2024
Secular holiday : The world's most widely celebrated holiday, New Years was set on January 1 by Julius Caesar because that was the date the Roman consuls took over their duties. Paid holiday when falling on Saturday or Sunday
National Language Day
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Monday january 15, 2024
Culture :
Sollal
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Saturday february 10, 2024
Secular holiday : Korean New Year
North Koreans begin celebrating the Lunar New Year’s day by showing their loyalty to the Kim family. And later in the day, people observe ancestral rites, enjoy family meals, and watch art performances embedded with messages praising the preeminence of leader Kim Jong-un and the ruling party’s leadership.
In the morning, North Korean people lay flowers and pay respect to the statues or the portraits of the late North Korean leaders, Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-Il.
Pyongyang residents visit the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun where the embalmed bodies of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il are enshrined, and climb up Mansu Hill to bow down to giant bronze statues of the late leaders.
Kim Jong Il's Anniversary
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Friday february 16, 2024
Secular holiday : Kim Jong-il (born in 1941) has been the leader of North Korea since 1994. He holds the title of Chairman of the National Defense Commission of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army, and General Secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea (the ruling party since 1948). He succeeded his father Kim Il-sung, the founder of North Korea, upon the latter's death in 1994.
Folk Festival
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Saturday february 24, 2024
Secular holiday : Actually called Jongwol Daeborum, it has been observed for over 1,000 years.
Jongwol Daeborum is the first full moon of the new lunar year.
In the past, it was thought that because the moon was full, it was a day for driving away misfortune and evil. Thus, the foods eaten and the games played on this traditional holiday have had a hidden purpose of expelling misfortune and evil.
Womens' Day
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Friday march 8, 2024
Secular holiday :
Womens' Day
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Friday march 8, 2024
Culture :
National Day of Tree Planting
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Thursday march 14, 2024
Culture :