Day of the Foundation of the Republic is the Republic Day and National day of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, held on 9 September.
Mass Dance on National Day
Worker-Peasant Red Guards in Pyongyang during the 2013 Day of the Foundation of the Republic.
Day of the Shining Star
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The Day of the Shining Star is a public holiday in North Korea falling on 16 February, the anniversary of the birth of the country's second leader, Kim Jong Il. Along with the Day of the Sun, the birt
Day of the Foundation of the Republic
…Day of the Foundation of the Republic is one of the most important holidays of the country, along with the Day of the Sun (birthday of Kim Il Sung), Day of the Shining Star (birthday of Kim Jong Il) and Party Foundation Day. Following the liberation of Korea in 1945 by the Soviet and American forces, a communist Soviet…
Equestrian statue with Kim Jong Il (right) and Kim Il Sung, revealed on the Day of the Shining Star
According to North Korean propaganda, Kim Jong Il was born in a secret camp at Mount Paektu on 16 February 1942.
Film director Vitaly Mansky at the Mansu Hill Grand Monument around the Day of the Shining Star