Pyongyang, February 23 (KCNA) -- From olden times, the Korean people have enjoyed the 15th of the first month by the lunar calendar as a folk holiday.
On the eve of this holiday, the Korean people expressed their hope for rich harvest in the new year, hanging various ears of grains on poles, while children danced around them, singing songs.
And they promoted harmony, sharing peculiar dishes together with family, relatives and neighbors on the holiday.
Typical of the traditional foods for the day are dish made with five grains, glutinous rice mixed with honey, chestnut, sesame oil and jujube and dish cooked with nine kinds of dried edible plants. Those dishes reflect dietary customs of the Korean nation and women's frugal and meticulous housekeeping habit.
And colorful folk games including kite-flying, pinwheel whirling, yut-game and tug of war added festive mood to the holiday. The festive mood was at its height with the sightseeing of the full moon in the evening of the day.
The holiday falls on February 26 of this year.
More From KCNA.co.jp (En)
Pyongyang, January 15 (KCNA) — Today marks the 98th anniversary of the founding of the newspaper Saenal (New Day), the first
January 15, 2026
Pyongyang, January 15 (KCNA) — Today marks the 98th anniversary of the founding of the newspaper Saenal (New Day), the first
Pyongyang, January 15 (KCNA) — South Hamgyong Province of the DPRK has modernized trolley buses, bus stops and roads in Hamhung
January 15, 2026
Pyongyang, January 15 (KCNA) — South Hamgyong Province of the DPRK has modernized trolley buses, bus stops and roads in Hamhung
Pyongyang, January 15 (KCNA) — It is winter now. But Okryu Restaurant in the capital city of the DPRK is crowded with people
January 15, 2026
Pyongyang, January 15 (KCNA) — It is winter now. But Okryu Restaurant in the capital city of the DPRK is crowded with people
Pyongyang, January 15 (KCNA) — The workers of the North Phyongan Provincial Tideland Reclamation General Enterprise successfully
January 15, 2026
Pyongyang, January 15 (KCNA) — The workers of the North Phyongan Provincial Tideland Reclamation General Enterprise successfully
Pyongyang, January 15 (KCNA) — New socialist ideal farm villages have been built in Kangwon Province of the DPRK, adding
January 15, 2026
Pyongyang, January 15 (KCNA) — New socialist ideal farm villages have been built in Kangwon Province of the DPRK, adding
Pyongyang, January 15 (KCNA) — The regional-industry factories built in 20 cities and counties across the DPRK are conducting a
January 15, 2026
Pyongyang, January 15 (KCNA) — The regional-industry factories built in 20 cities and counties across the DPRK are conducting a
Pyongyang, January 15 (KCNA) — The exhibition of sci-tech achievements in different sectors of the national economy-2025 is
January 15, 2026
Pyongyang, January 15 (KCNA) — The exhibition of sci-tech achievements in different sectors of the national economy-2025 is
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — President Kim Il Sung developed the plan to found the Juche-oriented civilian defence forces on
January 14, 2026
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — President Kim Il Sung developed the plan to found the Juche-oriented civilian defence forces on
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — New houses have appeared at the Sugye Farm in Unsan County and the Mungok Stockbreeding Farm in
January 14, 2026
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — New houses have appeared at the Sugye Farm in Unsan County and the Mungok Stockbreeding Farm in
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — More than one million tons of self-sufficing manure has been secured so far since the outset of
January 14, 2026
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — More than one million tons of self-sufficing manure has been secured so far since the outset of
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — The Ministry of Public Health of the DPRK is directing efforts to training medical workers, true
January 14, 2026
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — The Ministry of Public Health of the DPRK is directing efforts to training medical workers, true
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent birthday spreads to Kim Sang Chun living in the
January 14, 2026
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un sent birthday spreads to Kim Sang Chun living in the
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — The respected Marshal Kim Jong Un received on January 13 a letter from the members of the 35th
January 14, 2026
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — The respected Marshal Kim Jong Un received on January 13 a letter from the members of the 35th
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — Today marks the 67th anniversary of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards, the Juche-oriented militia
January 14, 2026
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — Today marks the 67th anniversary of the Worker-Peasant Red Guards, the Juche-oriented militia
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — An art troupe of Korean schoolchildren in Japan led by Ri Chol Su, principal of Toshun Korean
January 14, 2026
Pyongyang, January 14 (KCNA) — An art troupe of Korean schoolchildren in Japan led by Ri Chol Su, principal of Toshun Korean
Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) — Kim Song, permanent representative of the DPRK to the UN, issued the following press statement on
January 13, 2026
Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) — Kim Song, permanent representative of the DPRK to the UN, issued the following press statement on
Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) — Fishery stations on the west coast of the DPRK are busy with the preparations for spring fishing.
January 13, 2026
Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) — Fishery stations on the west coast of the DPRK are busy with the preparations for spring fishing.
Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) — The Onpho Working People’s Holiday Camp under construction in Kyongsong County, North Hamgyong
January 13, 2026
Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) — The Onpho Working People’s Holiday Camp under construction in Kyongsong County, North Hamgyong
Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) — There took place a seminar for deeply grasping the immortal leadership exploits of President Kim
January 13, 2026
Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) — There took place a seminar for deeply grasping the immortal leadership exploits of President Kim
Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) — Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea,
January 13, 2026
Pyongyang, January 13 (KCNA) — Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea,
More Articles
