Pyongyang, February 4 (KCNA) -- The Korean people have observed the first full moon day (January 15th of the lunar calendar) as a folk holiday every year together with the lunar New Year's Day and Chusok (Harvest Moon Day).
The day is celebrated from the 14th day of the first lunar month.
From olden times, the Korean people have celebrated the first full moon day in a big way, next to the lunar New Year's Day.
There were ceremonial events such as erecting a bundle of rice, kaoliang, millet and other crops before the full moon day and greeting the moon on the evening of the full-moon day while hoping for rich harvest and happiness in the new year.
Various folk games are played on the day. Typical of them are kite-flying, pinwheel and tug-of-war.
Boiled rice admixed with four other staple cereals, sweet rice dish, laver-wrapped rice and dishes made of nine kinds of dried edible herbs are popular as the festive food.
Various customs for the full moon day have been developed in close relation to the Korean people's life.
This year, the January 15th of the lunar calendar falls on February 5. -0-
www.kcna.kp (Juche112.2.4.)
More From KCNA.kp (En)
Pyongyang, May 29 (KCNA) -- Ri Jong Su, an international affairs analyst, issued the following article titled "Australia obsessed
May 29, 2023
Pyongyang, May 29 (KCNA) -- Ri Jong Su, an international affairs analyst, issued the following article titled "Australia obsessed
Pyongyang, May 29 (KCNA) -- The U.S. and the south Korean puppet scoundrels are getting ever more desperate in their ceaseless war
May 29, 2023
Pyongyang, May 29 (KCNA) -- The U.S. and the south Korean puppet scoundrels are getting ever more desperate in their ceaseless war
Pyongyang, May 29 (KCNA) -- The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) decided to convene
May 29, 2023
Pyongyang, May 29 (KCNA) -- The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) decided to convene
Pyongyang, May 29 (KCNA) -- A spokesperson for the DPRK Football Association released the following press statement on May 28:
May 29, 2023
Pyongyang, May 29 (KCNA) -- A spokesperson for the DPRK Football Association released the following press statement on May 28:
Pyongyang, May 28 (KCNA) -- North Phyongan Province concentrates all efforts on rice-transplanting. Thanks to the efforts of
May 28, 2023
Pyongyang, May 28 (KCNA) -- North Phyongan Province concentrates all efforts on rice-transplanting. Thanks to the efforts of
Pyongyang, May 28 (KCNA) -- Growing higher is the revolutionary spirit of young vanguard in the DPRK making a breakthrough in the
May 28, 2023
Pyongyang, May 28 (KCNA) -- Growing higher is the revolutionary spirit of young vanguard in the DPRK making a breakthrough in the
Pyongyang, May 28 (KCNA) -- Agricultural officials and workers in the DPRK are focusing on manuring earlier crops and making
May 28, 2023
Pyongyang, May 28 (KCNA) -- Agricultural officials and workers in the DPRK are focusing on manuring earlier crops and making
Pyongyang, May 28 (KCNA) -- North Hwanghae Province of the DPRK has self-produced tens of kinds of finishing building materials
May 28, 2023
Pyongyang, May 28 (KCNA) -- North Hwanghae Province of the DPRK has self-produced tens of kinds of finishing building materials
Pyongyang, May 28 (KCNA) -- The Chongjin Steel Plant in the DPRK fulfilled its first half-yearly quotas for rural housing
May 28, 2023
Pyongyang, May 28 (KCNA) -- The Chongjin Steel Plant in the DPRK fulfilled its first half-yearly quotas for rural housing
Pyongyang, May 28 (KCNA) -- The steady advance and development of the DPRK is based on inexhaustible might, says Rodong Sinmun
May 28, 2023
Pyongyang, May 28 (KCNA) -- The steady advance and development of the DPRK is based on inexhaustible might, says Rodong Sinmun
Pyongyang, May 27 (KCNA) -- The heroic spirit and creative mettle of the revolutionary army are fully displayed in the Komdok area
May 27, 2023
Pyongyang, May 27 (KCNA) -- The heroic spirit and creative mettle of the revolutionary army are fully displayed in the Komdok area
Pyongyang, May 27 (KCNA) -- Rice-transplanting is progressing apace in South Hwanghae Province of the DPRK. Thanks to the high
May 27, 2023
Pyongyang, May 27 (KCNA) -- Rice-transplanting is progressing apace in South Hwanghae Province of the DPRK. Thanks to the high
Pyongyang, May 27 (KCNA) -- The participants in the internet photo exhibition, being held on the occasion of the 48th anniversary
May 27, 2023
Pyongyang, May 27 (KCNA) -- The participants in the internet photo exhibition, being held on the occasion of the 48th anniversary
Pyongyang, May 27 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Saturday: - A floral
May 27, 2023
Pyongyang, May 27 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Saturday: - A floral
Pyongyang, May 27 (KCNA) -- The reclamation of tideland is the patriotic work of lasting significance for expanding the territory
May 27, 2023
Pyongyang, May 27 (KCNA) -- The reclamation of tideland is the patriotic work of lasting significance for expanding the territory
Pyongyang, May 26 (KCNA) -- The letter-relay teams of loyalty by members of the Korean Children's Union (KCU) from across the
May 26, 2023
Pyongyang, May 26 (KCNA) -- The letter-relay teams of loyalty by members of the Korean Children's Union (KCU) from across the
Pyongyang, May 26 (KCNA) -- The Ryonpho Greenhouse Farm in South Hamgyong Province of the DPRK is now producing tens of tons of
May 26, 2023
Pyongyang, May 26 (KCNA) -- The Ryonpho Greenhouse Farm in South Hamgyong Province of the DPRK is now producing tens of tons of
Pyongyang, May 26 (KCNA) -- A frontline motivation campaign is brisk at the construction site for Hwangju-Kindung waterway. The
May 26, 2023
Pyongyang, May 26 (KCNA) -- A frontline motivation campaign is brisk at the construction site for Hwangju-Kindung waterway. The
Pyongyang, May 26 (KCNA) -- More data have been recently displayed at the Central Class Education House in the DPRK to disclose
May 26, 2023
Pyongyang, May 26 (KCNA) -- More data have been recently displayed at the Central Class Education House in the DPRK to disclose
Pyongyang, May 26 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Friday: - The teams
May 26, 2023
Pyongyang, May 26 (KCNA) -- Following are major news items and articles in leading newspapers of the DPRK on Friday: - The teams
More Articles
