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First Full Moon Day Observed in DPRK

Date: 13/02/2025 | Source: KCNA.kp (En) | Read original version at source

Pyongyang, February 13 (KCNA) -- All the people in the DPRK enjoyed the first full moon day (January 15th of the lunar calendar), a folk holiday.

Citizens in Pyongyang visited the Rangnang Museum in the Rangnang area and spent a pleasant time with archery and other colorful folk games.

Various kinds of national foods were served at public catering establishments in the capital city and regions of the country decked in a festive mood.

The Central Zoo, the Natural History Museum, the Munsu Water Park and other amenities were crowded with working people, youth and students.

The holiday atmosphere was revved up with housewives making national foods and dishes with sincerity at homes, working people playing chess and yut-game and cheerful children enjoying folk games.

When the full moon came up, conspicuous scenes of citizens enjoying it were seen in Moran Hill, Ryongwang Pavilion, Songhwa, Hwasong, Rimhung and Jonwi streets of Pyongyang and in all other parts of the country.

Enjoying the folk holiday, the people in the county heartily wished good health to the respected Comrade Kim Jong Un , who is cultivating a grand flower garden of love for the people with his immense passion and warm affection, and hoped for the national prosperity and the happiness of families. -0-

www.kcna.kp (2025.02.13.)

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