Day of the Sun

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The Day of the Sun (Korean: 태양절) is an annual public holiday in North Korea held on 15 April, the birth anniversary of founder and Eternal President of North Korea, Kim Il Sung It is the most important national holiday in the country, and is considered the North Korean equivalent of the Western holiday season. Kim's birthday, which had been an official holiday since 1968, was renamed Day of the Sun in 1997, three years after his death. The name takes its significance from his name: Il-sung (Korean for 'become the Sun'). North Koreans commemorate the holiday by visiting locations that have a connection with the leader's life, such as thousands of statues scattered across the country, or Mangyongdae, his birthplace in the capital Pyongyang. The most important observances take place in the capital, including visits to the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, where Kim Il Sung's body lies in rest, and the Mansu Hill Grand Monument, which features a very tall statue of the leader. The state seeks to...

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