National Holidays in North Korea in 2024

Upcoming Holidays in North Korea

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: New Year's Day

: Korean New Year

  • Known as Seollal, Korean New Year is the first day of the lunar Korean calendar. It is the most important of the traditional Korean holidays


: Birth Day of Kim Jong Il

: Tree Planting Day

: International Women's Day

: Chungmyung Day

  • Chungmyung Day marks the passing of the worst of winter and is a day for tidying up graves and doing home repairs that winter prohibited


: Birth Date of Kim Il Sung

: Military Foundation Day

: Labour Day

: Children's Union Foundation Day

: Day of Victory

: National Liberation Day

: Day of Songun

  • Mark Kim Jong-il's inspection visit to the Seoul Ryu Kyong Su Guards 105th Armored Division of the Korean People's Army in August 1960


: National Day

: Harvest Festival

: Party Foundation Day

: Mother's Day

: Constitution Day

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