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Public Holidays in North Korea in 2018
Upcoming Holidays in North Korea
Military Foundation Day
25 April 2018 This National holiday is in 3 days. The date of establishment of Kim Il-Sung's guerilla army in 1932, considered the prede...
May Day
1 May 2018 This National holiday is in 9 days. Celebrates the economic and social achievements of workers.
Children's Union Foundation Day
6 June 2018 This National holiday is in 45 days. Public holiday marking the 1946 foundation of the Korean Children's Union.
List of national public holidays of North Korea in 2018
| Day | Date | Holiday | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | January 01 | New Year's Day | |
| Friday | February 16 | Birth Day of Kim Jong Il | Day of the Shining Star |
| Friday | February 16 | Korean New Year | Seollal |
| Friday | March 02 | Tree Planting Day | First full moon of the lunar new year |
| Thursday | March 08 | International Women's Day | |
| Thursday | April 05 | Chungmyung Day | |
| Sunday | April 15 | Birth Date of Kim Il Sung | Day of the Sun |
| Wednesday | April 25 | Military Foundation Day | Chosun People's Army Foundation Day |
| Tuesday | May 01 | Labour Day | |
| Wednesday | June 06 | Children's Union Foundation Day | |
| Friday | July 27 | Victory Day | Day of Victory in the Fatherland Liberation War |
| Wednesday | August 15 | National Liberation Day | |
| Saturday | August 25 | Day of Songun | |
| Sunday | September 09 | National Day | |
| Monday | September 24 | Harvest Festival | Chuseok |
| Wednesday | October 10 | Party Foundation Day | |
| Thursday | December 27 | Constitution Day |
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Public Holiday News
- 23 January 2018: North Korea to mark “Army-Building Day” on February 8: state media