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North Korea Public Holidays

Below are listed Public Holidays for the January 2011-December 2012 period.

2012

January
01
New Year's Day
February
16
Kim Jong-il's Birthday
April
15
Day of the Sun/Kim Il-sung's Birthday
April
25
Foundation of the People's Army
May
01
International Workers' Day
July
27
Victory Day
August
15
Anniversary of Liberation
September
09
Independence Day
September
30
Chuseok (Harvest Moon Festival)
October
10
Foundation of the Korean Workers' Party
December
27
Constitution Day

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