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Public holidays and
special days
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| January
1 |
New
year
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free
day
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| February
16 |
Birthday
Kim Jong Il (1942) |
free
day |
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| February
20 |
Day
of machine workers |
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| March
5 |
Farmer
day
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| March
8 |
International
Working Women's Day
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| March
22 |
Fisherman
day |
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| April
5 |
Health
day |
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| April
6 |
Reafforesting
day |
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| April
8 |
Communication
day |
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| April
15 |
Birthday
Kim Il Sung (1912) |
free
day |
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| April
25 |
Foundation
of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army |
free
day |
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| May
1 |
International
Labor Day |
free
day |
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| May
11 |
Railroad
day |
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| May
15 |
Geology
day |
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| May
21 |
Construction
day |
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| June
1 |
International
Children's Day |
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| June
6 |
Foundation
of the Korean children union |
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| June
7 |
Industry
day |
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| July
1 |
Miners
day |
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| July
7 |
Coalminers
day |
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| July
8 |
Memorial
day of the death of the great leader Comrade Kim IL Sung (1994) |
free day |
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| July
27 |
Victory
in the Fatherland Liberation War (1953) |
free day |
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| August
10 |
Forest
labour day |
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| August
15 |
National
Liberation day |
free
day |
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| August
20 |
Air
force day |
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| August
28 |
Youth
day |
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Marine
day |
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| September
5 |
Civil
servant day |
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Education
day |
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| September
9 |
National
Day: foundation of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1948) |
free
day |
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| September
15 |
Business
day |
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| October
9 |
Metal-workers
day |
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| October
10 |
Foundation
of Workers' Party of Korea (1945) |
free
day |
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| October
14 |
Broadcast
day |
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| October
2nd sunday |
Sporting
day |
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| October
15 |
Textile
industry day |
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| November
1 |
Press
day |
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| November
16 |
Transporting
day |
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| December
6 |
Chemical
industry day |
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| December
27 |
Constitution
day |
free
day |
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Democratic People's Republic of Korea
