Tag: tradition
Shifting traditions: N. Korean military recruits receive practical gifts over patriotic...
Young North Koreans are bidding farewell to loved ones as they prepare to enlist in the military this spring. Relatives, friends and teachers are...
N. Korean students’ vacation spent hauling manure as ‘patriotic duty’
North Korean university students are spending their month-long vacation hauling manure to farms. While authorities tout this as a "manifestation of patriotism," students have...
N. Korea intensifies crackdown on unmarried couples living together
North Korean authorities have launched an aggressive campaign against unmarried couples living together, declaring such arrangements a symptom of "decadent capitalist culture." This crackdown...
N. Korean officials ordered to enforce “two hostile states” doctrine in...
North Korea has ordered propaganda officials in Pyongyang to intensify ideological crackdowns following recent moves to emphasize the "two hostile state" doctrine, Daily NK...
N. Korea’s top institutions receive exclusive Kim Jong Un pins without...
Major institutions in North Hamgyong province have received pins featuring only North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's image, with notably simplified distribution ceremonies that...
N. Korea’s grave removal order reshapes Chuseok traditions
North Korea's order to remove hillside graves and cremate remains has led to a decline in traditional Chuseok cemetery visits, with many families opting...
N. Korean youth organization calls for more education to repay the...
After the June 6 events marking the anniversary of the founding of the Korean Children's Union, the Central Committee of the Socialist Patriotic Youth...
Hyesan residents pray for peace, prosperity during Great Full Moon Festival
Crowds of Hyesan residents climbed to the top of hills and other high places to view the full moon and make wishes on the...
N. Koreans turn to ancestral rites to ward away misfortune
North Koreans are increasingly performing ancestral rites to ward away misfortune, Daily NK has learned.
Speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons, a source...
