[imText1]With only a day in remaining, North Korea is preparing a grand festival to offer high respects to Kim Jong Il for his 65th birthday (Feb 16th), with artistic performances, a field day, an exhibition of Kim Jong Il\u2019s paintings and formal revolutionary addresses. <\/p>\n
Even abroad, pro-North Korea organizations are opening a variety of festivals including forums and movie screenings, under the title \u201ccommittee for the birthday preparation\u201d. Internationally, committees have formed in 40 or so different countries. <\/p>\n
In particular, this year North Korea celebrates not only Kim Il Sung\u2019s 95th birthday but the 75th anniversary of establishing the Army, as well as Kim Jong Il\u2019s 65th birthday. Placing great emphasis on the fact that each of the celebrations ended on a 5 unit denomination, songs and high respects are being organized in honor of these days. <\/p>\n
Around the nation, high ranking officers from the Ministry of the People\u2019s Armed Forces will participate in various competitions such as \u2018The Presentation of Honorable Kim Jong Il\u2019 (Feb 10th), youths throughout the nation will compete in contests such as \u201cThe loyalty vow\u201d (Feb 1st~6th), \u201cThe 11th Kim Jong Il Flower Exhibition\u201d (Feb 8th~21st) whereas the ministerial elite will participate in \u201cThe Combined Kim Jong Il Conference\u201d (Feb 1st). <\/p>\n
The Kim Jong Il flower, a perennation was presented by a Japanese horticulturalist Gamo Mododeru in 1988. It was named as \u201cthe immortal flower.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Jan 26th the Central Broadcasting reported that \u201cThe 11th Anniversary of Kim Jong Il flower will be \u2018greater than the past with a combination of ideologies and arts presented in an interesting style.\u2019\u201d The topic of these celebrations is \u2018Shining Kim Jong Il flowers against the brilliant twilight of a developed nation.\u201d<\/p>\n
Since the beginning of Jan 15th, an extra-large sized mosaic fresco has been constructed from Independence Street and Unification Street in Pyongyang city. This fresco portrays propaganda with the phrases \u201cOur comrade Kim Il Sung will be with us forever\u201d and \u201cMay there be eternal prosperity\u201d written across the walls. <\/p>\n
Furthermore, in honor of Kim Jong Il\u2019s 65th birthday, the words \u201cThe Great Military General Kim Jong 96.2.12\u201d were engraved on the side of a crag. In 2002, the words \u201cThe Greatest Commander from Heaven, Kim Jong Il, 91.2.16\u201d were engraved onto rock faces in Geumgang Mountain. <\/p>\n
This year, it seems that the celebrations will revolve around inciting greater respect for Kim Jong Il, using the opportunity to strengthen solidarity of the regime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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