{"id":50465,"date":"2022-02-03T12:39:27","date_gmt":"2022-02-03T03:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=50465"},"modified":"2022-02-03T12:42:24","modified_gmt":"2022-02-03T03:42:24","slug":"north-korea-begins-preparations-provide-gifts-kim-jong-il-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korea-begins-preparations-provide-gifts-kim-jong-il-birthday\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea begins preparations to provide gifts for Kim Jong Il&#8217;s birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korean authorities recently began crafting measures to provide holiday gifts to mark the 80th birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il on Feb. 16.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North Korea convened a ruling party politburo meeting on Jan. 19 to discuss plans to celebrate Kim\u2019s birthday and the 110th birthday of national founder Kim Il Sung on Apr. 15 as a \u201cmajor festival of victory and honor that will live long in the history of the nation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A source in North Hamgyong Province told Daily NK last Friday that the provincial party committee convened an emergency meeting on Jan. 22 to implement the politburo\u2019s decisions. He said the meeting discussed practical measures to distribute holiday gifts for the \u201cDay of the Shining Star,\u201d as Kim Jong Il\u2019s birthday is called in North Korea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the meeting, the chief secretary of the provincial party called on all officials and party members in the province to take the lead in gathering holiday supplies to mark the birthdays of the two late leaders, otherwise known as the \u201cgreatest holidays of the nation.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He called on all units to take every measure to ensure the provision of holiday gifts by finding \u201chidden reserves,\u201d rather than simply complaining about difficulties.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_41868\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-41868\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-41868\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/DSC02052-696x464.jpg\" alt=\"mooncakes\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/DSC02052-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/DSC02052-696x464-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/DSC02052-696x464-630x420.jpg 630w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-41868\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A view of Onsong County, North Hamgyong Province. \/ Image: Daily NK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the meeting, local food factories, including Chongjin Essential Food Factory, were ordered to wage a \u201cday and night struggle\u201d to provide one kilogram of snacks and candies to each family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Local factories and enterprises were also ordered to provide 150 grams of pork based on the number of people in each household.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, the authorities have generated a climate of competition, telling officials that they will evaluate their competence based on the quantity and quality of the holiday provisions they supply.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Factories and enterprises are hesitant, however, complaining that they cannot provide pork or rice when they have no money.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/em><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-post-header\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20220128-3\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>North Korean authorities recently began crafting measures to provide holiday gifts to mark the 80th birthday of late leader Kim Jong Il on Feb. 16. 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