calendar>>May 2. 2010 Juch 99
May Day Observed in DPRK
Pyongyang, May 2 (KCNA) -- The working people in the DPRK significantly observed the 120th anniversary of May Day.

Industrial establishments, cooperative farms, parks and pleasure grounds in Pyongyang and local areas were crowded with working people enjoying the holiday.

The working people in Pyongyang played sports and amusement games and folk games and gave art performances, etc.

Workers of the Kim Jong Suk Pyongyang Silk Mill, the Pyongyang Textile Mill and the Pyongyang Children's Foodstuffs Factory demonstrated their might of unity in such games as tug of war and running with ankles tied.

Sports and amusement games were held and cheerful dances and art performances were given in the recreation grounds in Rungra Islet, the Moran Hill, Mt. Taesong and other places.

Workers in Phyongsong, Sinuiju, Hyesan, Kanggye, Hamhung, Sariwon and other places also significantly spent the holiday.

Celebration events took place in such industrial establishments as the Chollima Steel Complex, the Pukchang Thermal-power Complex and the Anju Area Coal Complex.

Agricultural workers across the country presented merry peasant dance and held colorful folk amusement games and national dishes fairs, significantly celebrating the holiday.

Intellectuals in various units including the Academy of Medical Science and the Hamhung Brunch under the State Academy of Sciences held colorful sports and cultural events.

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