At Kim Il Sung Square and all other places of the city, many citizens and children burst into cheers, watching the fireworks display of different colors.

Kim Yong Suk, a woman living in Oesong-dong, Central District, told KCNA in an excited tone that she wished happiness to every family and good health and success to everyone in the meaningful new year.

Ri Jong Hak, a researcher of the Academy of Social Sciences, said that the significant fireworks display made him picture in his mind a lot of happy events to take place in the year 2014.

Meanwhile, citizens vied with each other to have photos taken against the background of fireworks display.

Han Chol, an official of the Ministry of Construction and Building-Materials Industry, said:

"The display of fireworks made me look back on the days of 2013 when the dreams, ideals, advance at remarkable speed and strength of the Korean people in the great Kim Jong Un era were shown. It also hardened my belief that the DPRK will surely win the final victory.

It's my resolve to strive for the construction of more edifices in the country this year, which will result in fireworks display of greater significance next year."