On this occasion, many people visited the plaza of the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the sacred temple of Juche where President Kim Il Sung and leader Kim Jong Il lie in state, and paid tribute to their smiling portraits there.

The statues of the great leaders and their smiling portraits on Mansu Hill in Pyongyang and in all other parts of the country were visited by servicepersons, civilians and school youth and children expressing profound reverence for them.

A constant stream of visitors flew to the venue of the 22nd Kimjongilia Festival in Pyongyang and venues of Kimjongilia exhibitions in provinces and photo exhibition venues.

Celebration performances were given at theatres in Pyongyang and local areas.

Schoolchildren throughout the country joined the Korean Children's Union, vowing to prepare themselves to be the future masters and reliable pillars of socialist Korea under the care of respected Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un.

Industrial establishments and farms across the country organized art performances representing the Korean people's high honor and pride of being the nation blessed with illustrious leaders and brilliant commanders down through generations as well as colorful sports and amusement games.

There were also national schoolchildren's folklore games such as kite-flying, shuttlecock game and rope-skipping at Kim Il Sung Square and other parts of Pyongyang.

Meanwhile, citizens in Pyongyang spent a good time at leisure complexes such as the Mangyongdae Amusement Park, Rungna Amusement Park and Munsu Water Park.