calendar>>December 17. 2019 Juche 108
People Mourn Chairman Kim Jong Il
Pyongyang, December 17 (KCNA) -- All the people across the country mourned Chairman Kim Jong Il in humblest reverence on Tuesday, the 8th anniversary of his demise.

On the occasion of the greatest national memorial day, people and service personnel visited the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, the sacred temple of Juche where President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il lie in state, to pay homage to them.

An endless stream of people with floral baskets, bouquets and flowers visited the statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill and their statues and mosaics of their smiling images across the country.

Remembrance concerts were given by artistes in South Phyongan Province, North Phyongan Province, South Hwanghae Province, Jagang Province, Kaesong City, etc. and the musical epic "Journey of Great Devotion" was given at the Hamhung Grand Theatre.

Officials and members of the Kangwon provincial committee of the women's union held a remembrance concert and the working people and trade union members of North Hwanghae Province a presentation on the great virtue of the great leaders.

Oath-taking meetings were held by working people's organizations in different parts of the country.

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