On the occasion, 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, and paid tribute to them.

Working people from all walks of life and service personnel placed floral baskets, bouquets and flowers before the statues of the President and the Chairman and mosaics of their smiling images in different parts of the country.

Aired across the country were documentaries on the long journey of patriotic devotion made by the Chairman and his revolutionary exploits.

Seeing "Cherishing the Desire of President Kim Il Sung" and other documentary films, officials, Party members, working people and service personnel looked back with deep emotion on the revolutionary career of the Chairman who performed great feats for the times and history.

All the families and worksites were pervaded with the will to hold the Chairman in high esteem forever and implement his instructions.