People visited the plaza park of the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun, sacred temple of Juche, where President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il lie in state, and paid tribute to the mosaics depicting their smiling images.

Working people and service personnel visited the statues of the great leaders and mosaics portraying their smiling images in different parts of the country including Mansu Hill and Samjiyon City and paid floral tribute.

Lots of people visited the Korean Art Gallery, the Korean Stamp Exhibition House and the Industrial Art Exhibition Hall where national fine art exhibition, national pencil drawing and calligraphy festival, stamp exhibition and industrial art exhibition are underway.

Schoolchildren across the country were admitted to the Korean Children's Union with determination to become competent revolutionary talents and child revolutionaries equipped with knowledge, good moral character and good health.

There were colorful performances at theaters in Pyongyang and provinces in celebration of the auspicious Day of the Shining Star, the greatest national holiday.

Ice sculptures displayed in time-honored Samjiyon City presented a spectacular view in the fantastic street of the people.

In South Hamgyong Province an aero model remote control demonstration given by players of the provincial air club caught the interest of working people, youth and students.

Public catering outlets in different parts of the country including those in Pyongyang were lively with visitors.

Cultural leisure grounds in the capital city including the Central Zoo, the Natural History Museum and the Mirim Riding Club were full of laughter of holiday-makers.

There took place a women's football match between April 25 and Amnokgang teams at the Kim Il Sung Stadium, a men's football match between Hoebul and Sonbong teams at the Sosan Football Ground, and a demonstration performance by instructors of the Taekwon-do Instructors Group of the Korean Taekwon-Do Committee and its Taekwon-do Players' Group and men's and women's group sparring matches at the Taekwon-Do Hall.

In the evening, galas and firework display of youth and students and working people in Pyongyang and provincial seats further added to the festive mood.