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쉽게 배울수 있는 조선어 Major Holidays

2021.05.01

English Shortcut to Korean Learning (쉽게 배울수 있는 조선어) is a self-study textbook published in 2019 by the Korea Publications Export and Import Corporation of Pyongyang (DPRK).

I have taken it on myself to transcribe the example sentences and vocabulary, as current material about the North Korean language is rare and plain text versions of learning materials are even harder to find.

This post is about the 24th and last chapter, listing the major holidays celebrated in the country. For an overview of the book, see the head post

Please note that sentences and words below are as-is, I have tried to make sure that I have not introduced any mistakes and I have retouched some slightly awkward translations found in the book and added additional translations where I thought they would be of use.

Let me know if you have any corrections or suggestions for improvement!

Holidays

  • 태양절
    • Day of the Sun - 15th April, the greatest national holidays when President Kim Il Sung was born in Juche 1 (1912)
  • 광명성절
    • Day of the Shining Star - 16th February, the greatest national holidays when Chairman Kim Jong Il was born in Juche 31 (1942)
  • 조선민주주의인민공화국창건기념일
    • Anniversary of the founding of the DPRK - 9th September Juche 37 (1948)
  • 조선로동당창건기념일
    • Anniversary of the founding of the DPRK - 10th October Juche 34 (1945)
  • 조선민주주의인민공화국 사회주의 헌법절
    • Day of the Socialist Constitution of the DPRK - 27th December Juche 61 (1972)
  • 조선인민군 창건기념일
    • Day of the founding of the KPA - 8th February Juche 37 (1948)
  • 조국해방전쟁승리의 날
    • Day of the Victory in the Fatherland Liberation War - 27th July Juche 42 (1953)
  • 선군절
    • Day of Songun - 25th August Juche 49 (1960)
  • 조국해방의 날
    • Day of the liberation of Korea - 15th August Juche 34 (1945)
  • 조선소년단 창립절
    • Day of the founding of the Korean Children’s Union - 6th June Juche 35 (1946)
  • 3.8국제부녀절
    • International Women’s Day - 8th March
  • 5.1절
    • May Day - 1st May
  • 국제아동절
    • International Children’s Day - 1st June
  • 어머니날
    • Mother’s Day - 16th November
  • 양력설
    • New Year’s Day - 1st January
  • 설명절
    • Solmyongjol - 1st lunar January
  • 정월대보름
    • Jongwoldaeborum - 15th lunar January
  • 추석
    • Chusok - 15th lunar August

Let me know if you have any corrections or suggestions for improvement!