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This is a list of Public holidays in North Korea as of 2007. See also Korean calendar for a list of traditional holidays.

Date	English name	Local name	Remarks
1 January	New Year's Day
16 February	Kim Jong-il's Birthday		2 days
1st day of 1st lunar month	Seollal		3 days
15 April	Kim Il-sung's Birthday	Considered to be the "New Year" in North Korea
25 April	Army Day
1 May	Labour Day
5th day of 5th lunar month	Surinal
27 July	Victory Day
15 August	Liberation Day, established when Japan surrendered to Allies of World War II
9 September	Independence Day, Founding of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
15th day of 8th lunar month	Hangawi		3 days
10 October	Founding of the Workers Party of Korea^[1]
27 December	Constitution Day

[edit] Other observances

^ The actual accuracy of this date as the founding date of the WPK is disputed (see [1]). 10 October refers to the date on which a separate North Korean structure was formed within the Communist Party of Korea in 1945, although there are also claims that this foundation took place on October 13.