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North Korea ends mourning period for late leader Kim Jong Il
Source: Associated Press
North Korea ends mourning period for late leader Kim Jong Il
The Associated Press
Published Wednesday, December 17, 2014 7:42AM EST
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korea marked the end of a three-year mourning period for the late leader Kim Jong Il on Wednesday, opening the way for his son, Kim Jong Un, to put a more personal stamp on the way the country is run.
The anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death three years ago was observed by sirens ringing out across the country at noon. Trains, ships and cars sounded their horns and masses of North Koreans fell silent for three minutes as they bowed toward the mausoleum in Pyongyang where Kim Jong Il and his father, "eternal president" Kim Il Sung, lie in state.
It is a Korean custom to observe three years of mourning after the death of a parent.
The anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il is not a public holiday, but activity slows, with people expected to take part in meetings exulting his memory and making a show of solemn behaviour, not drinking alcohol and not taking part in any kind of entertainment.
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The Associated Press
Published Wednesday, December 17, 2014 7:42AM EST
PYONGYANG, North Korea -- North Korea marked the end of a three-year mourning period for the late leader Kim Jong Il on Wednesday, opening the way for his son, Kim Jong Un, to put a more personal stamp on the way the country is run.
The anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death three years ago was observed by sirens ringing out across the country at noon. Trains, ships and cars sounded their horns and masses of North Koreans fell silent for three minutes as they bowed toward the mausoleum in Pyongyang where Kim Jong Il and his father, "eternal president" Kim Il Sung, lie in state.
It is a Korean custom to observe three years of mourning after the death of a parent.
The anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Il is not a public holiday, but activity slows, with people expected to take part in meetings exulting his memory and making a show of solemn behaviour, not drinking alcohol and not taking part in any kind of entertainment.
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Read more: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/north-korea-ends-mourning-period-for-late-leader-kim-jong-il-1.2151456