Anniversary of Kim Jong Il's Start of Work at Party Central Committee Marked

KCNA

Service personnel and people of the DPRK significantly celebrated the 53rd anniversary of Chairman Kim Jong Il's start of work at the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

On the holiday service personnel and people from all walks of life, including youth and schoolchildren, visited the statues of President Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il on Mansu Hill and different places and their smiling portraits to pay tribute to them.

Performances were given by the central art organizations at theatres in Pyongyang.

A concert was given by the National Symphony Orchestra at the Moranbong Theatre, a musical dance and poem "Arirang Story" at the Ponghwa Art Theatre, a performance "Eternal Echo" by the Samjiyon Band of the Mansudae Art Troupe at the East Pyongyang Grand Theatre and a drama "Red Snow Falls" by the National Theatrical Troupe at the National Theatre.

Colourful pieces were put on the stages of the Pyongyang Circus Theatre and the Magic Theatre of the National Acrobatic Troupe and artistes of the Phibada Opera Troupe gave a performance in front of the Pyongyang Grand Theatre.

Artistes of provincial art troupes gave performances at all provincial seats.