North Korea Kicks Off 2025 New Year with Colorful Student Performances at Mangyongdae

North Korea’s Rodong Sinmun reported on Wednesday that student groups’ “Happiest Day New Year” performances have been taking place daily at the Mangyongdae Children’s Palace in celebration of the 2025 Chosun New Year.

According to the newspaper, “Workers and youth students in Pyongyang attended the performances, which included various programs such as traditional folk dances and drum acrobatics.”

The article also noted, “Through programs like the solo folk song ‘Our Country’s New Year’ and the female chorus ‘Promise,’ the performers expressed boundless joy in welcoming the New Year.”