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DPRK on Eve of Lunar New Year's Day

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK

    Pyongyang, February 8 (KCNA) -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea is in festive attire on the eve of the lunar New Year's Day. Streets and buildings of Pyongyang are festooned with electric boards and colorful decorations.
    Seen in streets are national flags and red banners fluttering on flag poles. Set up in streets are such streamers as "New Year's Greetings to the Great Leader Comrade Kim Jong Il. Juche 94" and "A Happy New Year! 2005".
    The public service establishments have their doors decorated with pine branches and are busy preparing various kinds of folk dishes.
    Okryu Restaurant is ready to serve famous Pyongyang cold noodle, tray noodle with meat, shish kebab and green gram pancake and Chongryu Restaurant boiled rice mixed with four grains, sweet rice dish, beef with vegetables cooked in casserole and sinsollo (cooking brazier with food) and other dishes.
    The national food restaurants and public catering establishments in each district are setting up stalls to serve baked chestnut and sweet potatoes, fruits and candy fluff while preparing various kinds of holiday food.
    Meanwhile, folk amusement and sports games are planned at institutions, industrial establishments, co-op farms and schools in Pyongyang and local areas on the New Year's Day.
    Housewives are also busy making holiday dresses including children's coats with rainbow-striped sleeves and holiday food.ever higher over this land.