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Day of Victory in War Celebrated in DPRK

Korean Central News Agency of DPRK via Korea News Service (KNS)

Pyongyang, July 28 (KCNA) -- The 55th anniversary of the victory in the great Fatherland Liberation War was significantly celebrated across the country.

Working people in different parts of the country held multifarious functions on Sunday on the occasion of the day of the victory in the war.

Working people in North Hamgyong and South Hwanghae provinces held oratorical meetings with great pride and honor of having won in the war.

In such oratorical pieces as "Sun of Songun Korea Will Last Forever" and "Let Us Open Wide the Gate of Great Prosperous Powerful Nation with Might of Songun" they highly praised the exploits performed by President Kim Il Sung in leading the war to victory and expressed their will to steadily bring about surge in the building of an economic power with the same spirit and mettle as displayed in the 1950s.

Agricultural workers in South Hamgyong Province presented the stage of wartime songs and platform of true stories by war veterans which vividly showed the spirit of devotedly defending the country and mass heroism displayed by the Korean army and people in the front and rear during the hard-fought Fatherland Liberation War, true to the idea and leadership of Kim Il Sung.

The celebrating performances held in Pyongyang and local areas added to the festive mood on the war victory day.

The performance of the revolutionary drama "Mountain Shrine" was given at the State Theatrical Theatre.

Acrobats of the Pyongyang Circus in various pieces successfully represented with dynamic and skillful movement the spirit and revolutionary optimism of the army and people of the DPRK who are hastening the building of a great prosperous powerful nation.

Artistes of art troupes of Jagang, North Phyongan, South Hwanghae, Kangwon and all other provinces put on the celebration stages such multifarious numbers as chorus "Long Live Generalissimo Kim Il Sung", immortal masterpiece "Dear General, Where Are You," narration and male vocal solo "Sing, Road to Front," chorus "General Represents Banner of Victory" and witty talk "Song of Victory."

The performers highly sang of the undying exploits performed by Kim Il Sung who humbled the arrogant U.S. imperialists and demonstrated the might of heroic Korea with the Juche-oriented military idea and outstanding commanding art and General Secretary Kim Jong Il who has firmly defended the dignity of the sun's nation, ceaselessly providing long journey for Songun leadership.