Sadly, this holiday is no longer celebrated.
Mr. Jong Il passed away on December 17, 2011, aged 70 (or 69).
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February 16 used to be celebrated by North Korea as the birthday of its Dear Leader, Kim Jong Il. He was a Water Tiger Aquarius.
According to http://www.usbridalguide.com/special/chinesehoroscopes/Tiger.htm
“Tigers are also incorrigibly competitive – they simply cannot pass up a challenge, especially when honor is at stake, or they are protecting those they love. Tigers are unpredictable and it would be unwise to underestimate their reactions…They often have a hidden agenda…Tigers do not find worth in power or money.”
In honor of the late Dear Leader, here is a clip of his former bodyguards in training.
So You Think You Can Be a Kim Jong Il Bodyguard???
“Under the wise guidance of Leader Kim Jong Il the Party, Army and People have built the utopian socialist workers’ paradise that is the envy of the whole world.”– “Dear Leader Kim Jong Il, the Great Brilliant Commander”
“North Korea may have the bomb, but it doesn’t have much electricity.” — Daily News
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