North Korea Public Holidays Renamed

Sources: 조선중앙통신 (Pyongyang) and North Korea bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). In an eerie case of déjà vu, North Korean authorities have announced that beginning in 2012, the annual February 16, 2-day public holidays commemorating the birthday of recently-deceased former leader Kim Jong-il would be renamed as Kwangmyongsong (Shining Star) Day. [full story]