CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Day of the Sun (Korean: ; Hanja: ; MR: T’aeyang-jŏl) is an annual public holiday in North Korea on 15 April, the birth anniversary of Kim Il-sung, founder and Eternal President of North Korea.

Detailed explanation-2: -Though Mother’s Day is most commonly celebrated around the world on the second Sunday in May, it falls on other dates in many countries. It is a relatively new holiday in North Korea, introduced in 2012 during the first year of Kim Jong Un’s reign, and became a public holiday in 2015.

Detailed explanation-3: -According to legend, a bright star appeared on the sky the night he was born, and guerrilla fighters carved messages on trees proclaiming: “Three Heroes Shining in Korea with the Spirit of Mount Paekdu: Kim Il Sung, Kim Chŏng-suk, and Kwangmyŏngsŏng (’The Bright Star’)” and “Oh! Korea! The Paekdu Star Was Born!"

Detailed explanation-4: -In Korea, on the day of your birth, you are considered one year old; the time you spent in the womb counts as the first year of your life (despite it only being nine months). Because of this, your Korean age is always at least one year higher than your international age or Western age.