North Korea bans 'smiles', due to Kim Jong Il's tenth anniversary
It was reported that North Korea plans to ban 'smiles' during the mourning period in order to mourn the tenth anniversary of former General Secretary
North Koreans forced to mourn on 10th anniversary of former leader's death — Radio Free Asia
https://www.rfa.org/english/news/korea/mourning-12132021210022.html
North Koreans banned from laughing, celebrating birthdays to mark anniversary of Kim Jong Il's death | Fox News
https://www.foxnews.com/world/north-koreans-banned-laughing-celebrating-birthdays-kim-death
North Korean sources said to Radio Free Asia , which is reporting to Asian countries whose coverage has been censored, to mourn the tenth anniversary of former General Secretary Kim Jong Il 11 There will be a one-day mourning period. North Korea holds a memorial service for the first general secretary Kim Il Sung and the former general secretary Kim Il Sung every year, but the mourning period is set longer for the former general secretary Kim Il Sung, who died most recently. The first general secretary of Nissei will have 7 days, and the former general secretary of Kim Il Sung will have 10 days. Since 2021 was a year of tenth anniversary, the mourning period will be longer than usual.
Radio Free Asia also reports on the 'annual mourning period' spoken by North Korean defectors. According to the North Korean defectors, during the mourning period, they must not drink alcohol, laugh, or engage in leisure activities, and they are arrested and treated as thought criminals, so they are 'taken away.' I have never seen him again since then. ' If the family dies during the period, it is not allowed to cry loudly, and the body is not allowed to be taken out of the house until after the period ends.
Former General Secretary Kim Jong Il will die on December 17, but the country's police officer, a social security officer, plans to tighten crackdowns on 'people who hurt the atmosphere of mourning' from December 1st to 31st. This crackdown is called a 'special duty' for social safety personnel, and anonymous sources said, 'I've heard that social safety personnel can't sleep at all.'
There are also special obligations on state-owned enterprises and citizens' groups, which supply food to residents and employees to ensure social order and security during the period of mourning. I am responsible. For the same reason, the people must cooperate and help the increasing number of street beggars in recent years.
by Roman Harak
As mentioned above, the mourning of the tenth anniversary of former General Secretary Kim Jong Il is scheduled to begin on December 17, 2021. In order to praise Kim Jong Il's illustrious life, North Korea will hold a photo exhibition, an art exhibition, a memorial concert, and an exhibition of 'Kimjongilia, ' which bears the name of the former general secretary. Retired officers in their 50s and 60s will visit factories and companies to give lectures on the greatness and achievements of former General Secretary Kim Jong Il.
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