{"id":120745,"date":"2021-12-18T11:01:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T16:01:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=120745"},"modified":"2021-12-18T11:01:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-18T16:01:41","slug":"north-koreans-forbidden-from-laughing-to-commemorate-death-of-kim-jong-il","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=120745","title":{"rendered":"North Koreans forbidden from laughing to commemorate death of Kim Jong Il"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s been ten years since Kim Jong Il died. His son and current ruler of the hermit kingdom, Kim Jong Un, has decreed that all residents of the communist country will refrain from laughing, crying, engaging in leisure activities, or drinking alcohol for 11 days.<\/p>\n

From the NY Post<\/a>;<\/p>\n

North Koreans have been banned from laughing for 11 days as the totalitarian country commemorates the 10-year anniversary of the death of Kim Jong Un\u2019s father and predecessor, Kim Jong Il.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring the mourning period, we must not drink alcohol, laugh or engage in leisure activities,\u201d a resident of the northeastern city of Sinuiju told Radio Free Asia\u2019s Korean Service.<\/p>\n

Even grocery shopping is banned on the exact day of the elder Kim\u2019s death \u2014 December 17.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn the past many people who were caught drinking or being intoxicated during the mourning period were arrested and treated as ideological criminals. They were taken away and never seen again,\u201d the source told RFA.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven if your family member dies during the mourning period, you are not allowed to cry out loud and the body must be taken out after it\u2019s over. People cannot even celebrate their own birthdays if they fall within the mourning period.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the slimmed-down despot dusted off his trendy black leather trench coat Friday to wear again as he stood beneath a large red banner emblazoned with an image of his dad, who died in 2011.<\/p>\n

North Koreans then fell silent and bowed in respect for Kim Jong Il as a midday siren blared for three minutes.<\/p>\n

Cars, trains and ships blew their horns, the Hermit Kingdom\u2019s flags were lowered to half-staff and people flocked to Pyongyang\u2019s Mansu Hill to lay flowers and bow before giant statues of Kim Jong Il and his father, Kim Il Sung, who ruled for 46 years.<\/p>\n

Kim Jong Un was also shown with hundreds of officials at a ceremony outside the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun in the capital, Pyongyang.<\/p>\n

North Korean official Choe Ryong Hae called Kim Jong Il, who ruled for 17 years, \u201cthe parent of our people\u201d who built up the potentials for the country\u2019s military and economic might.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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