N. Korea celebrates Lunar New Year, kicks off 4-day holiday

N. Korea celebrates Lunar New Year, kicks off 4-day holiday

PYONGYANG, North Korea - North Korean children and youth perform music while an image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il is projected on a large screen during a public performance to celebrate the Lunar New Year in Pyongyang on Feb. 14, 2010. This year's Lunar New Year's Day falls two days before North Korean leader Kim Jong Il's 68th birthday, giving the North Koreans four straight days of holidays, two for each event. (Kyodo)

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