N. Korea rallies loyalty with celebratory events ahead of party founding anniversary
A fireworks display is shown during an evening event at the May Day Stadium commemorating the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang, Oct. 9, 2025. TASS-Yonhap
North Korea is building a festive mood and stirring public loyalty ahead of the 81st founding anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPA), with various events under way.
The Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea, one of the country's four labor organizations, held its celebration Wednesday, the Rodong Sinmun reported.
Participants at a debate session called for stronger party leadership and more rigorous ideological education. They also stressed the need to meet the party's grain production targets, the paper said.
Art events have also taken place ahead of the Oct. 10 anniversary.
A performance by the Youth Central Art Propaganda Team took place Wednesday. On the same day, party cadres and artists attended the opening ceremony of the National Art Exhibition at the Korean Central Art Gallery.
The paper ran a front-page article urging readers to carry on the party's history, ideology and founding spirit.
It also reported that crowds of people have been visiting the Party Founding Museum in the capital in time for the anniversary.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported Thursday that flower baskets from foreign leaders have begun arriving. Leader Kim Jong-un has received baskets from the presidents of Laos and Palestine, as well as from the corps of military attaches in North Korea, the KCNA said.