PHOTOS New Year's celebration in Pyongyang

People attend the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap

Citizens gather for the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap

People attend the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap

People attend the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap

People attend the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap

People attend the New Year's eve gala of youth and students at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Dec. 31, 2023. AP-Yonhap

People celebrate the New Year 2024 at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, Jan. 1. AP-Yonhap

People take part in celebrations to welcome in the new year at Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, Jan. 1. AFP-Yonhap

People visit an open-air ice rink ahead of celebrations to welcome in the new year in Pyongyang, Dec. 31, 2023. AFP-Yonhap

Pyongyang citizens head to pay respect to mosaics depicting smiling images of their late leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il on the New Year day in Pyongyang, North Korea, Jan. 1. AP-Yonhap

People mark the New Year by paying their respects before a mosaic depicting late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang, Jan. 1. AFP-Yonhap

People mark the New Year by paying their respects before a mosaic depicting late North Korean leaders Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il in Pyongyang, Jan. 1. AFP-Yonhap