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|type = national |image = Kim Il Sung Birthday Celebrations April 15, 2014 (14056865633).jpg |imagesize = |caption = A flower exhibition of Kimilsungias on the Day of the Sun at the Kimilsungia-Kimjongilia Exhibition House |official_name = |nickname = Sun's Day〔 |observedby = |litcolor = |longtype = |significance = Birth of Kim Il-sung (1912) |begins = |ends = |date = 15 April |scheduling = same day each year |duration = 3 days |frequency = annual |firsttime = After being designated on 8 July 1997 |observances = Visits to statues of Kim Il-sung and his mausoleum, fireworks, performances, sports competitions, folk dances. |relatedto = Day of the Shining Star (16 February), Loyalty Festival (between 16 February and 15 April), Sun Festival (throughout April), April Spring Friendship Art Festival }} The Day of the Sun (), or the Sun's Day, is an annual public holiday in North Korea, falling on 15 April, the birthday of Kim Il-sung, founder and president of North Korea. It is the most important national holiday of the country. Festivities take place in April through a period known as the Sun Festival. ==Background== Kim Il-sung was born on 15 April 1912.〔 He has been long identified with the Sun〔 and is frequently called "Sun of the nation".〔 He adopted his name Il-sung (''Il-sŏng''), meaning "become the Sun" before the early 1930s as one of his ''noms de guerre''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Day of the Sun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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