Mother's Day in N. Korea

North Korean people celebrated Mother's Day, designated in 2012 following a launch of the Kim Jong Un-led government, on Nov. 16, 2016.

In Pyongyang, many people purchased flower bouquets for their mothers, while visiting Mansudae Hill to lay flowers in front of bronze statues of former leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.

The citizens in Pyongyang come to the square topresent a bouquet of flowers to their deceased leaderKim Il Sung. Photo: Capture of the television of Kyodo News

Music video of the promotion song of Mother's Day released byKOREAN CENTRAL TELEVISION. Photo: Capture of KCTV

This photo released by the Korean Central News Agency on Nov. 16, 2016, shows North Korean women looking around a park in Pyongyang on Nov. 16, 2016, to mark Mother's Day. Photo: Yonhap

(APD)