Published 15:55 IST, October 12th 2020

Kim Jong Un watches new mass games

North Korea has staged a new version of its mass games show to mark the 75th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party.

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rth Korea has std a new version of its mass games show to mark 75th anniversary of its ruling Workers' Party.

Leer Kim Jong Un appeared at Pyongyang's massive May Day Stium on Sunday night, usual venue, to watch new version of performance called "Great Guidance" according to video shown by state television Monday.

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spectacle features thousands of performers, many of m young people, taking part in coordinated dance and gymnastic displays.

rth Korea imported this kind of mass performance from fraternal socialist countries during Soviet times, and n amplified it.

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latest run of mass games performances started in 2002 with a show called "Arirang" named after a folk song popular in both rth and South Korea.

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15:55 IST, October 12th 2020