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Pyongyang residents enjoy swimming, skating and flower displays to mark "Day of the Shining Star," commemorating former leader Kim Jong Il's birthday. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
Synchronised swimming and figure-skating events take place in Pyongyang to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the birth of late leader Kim Jong Il. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
North Koreans celebrate the 74th birthday of the country's late leader Kim Jong Il with a 15-minute fireworks display although their current leader Kim Jong Un was not seen at the event. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
North Korea holds a cooking contest at a restaurant in Pyongyang to commemorate the 73rd birthday of its late leader Kim Jong Il. Sharon Reich reports.
Seoul, Apr 30 (EFE/EPA).- The South Korean Buddhist community lit up lanterns as the country marked the Buddha's birthday on Thursday. Each year on the eighth day of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, the Lotus Lantern Festival celebrates the birth of Buddha and is enjoyed by thousands of people in the weeks leading up to the birthday celebration.The festival involves a parade, a lantern exhibition in parks and temples, information booths showcasing Buddhist culture, as well as cultural events. (Camera: JEON HEON-KYUN). SHOT LIST: LAMP LIGHTING CEREMONY FOR BIRTHDAY OF THE BUDDHA IN SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA.
John Travolta has paid tribute to his late son Jett on what would have been his 28th birthday.