vacanza · arkid15r · Sep 24, 2025 · Sep 8, 2025 · Sep 8, 2025 · Sep 8, 2025
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ and detailed information.
 
 ## Available Countries
 
-We currently support 243 country codes. The standard way to refer to a country is by using its [ISO
+We currently support 244 country codes. The standard way to refer to a country is by using its [ISO
 3166-1 alpha-2 code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ISO_3166_country_codes), the same used
 for domain names, and for a subdivision its [ISO 3166-2
 code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-2). Some countries have common or foreign names or
@@ -1260,6 +1260,13 @@ any) in brackets, available languages and additional holiday categories. All cou
 <td>GOVERNMENT, UNOFFICIAL</td>
 </tr>
 <tr>
+<td>North Korea</td>
+<td>KP</td>
+<td></td>
+<td>en_US, <strong>ko_KP</strong></td>
+<td></td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
 <td>North Macedonia</td>
 <td>MK</td>
 <td></td>

@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@
 from holidays.countries.nigeria import Nigeria, NG, NGA
 from holidays.countries.niue import Niue, NU, NIU
 from holidays.countries.norfolk_island import NorfolkIsland, NF, NFK
+from holidays.countries.north_korea import NorthKorea, KP, PRK
 from holidays.countries.north_macedonia import NorthMacedonia, MK, MKD
 from holidays.countries.northern_mariana_islands import NorthernMarianaIslands, MP, MNP, HolidaysMP
 from holidays.countries.norway import Norway, NO, NOR

@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+#  holidays
+#  --------
+#  A fast, efficient Python library for generating country, province and state
+#  specific sets of holidays on the fly. It aims to make determining whether a
+#  specific date is a holiday as fast and flexible as possible.
+#
+#  Authors: Vacanza Team and individual contributors (see CONTRIBUTORS file)
+#           dr-prodigy <dr.prodigy.github@gmail.com> (c) 2017-2023
+#           ryanss <ryanssdev@icloud.com> (c) 2014-2017
+#  Website: https://github.com/vacanza/holidays
+#  License: MIT (see LICENSE file)
+
+from gettext import gettext as tr
+
+from holidays.calendars.chinese import KOREAN_CALENDAR
+from holidays.groups import ChineseCalendarHolidays, InternationalHolidays
+from holidays.holiday_base import HolidayBase
+
+
+class NorthKorea(HolidayBase, ChineseCalendarHolidays, InternationalHolidays):
+    """North Korea holidays.
+
+    References:
+        * <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_North_Korea>
+        * <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_Songun>
+        * <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dano_(festival)>
+        * <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Food_Festival>
+        * <https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/조국해방전쟁_승리_기념일>
+        * [2025 Holidays](https://namu.wiki/w/공휴일/북한)
+        * [Korean People's Army](https://web.archive.org/web/20250824194534/https://namu.wiki/w/조선인민군)
+        * [Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army](https://web.archive.org/web/20250909074255/https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/1091995)
+        * [Holidays and Anniversaries](http://archive.today/2025.09.21-064344/https://unikorea.go.kr/nkhr/current/life/living/daily/?boardId=bbs_0000000000000078&mode=view&cntId=51400)
+        * [Day of Songun](http://archive.today/2025.09.21-063344/https://namu.wiki/w/선군절)
+        * [2013 North Korea Calendar](https://web.archive.org/web/20250921062305/https://nk.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=151905)
+        * [Daeboreum in North Korea](https://web.archive.org/web/20230210091341/https://www.newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20200207_0000911479)
+        * [Day of the Shining Star](https://web.archive.org/web/20250921063234/https://www.munhwa.com/article/11412228)
+        * [Day of the Sun](http://archive.today/2025.09.21-063705/https://namu.wiki/w/태양절)
+        * [Cheongmyeong Festival](https://web.archive.org/web/20250324201145/https://namu.wiki/w/청명)
+    """
+
+    country = "KP"
+    default_language = "ko_KP"
+    # %s (estimated).
+    estimated_label = tr("%s (추정된)")
+    start_year = 1948
+    supported_languages = ("en_US", "ko_KP")
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        ChineseCalendarHolidays.__init__(self, calendar=KOREAN_CALENDAR)
+        InternationalHolidays.__init__(self)
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+
+    def _populate_public_holidays(self):
+        # New Year's Day.
+        self._add_new_years_day(tr("양력설"))
+
+        if self._year <= 1967 or self._year >= 1989:
+            # Korean New Year.
+            self._add_chinese_new_years_day(tr("설명절"))
+
+        if self._year >= 2003:
+            # Daeboreum.
+            self._add_daeboreum_day(tr("대보름"))
+
+        if self._year <= 1977 or self._year >= 2018:
+            # Founding Day of the Korean People's Army.
+            self._add_holiday_feb_8(tr("조선인민군창건일"))
+
+        if self._year >= 1975:
+            name = (
+                # Day of the Shining Star.
+                tr("광명성절")
+                if self._year >= 2012
+                # Kim Jong Il's Birthday.
+                else tr("김정일의 생일")
+            )
+            self._add_holiday_feb_16(name)
+            if self._year >= 1986:
+                self._add_holiday_feb_17(name)
+
+        # International Women's Day.
+        self._add_womens_day(tr("국제부녀절"))
+
+        if self._year >= 2012:
+            # Cheongmyeong Festival.
+            self._add_qingming_festival(tr("청명"))
+
+        if self._year <= 1967:
+            # Hanshi Festival.
+            self._add_hanshi_festival(tr("한식"))
+
+        if self._year == 1962 or self._year >= 1968:
+            name = (
+                # Day of the Sun.
+                tr("태양절")
+                if self._year >= 1998
+                # Kim Il-Sung's Birthday.
+                else tr("김일성의 생일")
+            )
+            self._add_holiday_apr_15(name)
+            if self._year >= 1998:
+                self._add_holiday_apr_16(name)
+
+        if self._year >= 1978:
+            self._add_holiday_apr_25(
+                # Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army.
+                tr("조선인민혁명군 창건일")
+                if self._year >= 2018
+                # Armed Forces Day.
+                else tr("건군절")
+            )
+
+        # International Workers' Day.
+        self._add_labor_day(tr("전세계근로자들의 국제적명절"))
+
+        if self._year <= 1967:
+            # Dano.
+            self._add_dragon_boat_festival(tr("단오"))
+
+        # Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union.
+        self._add_holiday_jun_6(tr("조선소년단 창립절"))
+
+        if self._year >= 1996:
+            # Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War.
+            self._add_holiday_jul_27(tr("조국해방전쟁승리기념일"))
+
+        # Liberation Day.
+        self._add_holiday_aug_15(tr("조국해방절"))
+
+        if self._year <= 1966 or self._year >= 1989:
+            # Chuseok.
+            self._add_mid_autumn_festival(tr("추석"))
+
+        if self._year >= 2013:
+            # Day of Songun.
+            self._add_holiday_aug_25(tr("선군절"))
+
+        # Youth Day.
+        self._add_holiday_aug_28(tr("청년절"))
+
+        # Founding Day of the DPRK.
+        self._add_holiday_sep_9(tr("조선민주주의인민공화국창건일"))
+
+        # Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea.
+        self._add_holiday_oct_10(tr("조선로동당창건일"))
+
+        if self._year >= 2012:
+            # Mother's Day.
+            self._add_holiday_nov_16(tr("어머니날"))
+
+        if self._year >= 1972:
+            # Socialist Constitution Day.
+            self._add_holiday_dec_27(tr("사회주의헌법절"))
+
+
+class KP(NorthKorea):
+    pass
+
+
+class PRK(NorthKorea):
+    pass
@@ -183,6 +183,18 @@ def _add_chinese_new_years_day_five(self, name) -> Optional[date]:
             name, self._chinese_calendar.lunar_new_year_date(self._year), days_delta=+4
         )
 
+    def _add_daeboreum_day(self, name) -> Optional[date]:
+        """
+        Add Daeboreum Day (15th day of 1st lunar month).
+
+        Daeboreum is a Korean holiday that celebrates the first full moon
+        of the new year of the lunar Korean calendar.
+        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daeboreum
+        """
+        return self._add_chinese_calendar_holiday(
+            name, self._chinese_calendar.lunar_new_year_date(self._year), days_delta=+14
+        )
+
     def _add_dongzhi_festival(self, name) -> Optional[date]:
         """
         Add Dongzhi Festival (Chinese Winter Solstice).
@@ -194,6 +206,19 @@ def _add_dongzhi_festival(self, name) -> Optional[date]:
         """
         return self._add_holiday(name, self._dongzhi_festival)
 
+    def _add_hanshi_festival(self, name) -> Optional[date]:
+        """
+        Add Hanshi Festival (105 days after Winter Solstice).
+
+        The Cold Food or Hanshi Festival is a traditional Chinese holiday. Its name
+        derives from the tradition of avoiding the lighting of any kind of fire,
+        even for the preparation of food.
+        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_Food_Festival
+        """
+        return self._add_chinese_calendar_holiday(
+            name, self._chinese_calendar.winter_solstice_date(self._year - 1), days_delta=+105
+        )
+
     def _add_qingming_festival(self, name) -> date:
         """
         Add Qingming Festival (15th day after the Spring Equinox).

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+#  holidays
+#  --------
+#  A fast, efficient Python library for generating country, province and state
+#  specific sets of holidays on the fly. It aims to make determining whether a
+#  specific date is a holiday as fast and flexible as possible.
+#
+#  Authors: Vacanza Team and individual contributors (see CONTRIBUTORS file)
+#           dr-prodigy <dr.prodigy.github@gmail.com> (c) 2017-2023
+#           ryanss <ryanssdev@icloud.com> (c) 2014-2017
+#  Website: https://github.com/vacanza/holidays
+#  License: MIT (see LICENSE file)
+#
+# North Korea holidays en_US localization.
+#
+msgid ""
+msgstr ""
+"Project-Id-Version: Holidays 0.82\n"
+"POT-Creation-Date: 2025-09-07 18:20+0500\n"
+"PO-Revision-Date: 2025-09-07 18:20+0500\n"
+"Last-Translator: Wasif Shahzad <wasif_shahzad_1@outlook.com>\n"
+"Language-Team: Holidays Localization Team\n"
+"Language: en_US\n"
+"MIME-Version: 1.0\n"
+"Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8\n"
+"Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit\n"
+"Generated-By: Lingva 5.0.6\n"
+"X-Source-Language: ko_KP\n"
+
+#. %s (estimated).
+#, c-format
+msgid "%s (추정된)"
+msgstr "%s (estimated)"
+
+#. New Year's Day.
+msgid "양력설"
+msgstr "New Year's Day"
+
+#. Korean New Year.
+msgid "설명절"
+msgstr "Korean New Year"
+
+#. Daeboreum.
+msgid "대보름"
+msgstr "Daeboreum"
+
+#. Founding Day of the Korean People's Army.
+msgid "조선인민군창건일"
+msgstr "Founding Day of the Korean People's Army"
+
+#. Day of the Shining Star.
+msgid "광명성절"
+msgstr "Day of the Shining Star"
+
+#. Kim Jong Il's Birthday.
+msgid "김정일의 생일"
+msgstr "Kim Jong Il's Birthday"
+
+#. International Women's Day.
+msgid "국제부녀절"
+msgstr "International Women's Day"
+
+#. Cheongmyeong Festival.
+msgid "청명"
+msgstr "Cheongmyeong Festival"
+
+#. Hanshi Festival.
+msgid "한식"
+msgstr "Hanshi Festival"
+
+#. Day of the Sun.
+msgid "태양절"
+msgstr "Day of the Sun"
+
+#. Kim Il-Sung's Birthday.
+msgid "김일성의 생일"
+msgstr "Kim Il-Sung's Birthday"
+
+#. Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army.
+msgid "조선인민혁명군 창건일"
+msgstr "Founding Day of the Korean People's Revolutionary Army"
+
+#. Armed Forces Day.
+msgid "건군절"
+msgstr "Armed Forces Day"
+
+#. International Workers' Day.
+msgid "전세계근로자들의 국제적명절"
+msgstr "International Workers' Day"
+
+#. Dano.
+msgid "단오"
+msgstr "Dano"
+
+#. Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union.
+msgid "조선소년단 창립절"
+msgstr "Foundation Day of the Korean Children's Union"
+
+#. Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War.
+msgid "조국해방전쟁승리기념일"
+msgstr "Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War"
+
+#. Liberation Day.
+msgid "조국해방절"
+msgstr "Liberation Day"
+
+#. Chuseok.
+msgid "추석"
+msgstr "Chuseok"
+
+#. Day of Songun.
+msgid "선군절"
+msgstr "Day of Songun"
+
+#. Youth Day.
+msgid "청년절"
+msgstr "Youth Day"
+
+#. Founding Day of the DPRK.
+msgid "조선민주주의인민공화국창건일"
+msgstr "Founding Day of the DPRK"
+
+#. Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea.
+msgid "조선로동당창건일"
+msgstr "Foundation Day of the Workers' Party of Korea"
+
+#. Mother's Day.
+msgid "어머니날"
+msgstr "Mother's Day"
+
+#. Socialist Constitution Day.
+msgid "사회주의헌법절"
+msgstr "Socialist Constitution Day"