North Koreans have been banned from showing any sign of happiness for 11 days in order to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of the death of Kim Jong-il.
The restrictions include an explicit ban on laughter and alcohol during the 11-day period of mourning. On the exact anniversary of Kim Jong-il’s death, December 17, North Koreans will even be banned from going grocery shopping.
“During the mourning period, we must not drink alcohol, laugh or engage in leisure activities,” a North Korean from the northeastern border city of Sinuiju told Radio Free Asia (RFA).
“Even if your family member dies during the mourning period, you are not allowed to cry out loud and the body must be taken out after it's over. People cannot even celebrate their own birthdays if they fall within the mourning period.”
Kim Jong-il, who ruled the kingdom from 1994 until his death from a heart attack in 2011 at the age of 69, was the father of the current Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un.
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Hahahaaaa, wonders shall never end. The man died several years ago and still people can't laugh, drink or show any sign of happiness? Try this in Ghana, people who normally don't laugh will start laughing at nothing just let you know the directive won't work. If any ruling party in Ghana were to give this order, supporters of the opposition party will dedicate the 10 days to laughing, people will just be laughing about, hahahaaaa, hahahaaaa.