South Korean city rekindles border Christmas lights that angered North Korea



News South Korean city rekindles border Christmas lights that angered North Korea Gimpo turns on holiday display for first time since DPRK called Christmas tree a ‘declaration of war’ nine years ago Jeongmin Kim December 25, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A Christmas tree-shaped light display at the Aegibong observatory near the border with North Korea \| Image: Gimpo City (Dec. 24, 2023) A South Korean border observatory facing North Korea flicked on the lights to a large-scale Christmas display over the weekend, nearly a decade after suspending a similar holiday installation that Pyongyang denounced as an “unpardonable provocation.” Gimpo City held a ceremony on Christmas Eve to turn on the lights at Aegibong Peace Park, located around 20 km northeast of Seoul. The lights illuminate a staircase leading up to the observatory in the shape of a Christmas tree. A South Korean border observatory facing North Korea flicked on the lights to a large-scale Christmas display over the weekend, nearly a decade after suspending a similar holiday installation that Pyongyang denounced as an “unpardonable provocation.” Gimpo City held a ceremony on Christmas Eve to turn on the lights at Aegibong Peace Park, located around 20 km northeast of Seoul. The lights illuminate a staircase leading up to the observatory in the shape of a Christmas tree. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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South Korean city rekindles border Christmas lights that angered North Korea

Gimpo turns on holiday display for first time since DPRK called Christmas tree a ‘declaration of war’ nine years ago

Jeongmin Kim December 25, 2023

South Korean city rekindles border Christmas lights that angered North Korea

A Christmas tree-shaped light display at the Aegibong observatory near the border with North Korea | Image: Gimpo City (Dec. 24, 2023)

A South Korean border observatory facing North Korea flicked on the lights to a large-scale Christmas display over the weekend, nearly a decade after suspending a similar holiday installation that Pyongyang denounced as an “unpardonable provocation.”

Gimpo City held a ceremony on Christmas Eve to turn on the lights at Aegibong Peace Park, located around 20 km northeast of Seoul. The lights illuminate a staircase leading up to the observatory in the shape of a Christmas tree.

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