North Koreans appeared to be practicing for an upcoming nighttime torch march through Pyongyang’s central Kim Il Sung Square, though there was no evidence for the preparation of another military parade, according to NK Pro analysis of satellite imagery taken this week.

The images of group formations observed in the square each day between March 6 and 9 suggest that young North Koreans will perform a so-called “torchlight procession” to celebrate the end of the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League’s 10th Congress, scheduled for sometime in early April. Torchlight processions typically involve students marching in intricately timed formations while