North Korea is striving to construct utopia by socialistic ways, so the age of marriage is late. The suitable age for marriage is from 28 to 30 for a man, and from 25 to 28 years old for a woman. After the wedding, the couple will go to the statue of the late President Kim Il Sung. Special Thanks to Cher and Marshall Cronican-Walker for their time and energy gathering the majority of information used here. We believe it to be true and an accurate representation of some of the customs and traditions for this country.
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You are welcome to write or email us with any suggestions for changes, additions and deletions. Resources Cher and Marshall Cronican-Walker Korea, the Land of the Morning Calm , by Daniel P. Reid, Passport Books, National Textbook Company, Lincolnwood, Illinois Kut, Korean Shamanist Rituals , by Halla Pai Huhm, published by Hollym International Corporation, 1980. Simple Etiquette in Korea , by O.Young Lee and Seong-Kon Kim, Paul Norbury Publications, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent England.