page_title: Children's Day
section_title: North Korea
hierarchical_section_title: Children's Day / List by country / Asia / North Korea
caption_attribution_description: English: Children's festival for the International Children's Day in Taesongsan Funfair
context_page_description: Children's Day is a commemorative date celebrated annually in honor of children, whose date of observance varies by country.
  In 1925, International Children's Day was first proclaimed in Geneva during the World Conference on Child Welfare. Since 1950, it is celebrated on 1 June in most Communist and post-Communist countries. World Children's Day is celebrated on 20 November to commemorate the Declaration of the Rights of the Child by the UN General Assembly on 20 November 1959.
context_section_description: North Korean Children's Day is celebrated on 1 June as the International Children's Day (국제 아동절). Before 1945, it was celebrated on 1 May. There is also a day called 조선소년단창립절 (Festival for the establishment of Young Pioneer Corps) on 6 June.
caption: International Children's Day in Taesongsan Funfair, North Korea, 1 June 2019
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