Juche calendar
In contrast to these two, the Juche calendar begins with the birth of the founder of the Democratic People's Republic, Kim Il Sung.[2] The decree on the Juche calendar was adopted on 8 July 1997, on the third anniversary of the death of Kim Il Sung.The same decree also designated the birth anniversary of Kim Il Sung as the Day of the Sun.[3] On that date, newspapers, news agencies, radio stations, public transport, and birth certificates began to use Juche years."[10] During the system's period of use between 1997 and 2024, the Juche calendar was a popular souvenir among tourists visiting North Korea.