When you see the pictures and videos coming out of Pyongyang today, you might be surprised by what you see. But I don’t want these pictures to make you think that North Korea is just a land of robots who are all forced to celebrate Kim Il Sung’s birthday each year. You see, celebrating the Great Leader’s birthday has long been a huge event in North Korea, and the only way I can help you understand it is by suggesting that you think about how Christmas is celebrated in the West.

In many countries, remembering the story of Jesus Christ