Every week we ask a North Korean your questions, giving you the chance to learn more about the country we know so little about.

This week’s question is:

Do you celebrate Christmas in North Korea? Is it a public holiday there? If not, do North Koreans know that people in other countries celebrate Christmas?

No, we don’t have Christmas in North Korea. Therefore, it isn’t a public holiday; Christmas is just another weekday when everyone goes to work or school, unless it falls on the weekend. However, Christmas does appear in our dictionaries and encyclopedias, along with Christmas Eve, but