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South Korean city rekindles border Christmas lights that angered North Korea

Gimpo turns on holiday display for first time since DPRK called Christmas tree a ‘declaration of war’ nine years ago

A South Korean border observatory facing North Korea flicked on the lights to a large-scale Christmas display over the weekend, nearly a decade after suspending a similar holiday installation that Pyongyang denounced as an “unpardonable provocation.”

Gimpo City held a ceremony on Christmas Eve to turn on the lights at Aegibong Peace Park, located around 20 km northeast of Seoul. The lights illuminate a staircase leading up to the observatory in the shape of a Christmas tree.

This marks the first time that Gimpo has held such a ceremony at the park since it removed a 100-foot tall Christmas light