Arirang Mass Games

Arirang Mass Games
Chosŏn'gŭl	아리랑 축제
Hancha	아리랑 祝祭
Revised Romanization	Arirang chukje
McCune–Reischauer	Arirang ch'ukche

Arirang Mass Games
아리랑 축제
Arirang Mass Games; 아리랑 축제
	Arirang Festival mass games display in Pyongyang, North Korea
Status	Irregularly held, usually held every year
Genre	Mass gymnastics, festival
Frequency	Annually
Venue	Rungrado 1st of May Stadium
Location(s)	Pyongyang, North Korea
Country	North Korea
Years active	2002—2013; 2018—2020

The Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance Arirang^[2] (Korean: 아리랑 축제), also known as the Arirang Mass Games,^[3] or the Arirang Festival^[4] is a mass gymnastics and artistic festival held in the Rungrado 1st of May Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea. The games usually take place in August or September. The Arirang Mass Games were held annually between 2002 and 2013, with the exception of 2006. After a five-year hiatus, Mass Games returned for a performance entitled 'The Glorious Country' in 2018.

According to the Russian News Agency "TASS", "Arirang is a gymnastics and artistic festival, known as mass games. The extravaganza unfolds an epic story of how the Arirang nation of Korea, a country of morning calm, in the Orient put an end to the history of distress and rose as a dignified nation with the song 'Arirang'. The Arirang performance has been included in the Guinness Book of Records."^[5]

^ abc News (ed.). "North Korea to hold 'Mass Games' after 5-year hiatus". Retrieved 29 January 2021.
^ Merkel, Udo. "'The grand mass gymnastics and artistic performance Arirang' (2002–2012): North Korea's socialist–realist response to global sports spectacles." The International Journal of the history of Sport 30.11 (2013): 1247–58.
^ CENTER, NCC. "The Arirang Mass Games of North Korea 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国のアリラン祭 Rüdiger Frank."
^ Jung, Hyang Jin. "Jucheism as an Apotheosis of the Family: The Case of the Arirang Festival." Journal of Korean Religions 4.2 (2013): 93–122.
^ "DPRK prepares for celebration of victory in the 1950–1953 war under rain". Russian News Agency "TASS". Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

[1] News (ed.). "North Korea to hold 'Mass Games' after 5-year hiatus". Retrieved 29 January 2021.

[2] Merkel, Udo. "'The grand mass gymnastics and artistic performance Arirang' (2002–2012): North Korea's socialist–realist response to global sports spectacles." The International Journal of the history of Sport 30.11 (2013): 1247–58.

[3] CENTER, NCC. "The Arirang Mass Games of North Korea 朝鮮民主主義人民共和国のアリラン祭 Rüdiger Frank."

[4] Jung, Hyang Jin. "Jucheism as an Apotheosis of the Family: The Case of the Arirang Festival." Journal of Korean Religions 4.2 (2013): 93–122.

[5] "DPRK prepares for celebration of victory in the 1950–1953 war under rain". Russian News Agency "TASS". Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2015.

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