Memorizing Birthdays: The First Lesson

As a Chinese person born and raised in North Korea, I’ve noticed that hardly anyone online talks about what North Korean students learn in their first lesson. So, I’d like to share my own experiences and observations. I still clearly remember my first lesson in a North Korean kindergarten—we had to memorize the birthdays of the Great Leader, his son the General, and the General’s mother, the National Mother. It’s one of those memories that’s impossible to forget; even now, it’s still deeply etched in my mind.