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Take A Glimpse Inside A Massive North Korean Celebration

It's the 105th anniversary of Kim Il Sung's birth.
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Senior Photo Editor, HuffPost

The sun sets in Pyongyang, April 12, 2017.
The sun sets in Pyongyang, April 12, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters

With U.S. and North Korea tensions rising, the hermit kingdom is preparing to celebrate the 105th anniversary of the birth of the nation’s founder, Kim Il Sung, with an expected huge military parade on Saturday.

Hundreds of journalists are in North Korea covering the festivities, allowing photographers to capture new images of the country, albeit on official media tours.

Check out the new images from North Korea below:

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A North Korean soldier walks on the road in the newly constructed residential complex after its opening ceremony in Pyongyang, April 13, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
Military officers visit the birthplace of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, a day before the 105th anniversary of his birth, in Mangyongdae, just outside Pyongyang, April 14, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
People sweep in front of statues of former North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il in central Pyongyang, April 12, 2017.
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Children perform a dance and music show during an organized tour of the Childrens Cultural Palace for visiting foreign journalists on the outskirts of Pyongyang on April 14, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
A railway worker stands in front of escalators at a subway station visited by foreign reporters in central Pyongyang, April 14, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrives for an opening ceremony of a newly constructed residential complex iin Pyongyang, April 13, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
Men in uniforms walk between buildings after the opening ceremony of a newly constructed residential complex in Pyongyang, April 13, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
People walk after paying their respects at the statues of North Korea founder Kim Il Sung (L) and the late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, April 14, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
A man looks through the foggy window of a tram on a rainy day in central Pyongyang, April 14, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
People leave a subway station visited by foreign reporters, in central Pyongyang, April 14, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
Rain falls as military officers visit the birthplace of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, a day before the 105th anniversary of his birth, in Mangyongdae, just outside Pyongyang, April 14, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
A man rides a bicycle on a rainy day in central Pyongyang, April 14, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
A guide speaks to military officers visiting the birthplace of North Korean founder Kim Il Sung, a day before the 105th anniversary of his birth, in Mangyongdae just outside Pyongyang, April 14, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
Women wearing traditional dresses walk through a newly constructed residential complex after its opening ceremony in Pyongyang, April 13, 2017. j
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
People practice for the parade on the main Kim Il Sung Square in central Pyongyang, April 12, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
People chat in central Pyongyang, April 12, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
Passengers ride the bus in newly constructed area in central Pyongyang, April 12, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
People check shoes in a shop in a newly constructed residential complex after its opening ceremony in Pyongyang, April 13, 2017.
Damir Sagolj / Reuters
Men ride at the back of a truck in central Pyongyang, April 11, 2017.

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