North Koreans celebrate ruling-party congress with massive parade

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un looks down on parade participants at the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea.

North Korea celebrates with a highly choreographed parade in Pyongyang on Tuesday morning, featuring military-themed floats and an appearance by leader Kim Jong Un.

North Koreans dress in fine attire during Tuesday’s parade in Pyongyang.

Participants carry the ruling Workers’ Party flag as they march during the parade.

North Koreans celebrate the ruling-party congress with a massive parade on Tuesday.

Military-themed floats and an appearance by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who waved to thousands of madly cheering citizens in the capital’s central square, marked Tuesday’s parade.

North Korean men and women wear fine clothes during a highly choreographed civilian parade in Pyongyang on Tuesday morning.

Dressed in decorative attire, North Korean parade participants wave colorful bouquets of flowers while marching in a massive parade.

North Korean parade participants wave flowers and their country’s national flag as they march in a massive civilian parade.

Drummers march on the Kim Il Sung Square in Pyongyang, North Korea, where thousands celebrate the country’s newly completed ruling-party congress in a civilian parade.

North Koreans watch Tuesday’s parade in Pyongyang that featured military-themed floats and an appearance by leader Kim Jong Un.