North Korea has discontinued the use of the Juche calendar.

The South Korean agency "Yonhap" highlights that in the official announcement regarding Kim Jong Un's speech on October 10 and the statement from the country's Foreign Ministry on October 11, it was noted that it was the 113th year of Juche. However, in the address from Kim's sister on October 12, the year was indicated as 2024, with no mention of the Juche calendar.

The main newspaper of North Korea stopped using the Juche calendar for dating purposes starting from October 13.

A source in the South Korean Ministry of Unification suggested in a conversation with "Yonhap" that the shift away from the Juche calendar is part of Kim Jong Un's efforts to build his own cult of personality.

North Korea began using the Juche calendar on July 8, 1997, three years after the death of Kim Il Sung, the founder of North Korea. The year 1912 was adopted as the starting point, marking the official birth year of Kim Il Sung. The months and days in the Juche calendar were the same as in the global calendar.

When writing dates in North Korea, the Juche year was indicated, followed by the Gregorian year in parentheses.