Pyongyang, August 16 (KCNA) -- An evening gala of youth and students took place at the plaza of the Arch of Triumph on Thursday, the 79th anniversary of national liberation.

A circle dance began amid the melodies of the song "Mine Is Always the Country of Kim Il Sung".

The participants danced in boundless reverence for President Kim Il Sung and Chairman Kim Jong Il, who achieved the historic cause of national liberation and built a prosperous socialist power on this land.

They danced enthusiastically to the tune of revolutionary songs reflecting the firm revolutionary faith and fighting spirit of the anti-Japanese revolutionary forerunners who adorned the long bloody battles with victory and glory, holding Kim Il Sung in high esteem as the center of leadership and unity.

Amid the rising festive mood fireworks were displayed gorgeously and a sea of dance spread to excite the spectators.

Resounded far and wide in the sky of the capital city was the song "We Will Defend General Kim Jong Un with Our Lives" sang by the participants in chorus in reflection of their ardent faith and will to firmly believe in and follow the respected fatherly Marshal Kim Jong Un, cherishing the unswerving loyalty and indomitable fighting spirit displayed by the preceding generations. -0-