North Korea's Culture

The contemporary culture of North Korea is based on traditional Korean culture. North Korea started to develop their own culture since their independence in 1948. Koreans were able to develop and maintain a unique culture. Doing this they also adopted and influenced neighboring cultures for nearly 3,000 years.
North Koreans value the arts like pottery. They also jave made important technical scientific advantages
North Korea varies in religion. The religion percentages are;
Non-religious: 67.9%
Traditional Beliefs: 15.6%
Ch'ongdogyo: 13.9%
Budhhist: 1.7%
Christianity: 0.9%

As you see the picture at the beginning of this post, this is a Buddhist temple in Korea. Buddhism and Confucianism are the 2 main religions in North Korea. All the religions are suppressed in North Korea. This means that the government doesn't allow religion to be practiced and they discourage it. Even though religion is suppressed, some Buddhist temples and shrines are kept open for their historic importance. Because of Kim's government especially persecuted Christians, many of them fled to South Korea to build new lives.
North Korea is a Communist government, so they discourage the practice of religion. Many North Koreans are believed to follow their faiths in secret. Shamanism is the oldest belief system on the Korean Peninsula. Buddhism and Concianism came to Korea later, arriving from China between the 4th and 7th centuries. Buddhism was found in India. Confucianism was found during the Chosun dynasty. Christianity 1st enteredKorea in the 1600s. A new faith called Ch'ongdogyo later came along. Some of these religions came from China. If citizens are caught practicing their faiths, they'll be severly punished.