Pyongyang parade for North Korean founder

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a massive civilian parade in the capital, Pyongyang, celebrating a milestone birth anniversary of his state-founding grandfather in which thousands marched in a choreographed display of loyalty to the Kim family, state media said on Saturday.

Kim Il Sung's birthday is the most important national holiday in North Korea, where the Kim family has ruled under a strong personality cult since the nation's founding in 1948. Pyongyang residents bowed and laid bouquets of flowers near the bronze statues of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.  Kim Jong Un became a third-generation leader after his father Kim Jong Il died in late 2011.