North Korea bans citizens from showing signs of happiness for 11 days to mark ex-leaders 10th death anniversary Citizens and residents of North Korea have been banned from laughing and drinking alcohol or showing signs of happiness for 11 days to mark the tenth death anniversary of their former leader, Kim Jong II. Government authorities have ordered the public not to show any signs of happiness while North Korea commemorates the 10th anniversary of his death. Kim Jong Il ruled North Korea from 1994 until his death in 2011. He died of a...