In the photo, a tourist puts on a costume for a photo op with the statuette of a horse. Everything in North Korea must have an embedded political message; even its entertainment forms are state-sponsored, Korea Joongang Daily described. As the world already knows, North Korea is the stage and all its people are actors. Festivities are dedicated to their late leaders, people are directed as to what to say, how to stand, and even how to sit.
