Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- Constitution Day
- Country
- Marshall Islands
- Date
- May 1, 2026
- Day of Week
- Friday
- Status
- 73 days away
- About this Holiday
- Constitution Day is a public holiday in Marshall Islands
Constitution Day
Marshall Islands • May 1, 2026 • Friday
73
Days
01
Hours
26
Mins
21
Secs
until Constitution Day
Pacific/Majuro timezone
About Constitution Day
Also known as: Jemjerā Day
Jemenei Day: Raan eo elaptata an Republic eo an Marshall Islands
Jemenei Day, ak Constitution Day, ej raan eo elaptata an aolep armejin Marshall Islands ilo aolepen lometo im peliaer. Inej raan eo me jej kemejmeje im mōñā kōn kien eo ad, eo ej dāpij im lale anemkwōj im maron ko an kajjojo armej ilo aolepen Republic eo an Marshall Islands (RMI). Ilo raan in, kōj armejin Majōl jej juon wōt ilo ad kabbwilōñlōñ kōn iien eo me jekar bōk maron in ad make nōbar im kien, im jolo̦k jān maron ko an aelōñ ko jet me raar lale kōj m̦ae iien eo jekar kōm̦m̦ane Constitution eo ad ilo May 1, 1979.
Ejabwe wōt an aurok raan in kōnke ej pād ie bwebwenato ko an bwidej in ad im m̦anit eo ad. Jemenei Day ejjab baj juon wōt raan in kakkije, ak ej raan in kōkkañ im kile kajoor eo an kien eo ad. Constitution in ad ej m̦weiie eo ad me ej kalikkar bwe kōj ej juon lōñ me ej make kōm̦m̦an pepe kōn ilju im jeklaj eo an. Ilo raan in, aolep m̦ōn kien, jikuul, im kumi ko rej bōjrak jān jerbal bwe ren maron bōk koonaer ilo iien kemejmej im iien m̦ōñā ko me rej kōm̦m̦an ilo kajjojo ānewōt.
In ej iien eo me jej lale āliklik im kile wōt kōttōpar ko an rūtto ro ad im raar jerbal kajoor ilo iien eo raar dāpij im je kien in ad. Jemenei Day ej kōjjerkak buruun kajjojo rijikuul, rukkakije, im rijerbal kōn peran im anemkwōj eo jej m̦ōñā kake rainin. Ej juon iien me jej kalikkar ad yokwe aelōñ in ad im ad kile bwe Constitution eo ej dāpij kōj ilo juon wōt bōro.
Ñaat eo Jemenei Day ilo 2026?
Ilo iiō in 2026, Jemenei Day enaaj kōm̦m̦an ilo raan kein:
Raan: Friday Raan eo ilo allōñ: May 1, 2026 Iien m̦ae raan in: Epaak 73 raan m̦ae ad tōpar raan in kemejmej in.
Raan in ej pād wōt ilo May 1 kajjojo iiō. Ej juon "fixed date" me ejjab bōjak ak ukōt raan eo an, bōtab ñe May 1 ej wōtlok ilo raan in Jabōt, kien eo ej kōm̦m̦ane bwe raan in kakkije eo en pād ilo raan in Mande eo ej itok. Ilo iiō in 2026, jej tōprak ilo raan in Friday im enaaj lōn m̦akūtkūt ko rekabwilōñlōñ me rej kōttar kōj.
Bwebwenato im Jinoin Jemenei Day
Bwebwenato eo an Jemenei Day ej jino jān iien ko m̦ae ad bōk anemkwōj. M̦ae iien eo jekar bōk kien eo ad, Marshall Islands ear pād ium̦win maron ko an aelōñ ko jet āinwōt Spain, Germany, Japan, im āliktata United States ium̦win Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands (TTPI). Ilo iien eo me United States ear lale aelōñ kein jān iiō eo 1947, ear lōn m̦akūtkūt ko reppen me jekar iiooni, ekoba kōm̦m̦an kōm̦m̦an bomb ko ilo Bikini im Enewetak.
Ilo iiō eo 1977, juon kumi in armej me rej 48 delegates raar kūr ñan juon "Constitutional Convention". Rej armej ro me jekar kāālet er bwe ren je kien eo ad. Delegates kein raar jerbal kajoor ñan kōm̦m̦ane juon kien me ej kōttōrak m̦anit eo an Majōl im barāinwōt kien ko an jukjuk im pād eo rainin. Raar dāpij maron eo an Iroij im Leroij ro, im barāinwōt bōk koonaer armej ñan kāālet ro rej tōl er.
Ilo May 1, 1979, Constitution eo ear tōprak im armejin Marshall Islands raar kōm̦m̦ane juon referendum (vōt) ñan kōmālim kien in. Iien in ear kalikkar an Republic eo an Marshall Islands (RMI) bōk an make kien im tōl e make jān TTPI. Jān iien eo, kōj jej kemejmeje raan in āinwōt raan in ad anemkwōj im raan eo me jekar kōm̦m̦ane ad make kien. Eaar lōn kōttōpar ko reppen m̦ae iien eo jekar bōk Compact of Free Association (COFA) ilo 1986, ak raan in May 1 ej raan eo me jekar m̦anit kake āinwōt jinoin kien eo ad.
Wāween ad Kemejmeje im Celebrate
Jemenei Day ej juon iien me aolepen aelōñ in ej m̦ōñā im m̦akūtkūt. Ej juon raan me ekatōk kōn kaajiriri, rūtto, im aolep jukjuk im pād ko. Lōn wāween ko jej kōm̦m̦ani ñan nōbar raan in:
1. Parade im Opening Ceremonies
Ilo m̦ajel in Majuro im Ebeye, parade ko rej kōm̦m̦an ilo iiañ in raan. Rijikuul ko, kumi in jerbal ko, im kumi in jar ko rej etetal ilo ial ko im kōjerbal nuknuk ko rekōm̦m̦an kōn kōla ko an flag eo ad. President eo an Marshall Islands im ritōl ro jet rej kōm̦m̦an aer naan in kakūrm̦ool im kemejmeje bwebwenato eo an kien eo ad. Rej barāinwōt kile yokwe eo ad ñan aelōñ in United States kōn jerbal in jibañ ko aer m̦ae rainin.2. M̦akūtkūt in Ikkure (Sports)
Sports ej juon m̦ōttan eo elaptata ilo Jemenei Day. Ekkā an lōn softball, basketball, im volleyball tournaments me rej kōm̦m̦an ium̦win jet raan m̦ae Jemenei Day. Raan in May 1 ej iien eo me "Championship" ko rej kōm̦m̦an. Armej rej aintok ñan lale ikkure kein im kabbwilōñlōñ kōn kajoor an jodikdik ro ad. Barāinwōt, ekkā an lōn "field days" ñan rijikuul ro me rej kōm̦m̦an kade, kōttōr, im ikkure in m̦anit ko jet.3. Miss Jemenei Day im Pageants
Kajjojo iiō, ekkā an lōn pageant ko ñan kāālet Miss Jemenei Day. Jiron ro rej kwalok aer m̦anit, aer jelālokjen kōn kien eo ad, im aer yokwe aelōñ in. In ej juon iien me jej kile m̦anit eo ad im barāinwōt wāween ad tōprak ilo iien ko rāātook. Band ko rej barāinwōt kōm̦m̦an aer concert im al ko rej kōm̦m̦an bwe armej ren m̦ōñā im m̦ōttā.4. M̦anit im M̦ōñā
Ilo kajjojo booth ko me rej kōjeraki, armej rej maron wia ak m̦ōñā m̦ōñā in Majōl āinwōt m̦ōñā ko kōm̦m̦an jān mā, iien, im waini. Ri-kaalwōj ro rej maron barāinwōt lale jerbal in amim̦ōno ko āinwōt amim̦ōno in jidjid, m̦arm̦ar, im kōm̦m̦an wa. Ej juon iien me jej kōkañ m̦anit eo ad bwe en jab jako jān jodikdik ro.Jemenei Day ilo Aelōñ ko Jet (Diaspora)
Jemenei Day ejjab kōm̦m̦an wōt ilo Marshall Islands, ak ej barāinwōt kōm̦m̦an ilo aelōñ ko jet me armejin Majōl rej pād ie, āinwōt Arkansas, Hawaii, Washington, im Oregon ilo United States. Ekkā an armejin Majōl ro ilo US kōm̦m̦ane aer Jemenei Day celebration ilo Memorial Day weekend kōnke ej iien eo me aolep armej rej kakkije jān jerbal. Rej kōm̦m̦an ikkure in softball im basketball me ej aintok tausan armej jān kajjojo state. In ej kalikkar bwe jekdoon ñaat im ia eo jej pād ie, Jemenei Day ej dāpij kōj āinwōt juon lōñ.Melele ko ñan Ri-Lo̦lo̦k (Visitors)
Ñe kwoj juon ri-lo̦lo̦k me kwoj itok ñan Marshall Islands ilo iien Jemenei Day, ewōr jet men ko kwoj aikuj jelā kake:Iien: May ej juon iien eo me em̦m̦an m̦ejaat eo ie, jekdoon ñe ekkā an wōt. Ej iien eo me aolep armej rej m̦ōñā im m̦akūtkūt, inem kwonaaj ioon juon jukjuk im pād eo elōn m̦ōñā ie. Wāween ad pād: Armejin Majōl rej armej ro rejouj im m̦ōñā. Kwoj maron bōk koonaam ilo parade ko ak lale ikkure ko. Ejjab aikuj lōn nuknuk kake (dress code) elañe kwoj pād ilo m̦akūtkūt kein, ak em̦m̦an ñe kwoj kōnañ nuknuk in aelōñ (island wear). Wia airplane ticket: Kōnke Jemenei Day ej juon iien eo elap, ekkā an lōn armej rej itok im wanmeto, inem em̦m̦an ñe kwoj kōm̦m̦ane am flight booking m̦okta. Visa: Ñan ri-aelōñ in United States, kwojjab aikuj visa ñan deke lōñ in Marshall Islands kōnke Compact of Free Association eo ej kōmālim am deke im jerbal ijin.
Melele kōn Public Holiday Status
Jemenei Day ej juon "National Public Holiday" ilo Republic eo an Marshall Islands. In melele bwe:
- M̦ōn Kien: Aolep m̦ōn kien (Government offices) rej kilōk. Ri-jerbal ro an kien rej bōk aer raan in kakkije kōn wōnaān (paid holiday).
- Jikuul: Aolep jikuul ko, jān elementary m̦ae college (College of the Marshall Islands im USP), rej kilōk.
- Business ko: Elōñ business ko rej barāinwōt kilōk, ak jet store ko rellap rej bellok ium̦win jet awa ko m̦okta ñan jibañ armej wia aer m̦ōñā im aikuj ko ñan party ko aer.
- Bank: Bank ko rej kilōk ilo raan in.
Aurok in Constitution eo ad
Constitution an RMI ej juon pepa eo elap an aurok kōnke ej dāpij jilu m̦ōttan kien (Branches of Government): Legislative (Nitijela): Ijin ej iien eo me ri-kāālet ro rej kōm̦m̦an kien ko kake. Executive: President eo im Cabinet eo rej lale an kien eo jerbal. Judiciary: M̦ōn jowi ko im court ko rej lale bwe kien eo en m̦ool im jim̦we.
Barāinwōt, Constitution eo ad ej kile "Council of Iroij". In ej m̦ōttan eo me ej kōm̦m̦an bwe kien eo ad en bōk m̦anit eo ad ie. Council in ej lale kien ko me rej pād kake m̦anit, bwidej, im wāween mour an rūtto ro ad. In ej men eo ej kōm̦m̦an bwe Constitution eo an Marshall Islands en make kajjojo jān aolep aelōñ ko jet ilo lal in.
Kōm̦oolm̦ool kōn Anemkwōj
Ilo ad kemejmeje Jemenei Day ilo 2026, jej aikuj barāinwōt kemejmeje bwe anemkwōj in ejjab juon men eo ej itok bitu wōt. Ear lōn jerbal kajoor jān ritōl ro ad āinwōt Amata Kabua (President eo ad m̦oktata) im ro jet me raar lale bwe Marshall Islands en juon lōñ eo ej make tōl e.
Ilo raan in May 1, 2026, ñe kwoj pād ilo Majuro, Ebeye, ak jabrewōt ānewōt, kwonaaj lo bwe flag eo an RMI ej tōtolok ilo kajjojo m̦ōn kien im m̦ōn m̦ōñā. Kōla ko an flag eo—blue, white, im orange—rej kalikkar kōjatdikdik eo ad. Blue ej kōm̦m̦an kōn lometo, white ej kōm̦m̦an kōn raan in rear, im orange ej kōm̦m̦an kōn kajoor im peran.
Jemenei Day im Jeklaj eo ad
Jemenei Day ejjab baj kōn bwebwenato wōt, ak ej kōn ilju im jeklaj eo ad. Ilo raan kein, ritōl ro ad rej barāinwōt kōnono kōn men ko rej iion aelōñ in rainin, āinwōt "climate change" im wāween ad dāpij bwidej in ad jān an rōlok lometo. Constitution eo ad ej kōkajojoik kōj bwe jekdoon ta m̦akūtkūt ko rej itok, jej juon wōt lōñ ium̦win kien in.
Jej rōjan aolep jodikdik ro bwe ren katak kōn Constitution eo ad. Jemenei Day ej iien eo em̦m̦antata ñan katak kōn Bill of Rights eo ad, eo me ej ba bwe aolep armej ewōr aer maron in kōnono, maron in jar, im maron in pād ilo anemkwōj.
Kōjem̦m̦olo̦k
Ilo 2026, Jemenei Day enaaj bar juon iien eo ekabwilōñlōñ. Jej kūr aolep armej, ri-Majōl im ri-aelōñ ko jet, bwe ren bōk koonaer ilo m̦ōñā im m̦akūtkūt kein. Epaak wōt 73 raan m̦ae ad tōpar raan
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Constitution Day in Marshall Islands
Kwon kile bwe iien kakkije in enaaj waļo̦k ilo Friday, May 1, 2026. Ewor 73 raan im rej pād m̦ae iien eo jemān kakkije in ilo aolepen l̦weeo. Jemenei Day ej juon raan ko̦o̦t im eaorōk ñan aolep armejin M̦ajel̦ bwe ej kōm̦m̦an kake iien eo kar m̦anit kake Jemen-ei eo an laļ in ilo Maaj 1, 1979. Ilo raan in, aolep armej rej koba ippān doon ñan kaiboojoj iien kakkije in im kemejmej iien eo RMI em̦ōj an bōk maroñ in kōm̦m̦an pepe ñan e make.
Aet, Jemenei Day ej juon raan in kakkije (public holiday) eo em̦ōj kōmālimi ilo kien. Ilo raan in, aolep opij ko an kien, jikuul̦ ko, im l̦un̄an bwijinij ko rej kilōk ñan kōm̦m̦an bwe armej ren maroñ pād ippān baam̦le ko aer im bōk kwōnaer ilo iien kōm̦m̦an m̦ōn̄ā im iien m̦ōñōñō ko. Ej juon raan eo eaorōk ñan aolep dri-jerbal bwe ren maroñ kakkije im kemejmej kōmālim eo an laļ in ilo an make kien.
Eaorōk raan in bwe ej kemejmej raan eo kar kōm̦m̦ane Jemen-ei eo an Republic of the Marshall Islands ilo iiō eo 1979. Jemenei in ej ejaak jān iñinñin ko an 48 delegate ro kar kāālo̦ti ñan kōm̦m̦ane juon kien eo ej kōm̦m̦an bwe M̦ajel̦ en juon laļ eo ej jutak ilo an make maroñ. Ej bar kemejmej iien eo M̦ajel̦ eaar m̦ōj an pād ium̦win kien ko an laļ ko jet āinwōt Spain, Germany, Japan, im United States, im jino an bōk meram in anemkwōj.
Armej rej kōm̦m̦ane iien m̦ōñōñō in ilo bwijin wāween ko āinwōt parade, iien al im eb, im iien iukkure ko. Elōn̄ m̦anit ko rej waļo̦k āinwōt softball, basketball, im volleyball ko rej kōm̦m̦an ilo iien in. Bar jet iien m̦ōñōñō ko rej Miss Jemenei Day, iien kōjjem̦jjem̦ m̦anit, im iien al an band ko. Ej bar iien eo armej rej koba ippān doon ñan m̦ōn̄ā im kōm̦m̦an iien kakkije ippān baam̦le im ro m̦ōttair.
Aet, m̦anit in M̦ajel̦ ej juon m̦ōttan eo eaorōk ilo raan in. Ewor iien kwal̦o̦k m̦anit ko āinwōt am̦ōjeen m̦ōn̄ā ko an ad, kōm̦m̦an m̦weiuk in pein M̦ajel̦, im al im eb ko an m̦anit. Kien eo ej bar kōm̦m̦an iien kwal̦o̦k katak im kōmeļeļe kōn bwebwenato in kien eo an laļ in. Armej rej kōnak nuknuk ko rekōm̦m̦an bwe ren kile bwe rej dri-M̦ajel̦ im kaiboojoj m̦anit eo aer.
Armejin M̦ajel̦ ro rej pād ilo laļ ko jet, āinwōt ilo United States, rej bar kōm̦m̦an iien m̦ōñōñō in Jemenei Day. Rej kōm̦m̦ane ilo iien Memorial Day weekend ilo an bwijin armej koba ippān doon ñan iukkure im m̦ōn̄ā. In ej kwal̦o̦k bwe meñe rej pād etto̦lo̦k jān m̦weo, ak m̦anit im bwebwenato in anemkwōj eo an M̦ajel̦ ej pād wōt ilo būruier.
Ñan ro rej lol̦o̦k M̦ajel̦, in ej juon iien eo em̦m̦antata ñan lo m̦anit im iien m̦ōñōñō ko an armejin M̦ajel̦. Rej aikuj m̦ōkaj im kōm̦m̦an aer flight reservation bwe iien in elōn̄ armej rej itok im wanmetak. Ejjeļo̦k juon wāween kōnak nuknuk eo em̦ōj an kien dāpije, ak ruwamāejet ro rej aikuj kōnak nuknuk ko rekkar ñan iien m̦ōñōñō im kwal̦o̦k koutiej ñan m̦anit ko. Ej juon iien eo em̦m̦an ñan ippān doon im bōk kwōnair ilo m̦ōn̄ā im iukkure ko.
Aet, President eo an laļ in ej kōm̦m̦an an kōnono im naajdik armej kōn aorōkin Jemen-ei eo im kōmeļeļe kōn kōtaan eo em̦m̦an ippān United States. Iien kōnono in ej waļo̦k ilo iien kōpeļļo̦k iien m̦ōñōñō ko ilo stadium ko ak jikin koba ko. Ej juon iien ñan kōkāāl kōjatdikdik im jutak pen ilo anemkwōj eo an laļ in Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Historical Dates
Constitution Day dates in Marshall Islands from 2010 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Thursday | May 1, 2025 |
| 2024 | Wednesday | May 1, 2024 |
| 2023 | Monday | May 1, 2023 |
| 2022 | Sunday | May 1, 2022 |
| 2021 | Saturday | May 1, 2021 |
| 2020 | Friday | May 1, 2020 |
| 2019 | Wednesday | May 1, 2019 |
| 2018 | Tuesday | May 1, 2018 |
| 2017 | Monday | May 1, 2017 |
| 2016 | Sunday | May 1, 2016 |
| 2015 | Friday | May 1, 2015 |
| 2014 | Thursday | May 1, 2014 |
| 2013 | Wednesday | May 1, 2013 |
| 2012 | Tuesday | May 1, 2012 |
| 2011 | Sunday | May 1, 2011 |
| 2010 | Saturday | May 1, 2010 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
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