New Year's Day

Marshall Islands • January 1, 2026 • Thursday

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Holiday Details

Holiday Name
New Year's Day
Date
January 1, 2026
Day of Week
Thursday
Status
Passed
About this Holiday
New Year’s Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.

About New Year's Day

Also known as: Raan in Iien Ekaal

Raan in Iio Ekāāl ilo Aelōn̄ in Majeļ: Juon Iien Kōjatdikdik im Kōppojak

Raan in Iio Ekāāl ilo Aelōn̄ in Majeļ ej juon iien eo eļap an aorōk ilo būruon armejin Majeļ otemjej. Ej iien eo me jej kōmāit iio eo emootļo̧k im m̧ōņōņō kōn iio ekāāl eo ej itok. Ilo aelōn̄ kein ad, iien in ejjab wōt kōn m̧anit in pālle, ak ej kōkaļļeik m̧anit eo ad kōn iakwe, m̧ōņōņō, im bōrokuk ippān ro uwaan baam̧le im jukjukin pād eo. Ej juon raan me jej loe kajoor in kōjatdikdik im iakwe eo epen kōtaan armejin Majeļ.

Ilo iien in, aolep jikin ilo aelōn̄ kein, jān Majuōr lok n̄an Ebeye im aolep aelōn̄ ko ilikin, armej rej ebake ippān doon. Ej juon iien n̄an kōkaļļeik bwe iio eo emootļo̧k eaar tōprak im juon iien n̄an lale jemānļo̧k n̄an mānā ko rej itok. Mennin ej juon m̧ōttan m̧anit eo ad im eaar bōk jikin jān iien ko etto n̄an kiiō, meñe jej kōjerbal iio in pālle n̄an kōmāit raan in. Ej juon iien n̄an jar, m̧ōn̄ā, im al n̄an kautiej Anij kōn an kar lale kōj ilo iio eo emootļo̧k.

Ñaat eo ilo 2026?

Ilo iio in 2026, Raan in Iio Ekāāl enaaj pād ilo:

Raan: Thursday Raan ilo Allōn̄: January 1, 2026 Iien eitok wōt: 0 raan rej pād wōt n̄an raan in m̧ōņōņō in.

Raan in ej pād wōt ilo raan eo m̧ōttan kajjojo iio, eo in ej Janwōde 1. Ejjab juon raan eo me ej oktak kajjojo iio, ak ej pād wōt ilo m̧antun kōjerbal iio in pālle eo me Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) ej kōjerbale.

Bwebwenato im Jinoin Raan in Iio Ekāāl

Bwebwenato in Raan in Iio Ekāāl ilo Majeļ ej pād ippān bwebwenato in rōm̧ak eo an jitōb im m̧anit in pālle eo me eaar deļo̧n̄tok ilo aelōn̄ kein. Ke rōm̧ak eo eaar deļo̧n̄tok im kabun̄ in Christian eaar kajoorļo̧k, armejin Majeļ rar jino kōjerbal iio in pālle n̄an kōmāit raan in iio ekāāl. M̧ae iien eo me Majeļ eaar bōk an anemkwōj im ejaak Republic of the Marshall Islands, raan in eaar kajoorļo̧k an pād ilo kien im m̧anit.

Majeļ ej juon aelōn̄ eo me eaar pād ium̧win maron̄ in aelōn̄ ko jet āinwōt Jāmne, Jabaan, im Amedka. Kōn menin, m̧anit ko jet rar deļo̧n̄tok im iio in pālle eaar juon iaan men ko jej kōjerbali kiiō. Iien in ej kōkaļļeik iien eo me jej kōm̧m̧an kōjatdikdik rekāāl. Ilo m̧anit eo ad, iien in ej pād ilo tōre in "anganeang" (allōn̄ in Janwōde n̄an Māe), iien eo me ej jino lōn̄ mā im mārej. Kōn menin, iien in ejjab wōt kōkaļļeik iio ekāāl, ak ej barāinwōt iien eo me aelōn̄ in ej jino m̧ōn̄ā im tōprak.

Wāween ad Kōmāit im Celebrate

Kōmāit eo an Raan in Iio Ekāāl ilo Majeļ ej juon men eo ekanooj aiboojoj im eobrak kōn m̧ōņōņō. Ej jino jān jota in New Year's Eve (Tijemba 31) m̧ae raan eo m̧ōttan Janwōde 1.

Jar im Kautiej Anij

Ilo Majeļ, kabun̄ ej juon m̧ōttan eo eaorōktata ilo mour an armej. Ilo jota in Tijemba 31, aolep armej rej wanmetok n̄an m̧ōn jar ko n̄an jar in "Watch Night Service". Ilo jar in, armej rej al, jar, im lelōk kam̧m̧ool n̄an Anij kōn an kar lale er ilo iio eo emootļo̧k. Ñe ej tōpar awa eo jon̄oul-ruo (12:00 AM), armej rej m̧ōņōņō im kōm̧m̧an ainikien ko rekajoor n̄an kōkaļļeik iio ekāāl.

Kweilo̧k im Kwōjkwōj an Baam̧le

Kōttan eo me aolep rej kōttare ej iien m̧ōn̄ā. Baam̧le ko rej iookļo̧k doon im kōm̧m̧an kwōjkwōj ko reļļap. M̧ōn̄ā ko jej m̧ōn̄āi rej m̧ōn̄ā in Majeļ āinwōt:
Ek: Ek ko rekāāl jān lojet. Mā: Ilo tōre in anganeang, mā ej m̧ōn̄ā eo eaorōk. Wōt: Wōt eo me em̧ōj kōm̧m̧ane ilo um̧. Bōb: Bōb ko remenañ im rōm̧m̧an. Kwi: Kwi ko reitok jān baam̧le ko ilo aelōn̄ ko ilikin.

Kwōjkwōj kein rej iien n̄an bwebwenato, kakkije, im kōm̧m̧an kōjatdikdik ippān doon. Armej rej kōjerbal iien in n̄an jeorļo̧k bōd ko an doon im jino mour ekāāl ippān doon.

Al im Eb

Ilo Majuōr im Ebeye, eļaptata ilo jukjukin pād ko, armej rej al im eb. Jej loe kumi in al ko rej etal jān m̧weo n̄an m̧weo im al n̄an kōm̧m̧an m̧ōņōņō. Fireworks im ainikien kajoor rej barāinwōt kōkaļļeik raan in ilo kajjojo iikin aelōn̄ kein.

M̧anit im Kōm̧m̧an ko Reaurōk

Ilo m̧anit in Majeļ, iakwe im m̧ōm̧an bōro ej men eo eaorōktata. Ñe kwoj pād ilo juon kwōjkwōj in New Year's Day, em̧m̧an bwe kwon kōm̧m̧ani men kein:

  1. Lelōk Menin Letok: Ñe rej kūr eok n̄an juon m̧weo, em̧m̧an bwe kwon bōktok juon menin letok jidik āinwōt m̧ōn̄ā ak iep ko me em̧ōj kōm̧m̧ani.
  2. Kautiej Rūtto: Kautiej rūtto ro im kōm̧m̧an bwe ren m̧ōn̄ā m̧okta im jijjet ilo jikin ko rem̧m̧an.
  3. Kōjerbal Pein Ruo: Ñe kwoj letok ak bōk juon men, kōjerbal pein ruo n̄an kōkaļļeik kautiej.
  4. Kadinon̄non̄: M̧ōņōņō ippān doon im bwebwenato. Armejin Majeļ rej armej in kōttan, kōn menin bwebwenato ej juon m̧ōttan eo eaorōk.

Meļeļe n̄an ro rej Itok im Lolok Majeļ

Ñe kwoj juon rūlotok ilo tōre in Iio Ekāāl ilo Majeļ, kwonaaj loe juon aelōn̄ eo em̧m̧an im iakwe. Ak, ewōr jet men ko em̧m̧an bwe kwon jeļā kake:

Kien im Jikin Makitkit: Kōnke ej juon raan in kakkije n̄an aolep (Public Holiday), aolep opij ko an kien, jkuul ko, im kien ko reļļap rej kiil. Ak, hotel ko im jikin m̧ōn̄ā ko jet rej pād n̄an rūlotok ro. Kōm̧m̧an Jar: Ñe kwoj itok n̄an jar, em̧m̧an bwe kwon kōjerbal nuknuk ko rekautiej (āinwōt muumuu n̄an kōrā im jōōt n̄an em̧m̧aan). Kōto im Mejātoto: Mejātoto in Majeļ ej bwil im m̧ōrere. Kōn menin, kōjerbal nuknuk ko rejejjet n̄an kōto in tropical. Iia ko: Plane ko rej uke kajjojo aelōn̄ remaron̄ bōjrak ilo raan in kakkije in, kōn menin lale am̧ schedule m̧okta jān am̧ itok.

Janwōde 1: Raan in Kakkije (Public Holiday)

Raan in Iio Ekāāl ej juon iaan raan ko me kien an Republic of the Marshall Islands ej kōkaļļeik bwe ej juon National Public Holiday.

Ta ko rej kiil? Aolep opij ko an kien (Government Offices). Aolep jkuul ko (Schools). Bank ko im opij in post (Post Office). Kien ko reļļap (Major businesses).

Ta ko rej peļļo̧k? Hospital (n̄an iien idin̄). Police station. Hotel ko n̄an rūlotok ro. Jet m̧ōn wia ko reitok wōt n̄an jinoin raan.

Ilo raan in, armej rej kakkije jān jerbal im bōk iien ippān baam̧le ko aer. Ej juon raan n̄an kōkaļļeik bwe mour ejjab wōt kōn jerbal ak ej barāinwōt kōn bōrokuk im iakwe ilo jukjukin pād eo.

Kōjatdikdik n̄an Iio Ekāāl

Ilo am̧ kōmāit raan in ilo Majeļ, jej kōm̧m̧an am̧ kōjatdikdik bwe iio in 2026 en juon iio in tōprak im m̧ōņōņō. Jen bar kakeememej kōj make kōn kajoor in m̧anit eo ad im iakwe eo ej kōbaat kōj ippān doon āinwōt juon aelōn̄.

Jeram̧m̧an ilo Iio Ekāāl n̄an kom̧ aolep!


Kōmeļeļe: Meļeļe kein rej kōm̧m̧an n̄an kōkaļļeik m̧anit im kōm̧m̧an ko an armejin Majeļ ilo Janwōde 1, 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about New Year's Day in Marshall Islands

Raan in iien kakkije in ilo iiō in enaaj pād ilo Thursday, January 1, 2026. Enaaj walọk ilo 0 raan im ej raan eo m̧aantata ilo kaalendōr eo an laļ in. Armej in M̧ajōl rejej kōttar raan in bwe ren maroñ kōm̧m̧ane iien kakkije im m̧ōñā ippān ro nukuier im m̧ōttair ilo iien kōttar juon iiō em̧m̧an im kaal.

Aet, raan in ej juon raan in kakkije (public holiday) an kien ilo aolepen Republic of the Marshall Islands. Ilo raan in, opij ko an kien, jikuul ko, im elōñ jikin wia ko rej kilōk bwe armej ren maroñ pād ippān baam̧le ko aer. Meñe elōñ jikin ko rej kilōk, ak jikin ko rej kōm̧m̧an jerbal ñan rōlool (tourists) āinwōt hotel im resort ko remaroñ bellọk wōt ñan jipañ ro rej itok im loloorjake aelōñ kein.

Raan in New Year's Day ej juon iien eo eaurok kōnke ej kwaļọk kōttōpar ko rekāāl im kōkāāl bōro. Kōn m̧anit in m̧adele ko an Amedka eo eaar pād ilo M̧ajōl, raan in eaar kōm̧m̧an bwe armej ren reiloļọk ñan juon iien rekāāl im kauteej ippān doon. Ej bar juon iien ñan kōm̧m̧an bwe baam̧le ren epaake doon im kauteej m̧anit in karwainene im iakwe doon eo eaar pād ippān Marshallese m̧ae kiiō.

Lale raan in ej ippān baam̧le im kōm̧m̧an iien m̧ōñā kileplep. Armej rej iien ippān doon ilo New Year's Eve m̧ae New Year's Day. Elōñ al, eb, im kōm̧m̧an fireworks ilo lukōn boñ eo ñan kōjjelā kōn iiō eo ekāāl. Ilo jikin ko āinwōt M̧ajro im Ebeye, kwōmaroñ loe an armej lañōlōñ im kōm̧m̧an jikin m̧ōñā ko ippān doon ilo kwojkwoj ko rekaal.

M̧ōñā ko rej kōm̧m̧ani rej m̧ōñā in aelōñ kein āinwōt ek, mā, im bōb. Kōnke raan in ej pād ilo iien 'anganeang' (January m̧ae May), mā ej juon m̧ōñā eo eaurok ilo iien kwojkwoj kein. Baam̧le ko rej iien ippān doon im m̧ōñā ippān doon kōn m̧ōñā ko rej tōtōr ilo iien eo, im rej kōm̧m̧an bwe aolep ren m̧ōñā im m̧ōttan doon.

Aet, jar ej juon m̧ōttan eo eaurok ilo m̧anit in M̧ajōl kōnke elōñ armej rej Kristian. Armej rej etal ñan m̧ōn jar ko aer ilo boñin New Year's Eve im bar ilo raan in New Year's Day. Rej jar ñan kam̧m̧oolol Kijeeto kōn iiō eo eaar m̧ootļọk im kajjitōk kōjeraam̧m̧an ñan iiō eo ekāāl im enaaj itok.

Ñan ro rej itok im loloorjake aelōñ kein, rej maroñ m̧ōttan iien m̧ōñā ko an baam̧le im jikin jar ko. Ej juon iien eo em̧m̧an ñan loe m̧anit in iakwe im karwainene eo an Marshallese. Elōñ fireworks im party ko remaroñ loe ilo M̧ajro. Em̧m̧an ñan rōlool ro bwe ren kauteej m̧anit ko im jar ko, im lelok menin letok ko āinwōt iep ak men ko kōm̧m̧an jān ni kōn ruo pāier im juon m̧ilañlañ.

Meñe ej juon iien kōm̧m̧anm̧ōn, rōlool rej aikuj kōjparok bwe ren kōm̧m̧an kōn m̧anit im utiej bōro. Ejjeļọk taboos rekileplep, ak em̧m̧an ñan kōņak nuknuk ko rōm̧m̧an im kōjparok m̧anit in kwojkwoj ko. Elōñ party ko remaroñ wōr dān kadek ie, ak ejjeļọk dān kadek ilo m̧ōn jar ko. Iien kōm̧m̧anm̧ōn in ej juon iien m̧ōttan doon im em̧m̧an bōro, im rōlool ren aikuj m̧ōttan iien kein kōn ettā bōro.

Historical Dates

New Year's Day dates in Marshall Islands from 2010 to 2025

Year Day of Week Date
2025 Wednesday January 1, 2025
2024 Monday January 1, 2024
2023 Sunday January 1, 2023
2022 Saturday January 1, 2022
2021 Friday January 1, 2021
2020 Wednesday January 1, 2020
2019 Tuesday January 1, 2019
2018 Monday January 1, 2018
2017 Sunday January 1, 2017
2016 Friday January 1, 2016
2015 Thursday January 1, 2015
2014 Wednesday January 1, 2014
2013 Tuesday January 1, 2013
2012 Sunday January 1, 2012
2011 Saturday January 1, 2011
2010 Friday January 1, 2010

Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.

About Marshall Islands

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Total Holidays
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