Remembrance Day observed

Marshall Islands • March 2, 2026 • Monday

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Holiday Details

Holiday Name
Remembrance Day observed
Date
March 2, 2026
Day of Week
Monday
Status
58 days away
About this Holiday
Remembrance Day is a public holiday in Marshall Islands

About Remembrance Day observed

Also known as: Remembrance Day observed

Raan in Keememej: Juon iien emōj an kōmālmel im kōmourur ilo Aelōn̄ in Majōl

Raan in Keememej, ak eo me elōn̄ rej kūri bwe ej "Nuclear Victims' Day" (Raan eo an ro rar bōk jorrāān jān kōmelmel in nuklea), ej juon iaan raan ko im elōn̄tata aer kile im koutiej ilo Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). In ej juon raan me ej kōttōprak kōn tōre eo me elōn̄ jorrāān im metak rar waļo̧k ilo aelōn̄ kein ad kōn kōmelmel in nuklea ko an kar United States jān iiō ko 1946 n̄an 1958. Ej juon iien me jej kōjekdoon kōn jabdewōt kōmālimlim im mōn̄ā kōn an mōttan wōt bōro im kōmourur n̄an ro rar pād ilo tōre ko im ro rej ban kiiō kōn jorrāān kein.

Ilo Raan in Keememej, aolep ri-Majōl rej kōjjemālok im keememej jorrāān ko rar waļo̧k jān kōmelmel eo ebuuj "Castle Bravo" ilo Bikini Atoll ilo Māaj 1, 1954. In ej kōmelmel eo elōn̄tata an kajoor ilo aolepen bwebwenato in kōmelmel ko an US, im ear kōmman bwe fallout ak bōtōktōk in nuklea en bōttōkļo̧k n̄an aelōn̄ ko jet āinwōt Rongelap, Utrik, im Ailuk. Raan in ejjab n̄an keememej wōt metak, ak ej barāinwōt juon raan in kōmālmel n̄an kōmourur im kōkajoor bōro ilo ad kōttōpar n̄an jimwe im kōmour ko n̄an ro rar bōk jorrāān.

Ñāāt in Raan in Keememej ilo 2026?

Ilo iiō in 2026, Raan in Keememej enaaj waļo̧k ilo:

Raan: Monday Raan in Allōn̄: March 2, 2026 Iien emōj an pād: 58 raan rej pād wōt n̄an raan in.

Ilo m̧oolin, raan in ej Māaj 1 ilo aolep iiō. Bōtaab, n̄e Māaj 1 ej bōtōkļo̧k ilo raan in Jabōt, kien ej kōmman bwe en "observed" ak kile ilo raan in Mande eo ej itok m̧aan. Kōn menin, ilo 2026, kōn an kar Māaj 1 bōtōkļo̧k ilo raan in Jabōt, naaj kile raan in kamōjno n̄an aolep ilo Monday, March 2, 2026. In ej kōmman bwe aolep armej ren maron̄ bōk iien n̄an pād ilo mōn̄ā ko im iien jar ko ilo aer jab pād ilo jerbal ak jikuuļ.

Bwebwenato im Jinoin Raan in Keememej

Bwebwenato in Raan in Keememej ej waļo̧k jān juon iien ebōro-metak ilo bwebwenato in Aelōn̄ in Majōl. Jān iiō ko 1946 n̄an 1958, United States ear kōmman 67 kōmelmel in nuklea ilo Bikini im Enewetak Atolls. Kōmelmel kein rar kōmman bwe armej ren jino kōmourur jān āneo jikier im etal n̄an aelōn̄ ko jet me rejjab lukkuun imminene ie.

Ilo Māaj 1, 1954, United States ear kōmman kōmelmel eo ej kūri bwe "Castle Bravo" ilo Bikini. In ear juon hydrogen bomb me ear 1,000 alen an kajoor jān bomb eo ear mōj an kōmālmel ilo Hiroshima. Kōn an kar kōto eo bōk fallout eo n̄an rōreōn̄, armej ilo Rongelap im Utrik rar bōk jorrāān jān bōtōktōk in nuklea eo ear wōt āinwōt juraak. Elōn̄ rar bōk jorrāān in ānbwin, māj, im metak in kōlo. Ilo iiō ko rar itok m̧aan, elōn̄ rar bōk cancer, jorrāān in thyroid, im ajri ro rar ļotak im māj.

Kien eo an RMI ear kōmman bwe Māaj 1 en juon raan in koutiej im keememej n̄an kōmman bwe aolepān laļ en jab meļo̧kļo̧k jorrāān kein. Ej juon raan n̄an kōjerbal ad maron̄ n̄an kōnono kōn nuklea justice im n̄an kōmeļeļeik n̄an jodikdik ro kōn jorrāān kein bwe ren jab waļo̧k bar juon alen.

Wāween an Ri-Majōl Kile Raan In

Raan in Keememej ejjab juon raan in kōmman "party" ak kōmman menin kamōmō. Ej juon raan eo elōn̄ an "solemnity" ak koutiej im kōjjemālok. Elōn̄ wāween ko armej rej kile raan in ie:

Iien Jar im Kōjjemālok

Ilo aolepān Majōl, jino jān Majuro n̄an aelōn̄ ko jet, armej rej ebin ilo jar. Elōn̄ iien jar rej kōmman ilo m̧ōn jar ko n̄an jar kōn aenōmman im kōmourur n̄an ro rar bōk jorrāān. Rej barāinwōt jar n̄an kien eo bwe en wōr aer kajoor ilo aer kōnono ippān United States kōn Compact of Free Association im kōn jorrāān ko an nuklea.

Bwebwenato jān ro rar bōk jorrāān

Juon iaan men ko rōliktata ilo raan in ej ron̄jake bwebwenato ko jān "survivors" ak ro rar pād ilo tōre eo. Rej kōnono kōn iien eo rar lo meram eo ekajoor jān Bikini, im wāween an kar fallout eo wōt āinwōt juraak ilo lōn̄. Rej kōnono kōn metak ko rar en̄jake im wāween aer kar jino mājroļo̧k jān āneo jikier. Bwebwenato kein rej kajoor im rej kōmman bwe armej ren rōn̄itbōro.

Silver Cross Mothers

Ilo iien ko ilo Majuro, "Silver Cross Mothers" rej bōk juon jikin ekoutiej. Rein rej ro me rar luuji ajri ro nejier ak rar bōk jorrāān kōn nuklea. Rej koutiej er kōn aer kijenmej im aer kajoor ilo aer kar pād ilo tōre ko rōpen.

Kōmman Wreath-Laying

Ilo jikin ko āinwōt memorials ak jikin keememej, kien im ro uwaan baam̧le ko rej likit ut (wreaths) n̄an koutiej ro emōj aer jako. In ej juon kōkaļļe in koutiej im jab meļo̧kļo̧k.

Jikuuļ im Youth Programs

Iien kein rej barāinwōt iien n̄an jodikdik ro. Elōn̄ jikuuļ rej kōmman iien kōnono im kōmeļeļe kōn bwebwenato in. Youth groups, āinwōt ro jān World Council of Churches ak jikin ko jet, rej kōmman iien n̄an kōkajoor jodikdik ro bwe ren kōmman "advocacy" n̄an aenōmman in nuklea ilo laļ in.

Manit im Kōmman Ko

Ilo raan in, manit in Majōl ej waļo̧k ilo wāween ad koutiej ro rūtto im ro rar bōk jorrāān. Jej kōjerbal nuknuk ko rōm̧m̧an im koutiej. Ejjab juon iien n̄an kōmman jokāālet ak kōmman mōn̄ā ko rōkajoor ainikier.

Mōn̄ā ko rej mōttan wōt iien ko an baam̧le. Elōn̄ rej mōn̄ā ippān doon ilo m̧oko im kōjjemālok. Ej juon iien n̄an bwebwenato ippān ro rūtto bwe ren jab meļo̧kļo̧k "Bravo Day" im ta eo ear kōmman n̄an aelōn̄ kein.

Meļeļe n̄an ro rej Itok jān Likin (Visitors/Expats)

N̄e kwoj pād ilo Majōl ilo Raan in Keememej, ebar wōr jet men ko kwoj aikuj kile:

  1. Koutiej: Iien kein rej iien ebōro-metak. N̄e kwoj pād ilo juon ceremony, jouj im jab kōmman ainikien ekajoor. Ejjab m̧m̧an n̄an pijaik armej (survivors) n̄e kwojab kajjitōk ippāer m̧ōta.
  2. Nuknuk: Jouj im kōjerbal nuknuk ko rōm̧m̧an (modest dress). Ri-Majōl rej koutiej wāween ad kōjparok ad kōnono im ad pād ilo jikin jar.
  3. Mālim: Elōn̄ iien ceremonies rej kōmman ilo Majuro (ECC ak jikin ko jet). Maron̄ im kwoj uwaan n̄an pād ie im ron̄jake, bōtaab jouj im jab kōmman bwe en kōn kwe, ak kōmman bwe en kōn ro rar bōk jorrāān.
  4. Kien: Jikin jerbal ko an kien rej kiil. Jikin jerbal ko an United States (āinwōt Embassy) maron̄ rej bar kiil.

Raan in Kakkije (Public Holiday Status)

Raan in Keememej ej juon "National Holiday" ilo Republic of the Marshall Islands. Kōn an wōr kappe in kien, elōn̄ men ko rej oktak ilo raan in:

Jikin Jerbal an Kien: Aolep jikin jerbal an kien (Government offices) rej kiil. Jikuuļ: Aolep jikuuļ (public im private) rej kiil. Bank ko: Bank of Marshall Islands (BOMI) im First Hawaiian Bank rej kiil. M̧ōn Wia ko: Elōn̄ m̧ōn wia rej kiil ak rej kōpeļļo̧k ilo iien ko rōkadu. M̧ōn wia ko rellaaj (āinwōt Formosa ak KRE) maron̄ rej kōpeļļo̧k bōtaab rej aikuj kile koutiej in raan in. Iien Etal (Transportation): Air Marshall Islands (AMI) maron̄ ejjab kōmman flight ko n̄an aelōn̄ ko jet ilo raan in kakkije in. United Airlines maron̄ ej jerbal wōt bōtaab aikuj lale schedule eo. Jikin taxi ko ilo Majuro rej jerbal wōt bōtaab rej jidrikļo̧k.

Kōn an 2026 bōktok raan in ilo Monday, March 2, 2026, armej rej aikuj kōmman aer karōk m̧aanļo̧k kōn iien wia mōn̄ā ak iien bōk julaaj kōn an aolep men kiil.

Kappe n̄an ro rej Etal (Travel Advice)

N̄e kwoj karōk n̄an pād ilo Majōl ilo iien in, lale men kein:

Dān im Kajoor: Ilo allōn̄ in Māaj, Majōl ej mōrere im kajoor kijeek (hot and humid). Karōn̄ dān im kōjerbal sunblock n̄e kwoj pād ilo ceremonies ko rōpād ilikin. Booking: Booking in flight ko n̄an aelōn̄ ko jet (outer islands) rej aikuj kōmman m̧aanļo̧k elōn̄ wiik kōn an elōn̄ armej rej uwe n̄an aelōn̄ ko jikier n̄an kōmman keememej.

  • Communication: Jikin kien rej kiil, kōn menin n̄e kwōj aikuj kōmman jerbal in "visa" ak "permit", kōmmane m̧ōta jān raan in kakkije in.

Kōkadudu

Raan in Keememej ejjab juon raan in kakkije wōt, ej juon raan in kajoor n̄an buruun aolep ri-Majōl. Ej keememej kōn kajoor in kōmourur im an armej maron̄ jutak wōt me n̄e elōn̄ jorrāān rar waļo̧k. Ilo 2026, jej bar koutiej ro ad "nuclear victims" im "survivors" ilo ad jar im keememej aer jerbal im aer koutiej n̄an aelōn̄ in.

Enaaj wōr 58 raan rej pād wōt n̄an Monday, March 2, 2026. Jouj im kōmman am iien n̄an kōjjemālok kōn aenōmman im jimwe n̄an aolepān laļ in, im n̄an keememej bwebwenato in Aelōn̄ in Majōl me eban meļo̧kļo̧k.

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Remembrance Day observed in Marshall Islands

Kwojkwoj in enaaj m̦anit ilo Monday, March 2, 2026. Ewor 58 raan m̦ae iien in. Ilo iiō in 2026, raan in enaaj bōk jikin ilo Mande kinke raan eo m̦ool, Maaj 1, ej pād ilo Jabōt, kōn men in jikin jerbal ko an kien im m̦oko jet renaaj kilōk ilo raan in Mande eo bwe armej ren maroñ kwojkwoj.

Aet, raan in ej juon raan in kakkije (public holiday) ilo aolepen l̦atere in an Majōl. Jikin jerbal ko an kien, m̦on wia ko rel̦l̦ap, bañ ko, im jikuul̦ ko renaaj kilōk. Jerbal ko rej aikuj wōt renaaj bell̦o̦k bōtaab enaaj m̦ōkaj aer kilōk. El̦aññe kwoj pād ilo iien in, em̦m̦an bwe kwōn pojak m̦ae iien eo enaaj bar bell̦o̦k jikin jerbal ko ilo raan eo juon.

Raan in ej ñan keememej aolep armej ro rar jorrāān kōn kōm̦m̦almel in nuke ko an rot in m̦ane eo an Amedka ilo iiō ko 1946 ñan 1958. El̦aptata, ej keememej raan eo me rar kōm̦m̦almele 'Castle Bravo' ilo Pikinni ilo Maaj 1, 1954. Men in ear bōktok l̦atere im jorrāān ñan armejin Pikinni, Ruot, Wūttōrik, im Enewetak, im ej juon iien ñan kōm̦m̦an bwe en wor jim̦we im kōm̦m̦anm̦an ñan ro rar bōk jorrāān.

Kwojkwoj in ej juon iien eo ejjab kōn m̦ōñā im al, ak ej juon iien būrom̦ōj im keememej. Armej rej kweiloq ilo m̦on jar ko, jikin keememej ro rar mej, im m̦on iien kweiloq ko an jukjukin pād eo. Rej jar, ron̄jake bwebwenato ko an ro rar ellā jene, im lale pija ko ak katak kōn jorrāān ko rar wal̦o̦k. Ej juon iien eo me armej rej l̦ōmkn̦ak kōn m̦anit im kappeñpen ñan iien m̦aan jabdtōk.

Ñan ro rej lol̦o̦k m̦ane in, ej em̦m̦an bwe ren kōm̦m̦an m̦anit in kouttej. Kwōn m̦ōñā im kōnono m̦ōm̦an im jab kōm̦m̦an keroro ilo iien jar ko im iien bwebwenato. Ejjaikuj wōt bwe kwōn kōm̦m̦an kajjitōk m̦okta jene kwōn pijaik armej ro rar ellā jene. Armejin Majōl rej bōk raan in kōn l̦ōmkn̦ak eo el̦ap, kōn men in ej aikuj wor kouttej ñan bwebwenato im iien būrom̦ōj eo aer.

Kinke raan in ej juon raan in kakkije, iien kel̦o̦k ko im wa ko rej etal ilo lojet renaaj m̦ōkaj aer bōjrak ak enaaj dik aer etal. El̦aññe kwoj pād ilo Majōl ak Ebeye, em̦m̦an bwe kwōn lale iien kel̦o̦k ko am̦ m̦okta jen raan in. Barāinwōt, m̦on wia ko renaaj kilōk, kōn men in kōm̦m̦ane am̦ wia m̦okta jen raan in Maaj 2.

Jaab, aolep jikuul̦ ko, jene jikuul̦ ko an kien im jikuul̦ ko an tampeo, renaaj kilōk ilo raan in Maaj 2, 2026. Ri-katak ko im ri-kaki ko renaaj pād ilo aer m̦oko ñan kwojkwoj ippān baam̦le ko aer im bōk kun̦aer ilo iien jar ko im kweiloq ko an jukjukin pād eo aer ñan kouttej ro rar bōk jorrāān.

Mejatoto ilo Majōl ej bwil im m̦ōrere, kōn men in el̦aññe kwoj pād ilowaan iien kwojkwoj ko rej kōm̦m̦an ilikin, kwōn dāpij dān im pād ilo jikin m̦ol̦o̦. Kōn m̦anit, kwōn nuknuk ilo wāween eo ej kouttej (modest dress), me ej mel̦el̦ein bwe kwōn kōm̦m̦an bwe nuknuk ko am ren jab el̦ap aer kwao̦k ānbwinnūm̦, l̦aptata ilo iien jar ko im iien keememej.

Historical Dates

Remembrance Day observed dates in Marshall Islands from 2014 to 2025

Year Day of Week Date
2025 Friday February 28, 2025
2020 Monday March 2, 2020
2015 Monday March 2, 2015
2014 Friday February 28, 2014

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

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