Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- Micronesia Culture Day
- Country
- Micronesia
- Date
- March 31, 2026
- Day of Week
- Tuesday
- Status
- 87 days away
- About this Holiday
- Micronesia Culture Day is a public holiday in Micronesia
Micronesia Culture Day
Micronesia • March 31, 2026 • Tuesday
87
Days
10
Hours
26
Mins
02
Secs
until Micronesia Culture Day
Pacific/Chuuk timezone
About Micronesia Culture Day
Also known as: Micronesia Culture Day
Rahnin Tiahk en Micronesia: Kasahpwale Oh Kateleia Tiahk Mwahu en Atail Iserehn
Rahnin Tiahk en Micronesia, de me kitail kin mwahngih me "Micronesian Culture and Traditions Day," iei ehu rahn me inennen kesempwal oh direki kadek de keneinei nan wehin Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). Rahn wet kaidehnte ehu rahn en kommoal sang doadoahk, ahpw e iei ehu rahn me kitail kin kadihl oh kasapahlada mwaren atail pahpa kahlap ko, atail tiahk, oh soangen mour me kitail alehdi sang reir. Nan wehin Pohnpei, Yap, Chuuk, oh Kosrae, rahn wet kin wia ehu ahnsou me kitail kin kapatahda nanmwarki de kahlap akan, oh kasalehda kaselehlia en atail wasa. E kin kataman kitail me atail tiahk iei atail mour, oh ma kitail manokehla, kitail luhswahr.
Met iei rahn me kitail kin kasalehda ni keneinei soangen wiepen mour me kitail kin doadoahngki nan madau oh nan sahpw. Sang ni wiepen serek de kiahp, lallahr en sahpw, oh pil wiepen doadoahk en pehn me rasehng deit de luhp, kitail kin kasalehda me atail tiahk momour oh kehlail. Kitail kin kasalehda atail wahu oh kadek nanpwungatal, oh pil katingih atail kisin wehi kan me mi nan sahpw oh madau. Rahn wet kin kadehdehda me mehnda ma kitail mi nan wehi tohto de lokaia tohto, kitail iei kisehn ehu kisin wehi me adaneki Micronesia, oh atail tiahk kin kapatahkitailda.
Nan rahn wet, kitail kin rasehng me kitail pwurala mwuhr. E kin wia ahnsou me me mah kan kin padahkihong me pwulopwul kan duwen atail poadoapoad oh wiepen mour. E kaidehnte kapwat de mwadong, ahpw e iei ehu wiepen kairada kehlail en atail lamalam oh atail wahu nan kousapw. Kitail kin kasalehda kaselehlia en atail wasa kisin wehi koaros, oh kapatahda koaros—sang me pwulopwul lel me mah—pwe kitail en kak apwalih oh kolokol atail tiahk pwe e en dehr sohrala.
Ia Ahnsou me Rahnin Tiahk en Micronesia pahn Wiawi nan 2026?
Nan pahr en 2026, kitail pahn kasapahlada rahn wet ni ehu rahn me inennen mwahu. Iet ire kan duwen ahnsou me rahn wet pahn wiawi:
Rahn en wihk: Tuesday Rahn: March 31, 2026 Lekdek en rahn: E luhwehdi 87 rahn pwe kitail en lel rahn wet.
Rahn wet, March 31, iei ehu rahn me fixed de tengedahr nan kaleder en wehin FSM. E sohte kin wekidek nan pahr koaros; e kin wiawi ni March 31 nan pahr koaros pwe en kak kilelehda kesempwal en tiahk nan atail mour. Ni pahr en 2026, pwehki e pwupwudi ni Tuesday, e pahn wia ehu ahnsou me mwahu pwe kousapw oh wehi kan en kak kaunopada soangen kapwat oh kamadipw koaros.
Poadoapoad oh Kahrepen Rahn Wet
Rahnin Tiahk en Micronesia sohte tepda ni soangen ahnsou ko me kitail kin kapingahki mahwin de kilel en koperment, ahpw e tepda pwehki anahn en kolokol atail tiahk. Nan sounpar ko me pelahr, mwohndien wehi kan nan FSM tehkada me mour en wai de mour en liki kin tepin kamwakid mour en atail pwulopwul kan. Pwe kitail en dehr manokehla atail tiahk, koperment en FSM kilelehda March 31 pwe en wia rahn me kitail pahn kin tehk oh kasalehda atail wahu ong tiahk.
Kahrepe iei pwe kitail en tehk wehin Micronesia duwen ehu wehi me direki tiahk tohto. Pohnpei, Yap, Chuuk, oh Kosrae koaros ahneki ar tiahk me wekpesang, ahpw koaros kin wahuiki madau, sahpw, oh nanmwarki de kahlap akan. Rahn wet kin kamwakid kitail pwe kitail en medewe duwen wiepen atail pahpa kahlap ko ar kin momour nan wasa kan me sohte tehn pelien de sohte kisin wasahn doadoahk en wai. E kin kataman kitail duwen atail poadoapoad oh mehn kadehde kan me mi nan wehin FSM.
Wiepen Kasapahlada oh Kapwat kan nan Wehi Koaros
Nan rahn wet, kitail kin kilang soangen kapwat tohto nan wehi pahieu ko en FSM. Mehnda ma kitail koaros wia Micronesia, ahpw emenemen wehi ahneki eh wiepe:
Pohnpei
Nan Pohnpei, rahn wet kin wia ahnsou en kasalehda wahu ong Isipahu de Nahnmwarki kan. Ohlo de lih kan kin kapwatki mwarmwar oh mwoal, oh kin wiawi kamadipw me direki sakau en Pohnpei. Kitail kin kilang me pwulopwul kan kin iang doadoahk nan nahs, oh kasalehda me re ese wiepen tiahk. Pil wasahn deit oh wasahn wia doadoahk en pehn kin tepda nan kousapw koaros.Yap
Yap inennen mwahngihki ar kolokol tiahk ni kehlail. Mehnda ma re ahneki "Yap Day" nan February, ahpw March 31 pil wia rahn me re kin kasalehda ar "Stone Money" oh wiepen serek. Re kin wia kahlek me inennen kaselel, wasa me ohl oh lih kan kin kapwatki luhp oh mwoal me wiahda sang tehn nih de soangen kisin dihp mwahu kan.Chuuk
Nan Chuuk, kitail kin kilang wiepen deit oh wiepen wiahda kisin wahr kan. Rahn wet kin kilelehda duwen ar poadoapoad nan madau oh duwen ar kin kolokol kousapw. Kamadipw nan Chuuk kin direki mwongehn sahpw me rasehng mwahng, mai, oh uht me niahda ni wiepen tiahk.Kosrae
Kosrae kin mwahngihki ar kadek oh keneinei. Nan rahn wet, re kin kasalehda wiepen wiahda kisin dipen sahpw oh pil poadoapoad kan. Kosrae kin pil tehk mwahmw oh madau, oh re kin kilelehda duwen ar kin kairada kousapw me keneinei oh mour mwahu.Tiahk oh Keneinei nan Rahn Wet
Ehu mehn kadehde me kehlail nan rahn wet iei Kahlek. Kahlek kaidehnte mwadong, ahpw e iei ehu wiepen poadoapoad. Nan kahlek koaros, e kin kasalehda duwen mahwin en mahs, duwen serek, de duwen kadekad nanpwungan ohl oh lih. Ni amwail pahn kilang kahlek nan rahn wet, kumwail pahn dehdehki me emenemen wasa ahneki eh ngihl oh eh wiepen kisin dihp me re kin doadoahngki.
Pil ehu me kesempwal iei Doadoahk en Pehn (Craftsmanship). Kitail pahn kilang:
- Wiepen Wahr: Wiepen wiahda wahr sang nan tiahk, kaidehn me wiahda sang masihn, ahpw me wiahda sang rahmw oh tehn nih.
- Deit (Weaving): Lih kan kin deitki kiahp, kopwou, oh pil mwoal. Met iei ehu wiepe me kitail anahne padahkihong atail seri kan pwe en dehr sohrala.
- Wiahda Dipen Sahpw: Wiepen kisin doadoahk en pehn sang ni tuhke de kisin takai.
Ire Kesempwal ong me kin Pwurala de Mehn Liki
Ma kowe iei emen me kin pwurala nan wehi de emen mehn liki me iang mihmi nan FSM nan rahn wet, iet ire kan me ke anahne ese:
Wahu: Tiahk en Micronesia poahsoandahki wahu. Ma ke pahn iang kapwat de kamadipw, kadek oh wahuiki kahlap akan. Likou: E mwahu ke en likouki likou en tiahk de likou me keneinei. Nan rahn wet, ohl oh lih tohto kin kapwatki likou en tiahk pwe re en kasalehda ar perenki ar wehi. Kisin Kasas (Photography): Pwehki rahn wet wia rahn en kapwat oh kasalehda tiahk, kisin kasas kin mweimwei nan wasa tohto. Ahpw, e kin keneinei ma ke pahn mahsenih ong aramas pahn ke pahn kasasih re, pwe en kasalehda wahu.
- Iang Mwonge: Ma emen lukei iuk pwe ke en iang mwonge, iang. Met iei kisin kasalehda kadek oh keneinei en mehn Micronesia.
Rahnin Kommoal (Public Holiday)
Rahnin Tiahk en Micronesia iei ehu Public Holiday nan wehin Federated States of Micronesia koaros. Met wehwehki me:
- Ofis en Koperment: Ofis koaros en koperment—sang nan wehi (State) lel federal (National)—pahn ritidi. Doadoahk en koperment sohte pahn wiawi pwe tohn doadoahk kan en kak iang ar kousapw oh peneinei kasapahlada rahn wet.
- Sukuhl: Sukuhl koaros pahn pil ritidi. E kin wia ahnsou mwahu ong seri kan pwe re en iang kapwat nan ar kousapw de iang ar peneinei padahk duwen tiahk.
- Wasahn Netinet: Wasahn netinet tohto kin ritidi, ahpw kisin stoa kan nan kousapw pil kak ririt. E mwahu ke en kaunopada amwail anahn mwowe.
- Transport: Soangen wasahn serek de masihn en palahng kak pil wekidek eh schedule nan rahn wet.
Kadirip en Rahn Wet nan Atail Mour
Rahnin Tiahk en Micronesia kaidehnte rahn en kommoal, ahpw e iei ehu rahn en Continuity—wia ehu wasahn kapatahda mahs oh met. Nan atail wehi, kitail kin medewe me tiahk iei ehu wasa me kitail kin diar ie atail manaman oh atail kehl. Ma kitail kolokol atail tiahk, kitail kin kolokol atail madau oh atail sahpw.
Nan 2026, kitail koaros mehn Micronesia, mehnda ma ke mi nan Pohnpei, Yap, Chuuk, de Kosrae, de pil ma ke mi nan wehi liki kan, kitail en medewe kaselehlia en atail mour. Kitail en dehr manokehla lokaiahn atail wasa kisin wehi kan. Kitail en dehr manokehla wiepen wahu nanpwungatal. Rahn wet kin kataman kitail me atail tiahk iei emen komwail me sohte kak sohrala ma kitail koaros pahn iang apwalih.
Ni atail pahn awih March 31, 2026, kitail pahn tepin kaunopada atail likou en tiahk, atail kiahp, oh atail medewe pwe kitail en kak kasalehda ong sampah me Micronesia iei ehu wehi me direki tiahk, kadek, oh wahu.
Kasapahlada Tiahk nan 2026
Nan pahr en 2026, kitail pahn pil pwurehng kasalehda me atail tiahk iei atail kehl. Ni eh luhwehdi 87 rahn, emenemen kitail kak tepin medewe ia duwen atail pahn iang kasapahlada rahn wet. Mwein ke pahn iang doudou, mwein ke pahn iang deit, de mwein ke pahn mwohd reh me mah kan pwe ke en rong ar poadoapoad.
Emenemen wehi nan FSM pahn ahneki ar program. Pohnpei mwein pahn wiawi nan Kolonia de nan kousapw koaros. Yap pahn pil kasalehda ar kapwat kaselel. Chuuk oh Kosrae pil pahn wia duwehte. Kitail koaros en iang perenki rahn wet, pwehki e iei mehn kadehde me kitail iei mehn Micronesia.
Kaselehlie oh Kapingahki Rahnin Tiahk en Micronesia nan 2026!
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Micronesia Culture Day in Micronesia
Micronesia Culture Day will be celebrated on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. There are 87 days remaining until this important national celebration. This day is observed annually across all four states of the Federated States of Micronesia—Yap, Pohnpei, Chuuk, and Kosrae—to honor the unique heritage and customs of the islands. It is a time for the community to come together and reflect on the traditions passed down from their ancestors while looking toward the future of their cultural identity.
Yes, it is an official public holiday throughout the Federated States of Micronesia. On this day, schools, government offices, and most private businesses are closed to allow the general population to participate in cultural festivities and spend time with their families. This designation ensures that citizens have the opportunity to engage in communal rituals, attend traditional performances, and reinforce the social structures that bind the various island communities together.
Micronesia Culture Day, also known as Micronesian Culture and Traditions Day, is dedicated to celebrating and preserving the rich heritage of the Micronesian islands. The holiday serves as a vital link to the past, honoring ancestors through the practice of ancient navigation, weaving, and communal rituals. Its primary purpose is to promote community continuity and identity, ensuring that the diverse customs of the islands remain vibrant and relevant for younger generations in an ever-changing world.
The celebration is a vibrant, unifying festival filled with pride. People across the islands participate in island-wide events that feature traditional dances, storytelling sessions, and massive communal feasts. Unlike solemn memorials, this day is characterized by a festive atmosphere. Families and communities gather to share traditional food and enjoy performances that highlight the artistic and social history of their specific regions, creating a sense of unity across the various states of the FSM.
During the festivities, there are extensive demonstrations of traditional craftsmanship, including canoe-building, woodcarving, and intricate weaving. These activities highlight the deep connection between the Micronesian people, the ocean, and nature. Each state offers unique elements; for example, Kosrae often emphasizes tranquil woodcarving and storytelling set against its lush landscapes. These customs are not just for show but are essential practices that maintain the technical and spiritual knowledge of the islanders.
Visitors can expect an immersive experience in authentic Micronesian culture. The events are generally open to tourists for observation and participation, offering a rare glimpse into local life. While there are no central locations or strict schedules, activities typically span the entire day across various villages and community centers. It is a welcoming environment where the pride of the heritage is on full display, making it an excellent time for cultural exchange and learning.
Visitors are encouraged to observe the performances and communal feasts with respect and without causing disruption. While photography is typically welcome at public events, it is always polite to ask for permission before taking close-up photos of individuals or specific rituals. Dress modestly and follow the lead of the locals during ceremonies. It is also important to note that this holiday is distinct from Yap Day in February; while both celebrate culture, Culture Day is a broader national observance focused on heritage preservation.
While the core theme of cultural pride is universal, each state adds its own unique flavor to the holiday. In Pohnpei and Chuuk, you might see more emphasis on colorful ceremonies and large-scale dance performances. In Kosrae, the focus often shifts to storytelling and traditional crafts that highlight the island's tranquil environment. Regardless of the state, the activities are designed to showcase regional identity while contributing to the collective national pride of the Federated States of Micronesia.
Historical Dates
Micronesia Culture Day dates in Micronesia from 2010 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Monday | March 31, 2025 |
| 2024 | Sunday | March 31, 2024 |
| 2023 | Friday | March 31, 2023 |
| 2022 | Thursday | March 31, 2022 |
| 2021 | Wednesday | March 31, 2021 |
| 2020 | Tuesday | March 31, 2020 |
| 2019 | Sunday | March 31, 2019 |
| 2018 | Saturday | March 31, 2018 |
| 2017 | Friday | March 31, 2017 |
| 2016 | Thursday | March 31, 2016 |
| 2015 | Tuesday | March 31, 2015 |
| 2014 | Monday | March 31, 2014 |
| 2013 | Sunday | March 31, 2013 |
| 2012 | Saturday | March 31, 2012 |
| 2011 | Thursday | March 31, 2011 |
| 2010 | Wednesday | March 31, 2010 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
About Micronesia
- Country Code
- FM
- Continent
- Oceania
- Total Holidays
- 9