Remembrance Day

Marshall Islands • March 1, 2026 • Sunday

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Holiday Details

Holiday Name
Remembrance Day
Date
March 1, 2026
Day of Week
Sunday
Status
57 days away
Weekend
Falls on weekend
About this Holiday
Remembrance Day is a public holiday in Marshall Islands

About Remembrance Day

Also known as: Raun Keememej

Raanin Keememej ilo Aelōn̄ in Majeļ: Juon Iien Katōk im Kōmmetoar

Raanin Keememej (Remembrance Day) ilo Aelōn̄ in Majeļ ej juon raan eo eļap an aurok im m̧ool n̄an bwebwenato im kōm̧m̧an ko an armej in Majeļ. Ej juon raan eo me ejjeļo̧k juon ej kōjatdikdik bwe en kar waļo̧k, ak ej juon iien me jej aikuj keememeje bwe en m̧ool wōt ilo bōro im lo̧mo̧ren kajjojo armej. Raan in ej kōmeļeļeik kōmetoar im iien kanooj in būrom̧ōj n̄an kōttōbar keememeje jorrāān ko rekar waļo̧k jān kōm̧m̧an in m̧ae ko an United States ilo iien eo me rekar kōm̧m̧ani 67 kōm̧m̧an in m̧ae ko (nuclear tests) jān iiō eo 1946 n̄an 1958.

Eokwe, raan in ej kanooj in bōk jikin ilo m̧wilin im kōm̧m̧an ko an aolep armej in Majeļ. Ej juon iien n̄an koutiej ro me rekar lo jorrāān, ro rekar mije, im ro me rej mour wōt kiiō im ebōk kinejnej ko jān m̧ae kein. Ejjeļo̧k raan eo eļap an aurok n̄an kōm̧m̧an bwe en m̧ool wōt bwebwenato in ilo bōroin ajri ro im jodikdik ro bwe ren jeļā ia eo jekar itok jān e im ewi wāween an kar oktak mour in Majeļ kōn m̧ae kein. Ilo raan in, jej keememej ewi wāween an kar armej ro ilo Bikini, Enewetak, Ron̄lap, im Utōrōk aikuj ko̧o̧tļo̧k āneo jikier im kōjparok mour ko aer jān bōtōktōk im m̧ae ko rekar kōm̧m̧an.

Raanin Keememej ej juon iien n̄an jar, n̄an kōm̧m̧an bwebwenato, im n̄an kōm̧m̧an bwe aolepān laļ en ron̄ im jeļā kōn m̧ool eo me eaar waļo̧k ilo Majeļ. Ej kōm̧m̧an bwe jen keememej "Castle Bravo" eo me eaar kōm̧m̧an ilo Bikini Atoll ilo March 1, 1954, eo me eaar bōk jikin kanooj in kajoor im kōm̧m̧an bwe m̧ae en kōto im kōm̧m̧an jorrāān n̄an armej ro ilo āne ko rebitōñ. Kōn menin, raan in ej juon kakōlle in tilejek im kajoor an armej in Majeļ n̄an kijenmej im jutak n̄an jim̧we eo aer.

Ñāāt eo ilo 2026?

Ilo iiō in 2026, Raanin Keememej enaaj bōk jikin ilo raan im iien kein:

Raan eo m̧ool: March 1, 2026 Raan ilo wiik: Sunday Keinikkan raan ko rej pād wōt: 57 raan ko rej pād wōt n̄an raan in.

Kōnke March 1, 2026 ej pād ilo raan in Jabōt (Sunday), kien eo an Aelōn̄ in Majeļ ej kōm̧m̧an bwe en juon raan in kakkije (public holiday) ilo raan eo juon, me ej Mande, March 2. Men in ej kōm̧m̧an bwe en juon "long weekend" n̄an aolep armej im kien, bwe ren maron̄ bōk iien n̄an jar im keememej bwebwenato in. Raan in ej juon raan eo me kajjojo iiō ej bōk jikin ilo March 1, ak elan̄e ej pād ilo Jabōt, jej bōke ilo Mande eo ej itok.

Bwebwenato im Unin an Kar Jutak Raan in

Bwebwenato in Raanin Keememej ej kanooj in pen im epen n̄an armej in Majeļ. Ej jino jān iien eo m̧ae kein rekar waļo̧k ilo Majeļ kōn iien eo me United States eaar bōk iien n̄an kōm̧m̧ani m̧ae ko ilo Bikini im Enewetak. Ilo tōre eo jān 1946 n̄an 1958, elōn̄ m̧ae ko rekar kōm̧m̧ani, ak eo me eaar kanooj in kōm̧m̧an jorrāān ej "Castle Bravo".

Castle Bravo im March 1, 1954

Ilo March 1, 1954, United States eaar kōm̧m̧an juon m̧ae eo me rekar n̄ae "Castle Bravo" ilo Bikini Atoll. M̧ae in eaar kanooj in kajoor jān joñan eo rekar kōjatdikdik kake—eaar 1,000 alen an kajoor jān m̧ae eo me rekar kaddōlowe ilo Hiroshima ilo Japan. Kōn kajoor in m̧ae in, m̧ae eo eaar kōto im kōm̧m̧an "nuclear fallout" (kijeek im kōto in m̧ae) eo me eaar kalibwin āne ko āinwōt Ron̄lap, Ron̄erik, im Utōrōk.

Armej ro ilo āne kein rekar jab jeļā ta eo ej waļo̧k. Rekar lo m̧ae eo ej wōt jān lan̄ āinwōt kōto ak m̧ae in jemener, im ajri ro rekar pād im iukkure kake. Jān iien eo, elōn̄ armej rekar jino nañinmej kōn radiation. Bōtōktōk rekar bwil, kōlōt rekar m̧wijm̧wij, im elōn̄ rekar lo jorrāān ilo lo̧mo̧ren kōlōtier. Eaar barāinwōt lōn̄ ajri ro rekar tak im rekar jab m̧ool āinwōt kōm̧m̧an ko an armej, im elōn̄ barāinwōt rekar lo nañinmej in cancer.

Jorrāān n̄an Āne im Mour

M̧ae kein rekar jab jorrāāne wōt armej, ak rekar barāinwōt jorrāāne āne ko. Armej in Bikini im Enewetak rekar aikuj m̧akūtkūt jān āneo jikier im jino mour ilo jikin ko jet me rekar jab m̧m̧an ijo ie. Rekar jino mour āinwōt armej in ko̧o̧tļo̧k (refugees) ilo aelōn̄ier make. M̧ool eo ej, m̧ae kein rekar kōm̧m̧an bwe āne kein ren jab maron̄ mour ie n̄an elōn̄ lok iiō ko kōnke radiation eo ej pād wōt ilo bwidej im lo̧jet.

Kōn men kein aolep, kien eo an Majeļ eaar kōm̧m̧an bwe March 1 en juon raan n̄an keememej aolep ro rekar lo jorrāān. Ej juon raan n̄an kōm̧m̧an bwe laļ en jab m̧eljo̧k kōn bwebwenato in im n̄an kajjitōk n̄an jim̧we im kōļmāne eo me armej in Majeļ rej aikuji.

Wāween an Armej Keememej Raan in

M̧wilin Raanin Keememej ilo Majeļ ejjab āinwōt kwinm̧ōj ak jikuuļ in iukkure. Ej juon raan eo me eobrak kōn koutiej im m̧wilin būrom̧ōj. Armej rej kōm̧m̧an iien ko n̄an jar im lale bwebwenato ko rekar waļo̧k.

Iien Jar im Kōmetoar

Ilo Majuro, me ej jikin kwelōk eo eļaptata, kien eo ej kōm̧m̧an juon iien kwelōk eļap ilo Delap Park ak ilo jikin kwelōk ko jet. Ripolitick ko, ritōl in kien, im ritōl in kabun̄ rej kobatok im kōm̧m̧an kwaļo̧k naan. Rej barāinwōt kōm̧m̧an iien jar n̄an kajjojo jikin ko rekar jorrāān—Bikini, Enewetak, Ron̄lap, im Utōrōk. Armej rej jar n̄an kajoor im n̄an lo̧mo̧ren ro rej mour wōt kiiō kōn jorrāān kein.

Bwebwenato jān ro rekar Mour (Survivor Testimonies)

Juon men eo eļap an aurok ilo raan in ej iien eo me ro rekar pād ilo iien m̧ae kein rej kwaļo̧k bwebwenato ko aer. Rej kwaļo̧k ewi wāween aer kar lo kijeek eo ilo lan̄, ewi wāween aer kar nañinmej, im ewi wāween aer kar aikuj ko̧o̧tļo̧k āneo jikier. Bwebwenato kein rej kōm̧m̧an bwe jodikdik ro ren maron̄ meļeļe kōn jorrāān eo eaar waļo̧k.

Kōm̧m̧an kakōlle ilo Jikuuļ

Meñe jikuuļ ko rej kiil ilo raan in, ak ilo wiik eo m̧m̧aanlok, jikuuļ ko rej kōm̧m̧an bwe ajri ro ren jeje bwebwenato, kōm̧m̧an pija, ak kōm̧m̧an al ko rekoutiej kōn Raanin Keememej. Men in ej kōm̧m̧an bwe bwebwenato in en jab m̧oko jān bōroin ajri ro.

Iien pād ippān Baam̧le

Elōn̄ baam̧le rej kōjerbal raan in n̄an pād ippān doon im kōm̧m̧an jar ilo m̧ōko im̧wier. Rej m̧ōn̄ā ippān doon im keememej ro jibwier im jim̧m̧aer ro rekar mije jān nañinmej in m̧ae. Ej juon iien eo me ejjeļo̧k m̧wilin iukkure eļap ak kōm̧m̧an keroro, ak ej juon iien n̄an lōke doon im koutiej bwebwenato in.

Manit im Kōm̧m̧an ko Rekoutiej

N̄an ro rej itok jān laļ ko jet ak ro rej kaddiōk Majeļ ilo iien in, ekanooj in aurok n̄an jeļā ewi wāween kōm̧m̧an eo ejim̧we. Raanin Keememej ejjab bar juon raan in kakkije n̄an iukkure, ak ej juon raan in kōmetoar.

  1. M̧wilin Koutiej: Elan̄e kwoj pād ilo iien jar ak kwelōk, aikuj in kanooj in kōm̧m̧an m̧wilin koutiej. Jab kōm̧m̧an keroro ak iukkure.
  2. Nuknuk eo Ejim̧we: Armej rej aikuj kōnak nuknuk ko rekoutiej (modest dress). N̄an kōrā ro, nuknuk ko me rej kalibwini neier im m̧m̧an n̄an iien jar.
  3. Pija: Elan̄e kwoj kōm̧m̧an pija ilo iien kein, aikuj in kajjitōk m̧m̧aanlok. Ekanooj in aurok n̄an koutiej iien būrom̧ōj an armej ro.
  4. Ron̄jake: Elan̄e juon ej kwaļo̧k bwebwenato, kanooj in ron̄jake kōn aolepān būruom̧. Bwebwenato kein rej men ko me rekar kōm̧m̧an bwe armej ren būrom̧ōj, kōn menin koutiej aer kwaļo̧ke.

Meļeļe n̄an ro rej Kaddiōk (Visitor Information)

Elan̄e kwoj pād ilo Majeļ ilo iien Raanin Keememej ilo 2026, ewōr jet men ko kwoj aikuj jeļā:

Aotōl im Iien Itok: Kōnke ej juon "long weekend" (jān Febraode 28 n̄an March 2), elōn̄ armej rej maron̄ m̧akūtkūt jān Majuro n̄an āne ko jet ak itok n̄an Majuro. Em̧m̧an bwe en m̧m̧aan am̧ kōm̧m̧an iien am̧ pād ilo aotōl. Meļeļe kōn Jikin ko: Kwomaron̄ loļo̧k "Nuclear Claims Tribunal" ilo Majuro n̄an lale bar jet meļeļe kōn bwebwenato in. Ewōr barāinwōt jikin ko jet me rej kwaļo̧k pija im bwebwenato ko kōn m̧ae kein. Meat in Majeļ: Ilo iien in (March), meat eo ej kanooj in bwil im em̧m̧an n̄an m̧akūtkūt, ak kōto in Rak ej maron̄ kōm̧m̧an bwe en lōn̄ wōt. Joñan bwil eo ej pād ilo 80-90°F.

Raan in Kakkije: Ta ko rej Kiil im Peļļo̧k?

Raanin Keememej ej juon Public Holiday (Raan in Kakkije) ilo Aelōn̄ in Majeļ. Men in ej meļeļe bwe:

Jikuuļ ko: Aolep jikuuļ ko (public im private) rej kiil. Ejjeļo̧k ajri rej ilo̧k n̄an jikuuļ. Opij ko an Kien: Aolep opij ko an kien (Government offices) rej kiil. Bisnej ko: Elōn̄ bisnej ko rej kiil, eļaptata opij ko eļap. Ak jikin m̧ōn̄ā ko (grocery stores) im jikin wia kijeek (gas stations) rej maron̄ peļļo̧k ak rej kōkaduduik iien aer jerbal. Bank ko: Bank ko rej kiil ilo raan in.

  • Jerbal ko Aurok: Jikin Takto (Hospital) im ro rej kōjparok aelōn̄ (Police) rej jerbal wōt n̄an jorrāān ko rekaataptap.
Ilo 2026, kōnke March 1 ej Jabōt, raan in kakkije eo enaaj bōk jikin ilo Mande, March 2. Kōn menin, aolep opij im jikuuļ renaaj kiil ilo Mande eo.

Kōkkaajiriri n̄an Raanin Keememej

Raanin Keememej ejjab juon wōt raan ilo iien kōlbaere, ak ej juon raan eo me ej kōkatak kij kōn kajoor im tilejek an armej in Majeļ. Meñe elōn̄ jorrāān rekar waļo̧k, ak armej in Majeļ rekar jab bōjrak jān aer kōttōbar jim̧we im m̧ool. Raan in ej kōmeļeļeik bwe jej aikuj keememej bwebwenato ko ad bwe jen jab bar kōm̧m̧ani ijjoko jekar bōd ie, im bwe jen kōm̧m̧an bwe la

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Remembrance Day in Marshall Islands

Ilo iiō in 2026, raan in kakkije in enaaj waļo̦k ilo Sunday, March 1, 2026. Enaaj m̦ōttan 57 raan m̦ae iien eo. Bōtaab, eñin bōtaab bwe raan in enaaj kakkije ilo Mantin, Māaj 2, bwe en m̦ōm̦an an armej kakkije im keememej raan in im kōm̦m̦ane juon raan eo eitok wōt juon (long weekend).

Aet, ejuon raan in kakkije ñan aolep ilo m̦ane eo. Aolep jikuul, opij ko an kien, im m̦ōko im rej m̦ake bōk ko̦peen (businesses) rej kilōk ilo raan in. Ej juon iien eo em̦m̦an ñan an armej ro kakkije im pād ippān baam̦le ko aer ñan keememej jorrāān ko raar waļo̦k ilo m̦ajel̦ in ilo iien ko etto.

Raan in ej juon iien ñan keememej aolep armej ro im raar bōk jorrāān jān m̦el̦el̦e in baam̦ ko an Amedka (U.S. nuclear testing program) jān iiō ko 1946 m̦ae 1958. Elaptata, ej keememej raan eo baam̦ eo ekanooj kajoor, Castle Bravo, ear bōjrak ilo Pikinni ilo Māaj 1, 1954. Ej juon raan ñan koutiej ro im raar mej im ro im rej pād wōt ilo eñtaan jān jorrāān in radiation im kōm̦m̦an bwe ren ko̦o̦t jān āne ko aer.

Armej rej kōm̦m̦ane raan in ilo m̦ōñā im jar. Ejjab juon raan in kam̦ōlo̦lo̦ ak iien kōm̦m̦an iien m̦ōñā m̦anm̦an. Rej kōm̦m̦an iien jar ilo m̦ōn jar ko, im pād ippān doon ñan roñjake bwebwenato ko jān rūtto ro im raar pād ilo iien baam̦ ko. Rej kōm̦m̦an iien koutiej im keememej kien im jorrāān ko raar waļo̦k ilo āne ko einwōt Pikinni, Enewetak, Roñlap, im Wūttōrik.

Aolep opij ko an kien im jikuul ko rej kilōk. M̦ōko rej wiia kien (stores) rej kilōk ak jet iaaer rej peļļo̦k ñan jidrik iien wōt. Ej l̦ap an iien in kakkije ippān aolep armej kōn menin ej em̦m̦an ñan m̦aanjāppopo m̦okkta jān raan in kakkije in. Jikin taktō im jerbal in kōjparok armej rej peļļo̦k wōt ñan iien ko rekkar.

Ñan ro rej itok jān likin, ej em̦m̦an ñan aer koutiej iien jar im iien keememej ko. Em̦m̦an ñan kōnak nuknuk ko rekkar (modest clothing) im jab l̦ap kōm̦m̦an keroro ak iien m̦ōñā m̦anm̦an ilo jikin ko rej keememej ro raar mej. El̦aññe kwōnaaj bōk pija, kajjitōk m̦okkta ñan koutiej ro rej pād ilo iien eo.

Aet, ewōr raan eo rej n̦aetaen Nuclear Victims Remembrance Day (ak Bravo Day) eo im rej kōm̦m̦ane ilo Pebbōre 28 ak raan eo m̦okkta. Raan kein rej kanooj iitok wōt kajjie bwe rej aolep keememej jorrāān ko jān baam̦ ko. Ilo raan kein, kwōnaaj loe an armej l̦ap aer koutiej im keememej bwebwenato ko an ̦M̦ajel̦.

Raan in ej kōm̦m̦an bwe armej ren katak kōn bwebwenato in eñtaan im kajoor eo an armejin ̦M̦ajel̦. Rej katak kōn jorrāān ñan ānwilik, kōn jorrāān ñan ejmour (cancers im birth defects), im kōn kijejeto eo ñan bōk jipan̦ (compensation) jān Amedka. Ej juon iien ñan kōm̦m̦an bwe rōritto im ro rej rūttoļo̦k ren jab m̦el̦o̦kļo̦k bwebwenato in.

Historical Dates

Remembrance Day dates in Marshall Islands from 2010 to 2025

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

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

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