Nuclear Bomb Victims' Day
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Wednesday March 1, 2023
Secular holiday : Between 1946 and 1958, the USA conducted 67 nuclear tests in the Marshall Islands, all of which were considered atmospheric. The most powerful of those tests was the Bravo shot, a 15 megaton device detonated on March 1, 1954, at Bikini atoll. That test alone was equivalent to 1,000 Hiroshima bombs. This public holiday is a tribute to those who died or were injured as a consequence of these tests.
Mid-term holiday (beginning)
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Saturday March 11, 2023
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Mid-term holiday (end)
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Tuesday March 21, 2023
School holidays :
Good Friday
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Friday April 7, 2023
Catholic or protestant : The First Council of Nicaea (a gathering of bishops in the early days of Christianity) wanted to find a day to commemorate the crucifixion and resurrection of Christ. This commemoration had to be linked to Jewish holiday traditions, since the last supper of Christ was believed to be a Jewish Passover meal. But the Jewish calendar is based on lunar and solar cycles, so the Easter celebration had to follow the same calendar.
Constitution Day
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Monday May 1, 2023
Secular holiday : In 1979, the USA recognized the constitution of the Marshall Islands and the establishment of the Government of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Summer holiday (beginning)
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Friday May 26, 2023
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Fishermen's Day
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Friday July 7, 2023
Secular holiday : Commemorates the events of July 1, 1946 when the first nuclear test in the Marshall Islands was conducted. Fishermen were the principal casualties of these tests. Wikipedia
Summer holiday (end)
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Wednesday August 9, 2023
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Rijerbal Day (Worker's Day)
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Friday September 1, 2023
Secular holiday : In tribute to the workers, known as Rijerbal .
Manit Day (Customs Day)
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Friday September 29, 2023
Secular holiday : Tribute ot the local culture.