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Public Holidays and Bank Holidays for Marshall Islands

The list of Marshall Islands bank holidays, national holidays and public holidays for 2008, comes from the Q++ Worldwide Public Holidays Database, the professional source of international public holidays long trusted by the world's foremost diary publishers. The information on this page is provided for private, non-professional, use. Qualified professionals can license data for 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and beyond. For details, please visit our licensing information page or

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18 Jul 2007 (Pacific Magazine) Marshall Islands' President, Kessai H. Note, through Executive Order NO. 2007-02, has declared that all flags in the Republic fly at half-mast for a period of National Mourning from July 17, 2007 through July 23, 2007, on the passing of the late Senator Fountain Inok. • 21 Dec 2006 Mashall Islands President Kessai H. Note has declared the period from December 20, 2006 through December 26, 2006 as a time of national mourning in observance of the death of the Honorable Justin deBrum, who was a long time member of the Nitijela representing Kwajalein Atoll. • 23 Nov 2006 A time of national mourning in observance of the death of the Honorable Senator Ishmael John has been declared in the Republic of the Marshall Islands. The order for the mourning period, from November 23 through 29, was signed late afternoon, on November 22. • More News Updates For the full version of the summarized news items above, and older news items not displayed above, go to the Marshall Islands public holidays news and updates page, or worldwide public holidays news and updates page, or subscribe to one of our free email newsletters.

Governing Law: Official public holidays in the Marshall Islands are regulated by Title 1, Ch. 9 of the Public Holidays Act 1988 (An Act to make provision for the declaration of Public Holiday in the Republic of the Marshall Islands). • Weekend Public Holidays: As per §902 of the 1988 Public Holidays Act, public holidays that fall on a Saturday are observed on the proceeding Friday and public holidays that fall on a Sunday are observed on the following Monday. • Memorial Day became a public hliday in 2004, in commemoration of March 1, 1954, when Bikini Atoll became ground zero,as the United States conducted its largest ever nuclear test, whose radioactive fallout spread quickly, drifting toward Rongelap, an inhabited island nearby. The name of this holiday was changed in 1999, then in 2003, then restored to its original name in 2005. • Other Sources of Information For information not covered here, see the following specialized websites: ASI Hot Spots (security-related world events: terrorist threats, political strife, strikes, criminal activity, aviation incidents and health outbreaks), CIA World Factbook (maps, demographic and economic statistics), Copp Clark (financial markets' trading hours, settlement holidays and currency non-clearing days), and the IFES Election Guide (information covering upcoming elections, referenda, electoral structures and past voter participation).

Observance : Any entry in the Observance column indicates that, in Marshall Islands, the holiday may be regional or non-official or limited to certain religious and/or linguistic groups, or begin at a time other than midnight. Note that religious holidays are included only if they are national public holidays, or if the national labour code has specific holiday allowances for employees of specific religions. For more information, see our pages on the religious calendars of the world.

Disclaimer
In many parts of the world, holidays are subject to arbitrary, last minute, changes by local authorities. While every effort has been made to present an accurate list of 2008 bank holidays, legal holidays and public holidays for Marshall Islands, we cannot accept any responsibility for any error or omission in the data presented above. You are therefore advised to verify the above dates with the embassy or consulate of Marshall Islands, before planning any trip to Marshall Islands. For last-minute updates to worldwide public holidays, visit our blog or subscribe to our free email newsletters.