Public holidays in Nauru explained

This is a list of holidays in Nauru, an island nation in Micronesia.

Date	Name	Information
1 January	New Year's Day	The first day of the year.^[1]
31 January	Independence Day	Celebrates the Independence of Nauru, 31 January 1968^[2]
Friday before Easter Sunday	Good Friday	The anniversary of the death of Jesus^[3]
The day after Easter Sunday	Easter Monday	^[4]
17 May	Constitution Day	Celebrates when the Constitution of Nauru was created^[5]
1 July	RONPhos Handover Day	Celebrates the taking over of phosphate mining in Nauru from the British Phosphate Commission by the Nauru Phosphate Corporation. Established in 2017.^[6] ^[7]
19 August	Ibumin Earoeni	Translates to "Day of the Tribes." Celebrates the tribes of Nauru and the matrilineal system.^[8]
25 September	Sir Hammer DeRoburt Day	in commemoration of the birth date of the late former President Sir Hammer DeRoburt OBE G.C.M.G.^[9]
26 October	Angam Day^[10]
25 December	Christmas Day
26 December	Boxing Day

References

• Web site: Nauru Country Profile . . 31 July 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130727070348/http://www.un.int/nauru/countryprofile.html . 27 July 2013 .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Home : Oxford English Dictionary. Oed.com. 13 May 2016.
2. Web site: Republic of Nauru's Independence Day. State.gov. 13 May 2016.
3. Web site: Home : Oxford English Dictionary. Oed.com. 13 May 2016.
4. Web site: Easter, n.1 : Oxford English Dictionary. Oed.com. 13 May 2016.
5. Web site: Oceania Athletics Association - OAA. Athletics-oceania.com. 15 January 2022.
6. Web site: Nauru public holiday to commemorate "RONPHOS Handover". Loop Nauru. 28 June 2021. 22 July 2023.
7. Web site: Nauru observes . Republic of Nauru. 22 July 2023.
8. Web site: Nauru observes public holiday to celebrate Ibumin Earoeni. Loop Nauru. 21 August 2023. 31 August 2023.
9. Web site: Republic of Nauru Government Gazette No. 330. 13 May 2023.
10. Web site: Nauru Public Holidays in 2021. Calendarific.com. 15 January 2022.