Constitution Day (Northern Mariana Islands)

Constitution Day is a public holiday in the Northern Mariana Islands, observed on December 8 each year.

The Europeans arrived in the early 16th century, and Spain claimed the islands in 1565. In 1898, Spain surrendered Guam to the US forces and sold the Mariana Islands to Germany 1899.

During World War I, Japan acquired most of the islands, including the Caroline, Mariana, Marshall, and Palau islands, in 1919 but surrendered them after the defeat in World War II. As a result, these islands became the United Nations Trust Territory under the administration of the United States. The territory was divided into six districts: the Marianas, the Marshall Islands, Palau, Ponape, Truk, and Yap 1969.

In 1976, the Northern Mariana Islands established a Commonwealth in political union with the United States and started to draft the Commonwealth Constitution. The islanders approved the draft on March 6, 1977, and it became effective on January 9, 1978.

Instead of the anniversary when the constitution was adopted in 1978, the constitution day is celebrated on December 8, which is the feast day of the patron saint of Guam Santa Marian Kamalen, also known as Our Lady of Camarin.

The following is the list of Constitution Day in the Northern Mariana Islands from 2022 to 2026.

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