May 3 is one of the national holidays in Japan. It is kenpo kinen bi (憲法記念日), Constitution Memorial Day. It became a holiday in 1948 in memory of the enforcement of the constitution on May 3, 1947.
The constitution consists of a preamble and 103 articles grouped into 11 chapters, and it is known as Peace Constitution.
Poland also has a constitution memorial day on May 3. Their constitution was made in 1791. It was the first modern codified constitution in Europe and the second in the world following the 1788 ratification of the United States Constitution.
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