Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- Holy Saturday
- Country
- Botswana
- Date
- April 4, 2026
- Day of Week
- Saturday
- Status
- 91 days away
- Weekend
- Falls on weekend
- About this Holiday
- Holy Saturday is the day before Easter Sunday.
Holy Saturday
Botswana • April 4, 2026 • Saturday
91
Days
18
Hours
24
Mins
14
Secs
until Holy Saturday
Africa/Gaborone timezone
About Holy Saturday
Also known as: Holy Saturday
Matlhatso a a Boitshepo mo Botswana: Letsatsi la go Ikakanyetsa le Tebelelo e e Boitshepo
Matlhatso a a Boitshepo, a gape a itsegeng ka leina la "Holy Saturday," ke letsatsi la botlhokwa fela thata mo tumelong ya Bokeresete mo Botswana. Letsatsi leno le wela fa gare ga Labone la Sejo sa bofelo (Maundy Thursday), Labotlhano yo o Molemo (Good Friday), le Sontaga sa Tsogo (Easter Sunday). Mo Botswana, naga e e nang le dipalo tse di kwa godimo tsa Bakeresete, letsatsi leno ga se fela nako ya boitshubelo, mofuta mongwe wa boitapoloso, mme ke nako e e tletseng ka semoya, tidimalo, le go ipaakanyetsa mo go tseneletseng ga tsogo ya ga Jesu Keresete.
Mo mowa wa setho le tumelo ya rona e le Batswana, Matlhatso a a Boitshepo a tshwarwa ka tlotlo e kgolo. Ke letsatsi le mo go lone go lebelegwang mmele wa ga Jesu o robaditswe mo lebitleng morago ga kgekgetho ya gagwe mo sefapanong ka Labotlhano yo o Molemo. Go farologana le malatsi a mangwe a boikhutso a a tletseng ka medumo le meletlo, Matlhatso a a Boitshepo a tletse ka tidimalo e e boitshepo. Ke nako ya gore badumedi ba ikakanyetse ka ga botlhoko jo bo fetileng le go nna le tsholofelo ya se se tlang. Mo dikerekeng tse di farologaneng go ralala Botswana—go tswa mo ditoropong tse di tshwanang le Gaborone le Francistown go fitlha kwa metseng e e kgakala ya Kgalagadi—mowa wa letsatsi leno o tshwana: ke tebelelo e e tletseng ka thapelo.
Se se dirang gore letsatsi leno le nne fela se se kgethegileng mo Botswana ke tsela e le lomaganang ka yone le botshelo jwa rona jwa letsatsi le letsatsi. Le fa e le letsatsi la khutso, go na le thulaganyo e e rileng ya semoya e e tswelelang mo dipelong tsa batho. Ke nako ya "go nna o letile." Bakeresete ba Botswana ba tsaya nako eno e le sebaka sa go itshekatsheka, go kopa boitshwarelo, le go ipaakanyetsa go amogela lesedi la Tsogo. Ke borogo jo bo kopanyang bohutsana jwa loso le boitumelo jwa botshelo jo bo sa khutleng.
Letshwao la Letsatsi mo go 2026
Mo ngwageng o re mo go one, go botlhokwa gore mongwe le mongwe a itse gore letsatsi leno le wela leng gore a kgone go nna le thulaganyo e e siameng ya semoya le ya lelwapa.
Letsatsi la Beke: Saturday Letlha la Ngwaga: April 4, 2026 Nako e e setseng: Go setse malatsi a le 91 gore re goroge mo letsatsing leno la boitshepo.
Letlha la Matlhatso a a Boitshepo ga le a tlhomama ka go tshwana ngwaga le ngwaga (ke letsatsi le le fetofetogang). Le laolwa ke thulaganyo ya ngwedi le khalendara ya se-Juda ya Paseka. Ka jalo, nako le nako le wela mo mafelong a beke a Paseka (Easter Weekend), e e simololang ka Labotlhano yo o Molemo go fitlha ka Mosupologo wa Paseka. Mo Botswana, ka go bo re le naga e e obamelang molao le meetlo ya Bokeresete, thulaganyo eno e tsewa ka masisi mme go netefatswa gore Batswana botlhe ba nna le sebaka sa go obama le go ikhutsa.
Ditso le Tshimologo ya Matlhatso a a Boitshepo
Tshimologo ya letsatsi leno e tswa kwa tshimologong ya Bokeresete ka boone. Go ya ka dikwalo tse di boitshepo, morago ga gore Jesu a swe mo sefapanong ka letsatsi la Labotlhano, mmele wa gagwe o ne wa bewa mo lebitleng le le neng le gabilwe mo lentsweng. Matlhatso a a Boitshepo ke letsatsi le a neng a le mo gare ga lone mo lebitleng leo. Mo ditsong tsa kereke, letsatsi leno gape le bidiwa "Sabbatha e Kgolo," ka go bo Jesu, yo e leng Morena wa Sabbatha, a ne a ikhutsa mo lebitleng morago ga go fetsa tiro ya gagwe ya thepololo ya batho.
Mo ditsong tsa bogologolo tsa kereke, le ne le tsewa e le letsatsi la go itima dijo go ya go ile. Bakeresete ba ne ba sa je sepe go fitlha mo go tseo tsa Easter Vigil (tebelelo ya tsogo). Thuto e nngwe e e botlhokwa e e amanang le letsatsi leno ke tumelo ya gore mo nakong eno, Jesu o ne a fologela kwa "Helo" (Hades) go ya go golola meoya ya ba ba neng ba sule ba le mo tumelong pele ga loso lwa gagwe. Mo Botswana, thuto eno e rutiwa thata mo dikerekeng tsa Roma, tsa Anglican, le tsa Orthodox, mme e gatelela gore ga go na lefelo lepe le le ka re kgaoganyang le lorato lwa Modimo, tota le loso ka bolone.
Mekgwa ya Kobamelo mo Botswana
Botswana ke naga e e nang le mefuta e e farologaneng ya dikereke, mme nngwe le nngwe e na le tsela e e kgethegileng ya go tshwara letsatsi leno.
Kereke ya Katoliki ya Roma (Roman Catholic Church)
Mo dikerekeng tsa Katoliki mo Botswana, jaaka kwa Kereketheng e Kgolo ya Christ the King mo Gaborone, Matlhatso a a Boitshepo ke letsatsi la tidimalo e kgolo. Altare e nna e sa kgabiswa ka sepe, mme go nna go se na ditiro dipe tsa mofuta wa "Mass" go fitlha maitseboeng. Selo se se botlhokwa thata ke Easter Vigil (Tebelelo ya Easter). Se se direga ka Matlhatso bosigo. Go tshubiwa molelo o o boitshepo kwa ntle ga kereke, mme go tswa mo molelong oo, go tshubiwa kherese e kgolo ya Paseka (Paschal Candle) e e emelang lesedi la ga Keresete le le fenyang lefifi. Batho ba tsena mo kerekeng e le lefifi mme ba tshubisa dikherese tsa bone go tswa mo go eo e kgolo. Ke nako e e tletseng ka mmino wa mofuta wa "Exsultet" le go balwa ga dikwalo tse dintsi tse di bolelang hisitori ya poloko.Dikereke tsa Orthodox
Le fa di se dintsi thata mo Botswana, dikereke tsa Orthodox di na le meletlo e e tseneletseng thata. Ba bitsa letsatsi leno "The Great Sabbath." Mo go bone, ke letsatsi le mo go lone "Loso lo fenngwang." Go na le thulaganyo e e bidiwang Vesperal Divine Liturgy e e dirwang ka Matlhatso mo mosong, mme go tsweng foo go nna le tebelelo e telele e e isang kwa go phatlalatseng tsogo ka nako ya khutshwane pele ga gare ga bosigo.Dikereke tsa Mainane le tsa Efangele (Pentecostal and Evangelical)
Mo dikerekeng tse di tshwanang le Assembly of God, Faith Gospel Ministries, le tse dingwe tse di tumileng mo Botswana, Matlhatso a a Boitshepo gantsi ke letsatsi la meletlo ya thapelo le go ipaakanyetsa Sontaga sa Tsogo. Dikereke tse dintsi di rulaganya "Prayer Retreats" kgotsa dikokoano tsa thapelo kwa dithabeng kgotsa mo mafelong a a didimaleng. Ke nako ya go kopa thari le tshegofatso mo malwapeng.Dikereke tsa Semoya (African Independent Churches)
Dikereke tse di tshwanang le ZCC (Zion Christian Church) le St. John’s Apostolic Faith Mission, tse di nang le balatedi ba bantsi mo Botswana, di na le tsela e e kgethegileng ya go keteka Paseka. Ka Matlhatso a a Boitshepo, boidiidi jwa batho bo bonwa bo rwele diaparo tsa bone tsa se-unifomo, ba kgobokanye mo mafelong a a rileng (jaaka kwa Moria kgotsa mo mafelong a selegae). Mo go bone, letsatsi leno ke la go nna mmogo, go tlhapa ka metsi a a boitshepo, le go opela dipina tsa semoya tse di nonotshang tumelo.Meetlo le Ditshwaelo tsa Batswana
Kwa ntle ga merero ya kereke, Matlhatso a a Boitshepo mo Botswana bo na le sebopego sa loago se se kgethegileng:
- Mosepele wa go ya kwa Magae: Batswana ba le bantsi ba ba berekang mo ditoropong ba dirisa nako eno go boela kwa magaeng (kwa metseng). Ka jalo, Matlhatso a a Boitshepo gantsi ke nako e mo go yone malwapa a kopanang. Go jewa dijo tsa setso, mme bagolo ba bolelela bana ka ga botlhokwa jwa tumelo le ngwao.
- Go Ipaakanyetsa Sontaga: Ka go bo Sontaga e le letsatsi la boitumelo jo bogolo, Matlhatso ke letsatsi la go apaya le go phepafatsa mantlo. Go apewa dinkgwe (dikuku), go tlhatswiwa diaparo tsa kerekeng, mme go netefatswa gore sengwe le sengwe se mo mannong.
- Go Itima Dijo: Le fa go sa pateletswe mo molaong wa naga, Bakeresete ba bantsi ba Batswana ba itima dijo (fasting) ka letsatsi leno e le tsela ya go ikokobetsa fa pele ga Modimo.
- Tlotlo ya Bahwi: Mo malwapeng mangwe, ke nako ya go etela mabitla a ba ba tlhokafetseng, go a phepafatsa le go gopola ba ba re tlogetseng, go tsamaelana le mowa wa gore Jesu o ne a le mo lebitleng ka letsatsi leno.
Dikgakololo mo Baeting le mo Baaging (Practical Information)
Fa o le moagi wa Botswana kgotsa o le moeti mo ngwageng wa 2026, go na le dilo tse o tshwanetseng go di itse ka letsatsi la April 4, 2026:
Go tswalwa ga Dikgwebo: Ka go bo letsatsi leno e le "Public Holiday," diofisi tsa puso di a tswalwa. Mabaka a mantsi a ditoropo a ka nna a bulwa ka nako e khutshwane (gantsi go tswa ka 8:00 a.m. go fitlha ka 1:00 p.m. kgotsa 3:00 p.m.), mme mangwe a ka nna a tswalwa gotlhelele. Dipalangwa: Dipalangwa tsa botlhe (dibus le dikhombi) di ka nna boutsana ka go bo batho ba le bantsi ba a bo ba setse ba ile magaeng. Fa o rulaganya go tsamaya, netefatsa gore o dira jalo nako e sa le teng. Boitshwaro mo Mafelong a Botlhe: Ka go bo e le letsatsi la bodumedi, go eletsega gore batho ba se ka ba nna le meletlo e e nang le modumo o o feteletseng o o ka kgoreletsang ba ba mo thapelong. Go na le tlotlo e e rileng e e lebeletsweng mo go mongwe le mongwe.
- Dinako tsa Dikereke: Fa o batla go tsenela ditiro tsa kereke, go botlhokwa go botsa nako e sa le teng. Dikereke tse dintsi di na le ditiro tsa maitseboa (Vigil) tse di simololang go tloga ka nako ya bosupa (7:00 p.m.) go ya pele.
A ke Letsatsi la Boikhutso la Puso?
Ee, Matlhatso a a Boitshepo ke letsatsi la boikhutso le le beilweng ke molao mo Botswana (Public Holiday). Se se raya gore:
- Badiri ba na le tshwanelo ya go ikhutsa mme ba duelwa.
- Dikolo, diyunibesithi, le diofisi tsa puso di a tswalwa.
- Ke letsatsi le le fa gare ga Labotlhano yo o Molemo le Sontaga sa Tsogo, mme ka jalo le dira gore Easter e nne mafelo a beke a maleele (long weekend).
Bokhutlo
Matlhatso a a Boitshepo mo Botswana ke letsatsi le le kgethegileng le le tlamang batho mmogo mo tumelong, thapelong, le tidimalong. Ke nako ya go ema go se nene, go gema mowa, le go ipaakanyetsa tsogo ya ga Keresete e e tlisang tsholofelo e ntshwa mo lefatsheng. E re nako e ntse e atamela letsatsi la April 4, 2026, a re tsamaye ka mowa wa boikokobetso le tlotlo, re ntse re gopotse gore morago ga lefifi la lebitla, go tla lesedi la tsogo.
Go setse malatsi a le 91 fela gore re fitlhe mo letsatsing leno la boitshepo mo ngwageng wa 2026. A e nne nako ya thapelo le kagiso mo go mongwe le mongwe mo Botswana. Pula
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Holy Saturday in Botswana
Matlhatso a a Boitshepo a tla bo a le ka Saturday, April 4, 2026. Go setse malatsi a le 91 gore re goroge mo letsatsing le la bodumedi le le tlotlegang mo Botswana. Ke letsatsi le le fa gare ga Labone le le Boitshepo le Sontaga sa Isetere, mme le elwa tlhoko ke Bakeresete ba le bantsi mo lefatsheng leno ka thapelo le go akanya ka boteng jwa tumelo ya bone.
Ee, ke letsatsi la boitshoko la botlhe (public holiday) mo Botswana ka 2026. Ka ntlha ya se, diofisi tsa puso le dikgwebo tse dintsi di a tswalwa gore batho ba kgone go nna le nako ya go obama le go nna le ba malapa a bone. Le fa go ntse jalo, ga se letsatsi la mekete e megolo mme ke nako ya tidimalo le go ipapaasetsa go ipelela tsogo ya ga Keresete e e leng ka Sontaga.
Matlhatso a a Boitshepo a gopola nako e mmele wa ga Jesu Keresete o neng o robaditswe mo lebitleng ka yone morago ga go bapolwa ka Labone le le Boitshepo. Mo thutong ya Bokeresete, letsatsi le le emela nako ya tsholofelo le kgaogano fa gare ga bohutsana jwa loso le boitumelo jwa tsogo. Ke nako ya go akanya ka tsela e tumelo e ka re ntšhafatsang ka yone le go nna le boitshoko fa re letetse phetogo e ncha mo botshelong jwa semoya.
Batho ba le bantsi ba tsenya letsogo mo mekgweng ya semoya jaaka go itima dijo, go rapela, le go itidimalela. Dikereke tse di farologaneng di na le ditiro tse di kgethegileng; sekai, Roma e na le 'Easter Vigil' mo maitseboeng fa Dikereke tsa Orthodox tsone di na le ditirelo tse di telele tsa masepala. Mo Botswana, go tlwaelegile go bona batho ba ipaakanyetsa ditiro tsa Sontaga sa Isetere mme ba tsena diphuthego tsa maitseboa tse di tletseng ka dipone le ditiro tsa go ntšhafatsa maikano a bone a motsofe.
Pharologano e kgolo ke gore Matlhatso a a Boitshepo a tletse ka tidimalo le go leta, mme ga go na mekete ya medumo jaaka ka Sontaga. Ka Labone le le Boitshepo go a bo go hutsafalwa ka loso lwa ga Jesu, mme ka Matlhatso go a bo go emetswe tsogo ka tumelo. Ke letsatsi le le kopanyang bohutsana le boitumelo, le fa gantsi go sena ditiro tsa masepala tse di tletseng mo gare ga letsatsi go fitlhelela maitseboa a Easter Vigil.
Baeng ba tshwanetse go lemoga gore le ke letsatsi la bodumedi le le masisi. Re go gakolola gore o tlotle mekgwa ya Bakeresete mme o itse gore mabenkele a le mantsi a ka nna a tswalwa nako e sa le teng kapa a se ke a bulwa gotlhelele. Fa o batla go bona setso sa Botswana, o ka etela dikereke tse di farologaneng mme o kope tetla ya go nna teng mo ditirelong tsa bone tsa maitseboa tse di kgatlhang thata le go bontsha mowa wa tshwaragano.
Nnyaa, ka tlwaelo ga go na meletlo ya ditsela kapa mekgwabo e e leratla mo Botswana ka Matlhatso a a Boitshepo. Ditiro tse dintsi di direga mo teng ga dikereke le mo malapeng. Ke nako ya gore batho ba nne le boiketlo, ba akanye ka botshelo, mme ba ipaakanyetse go kopana le ba malapa a bone ka Sontaga sa Isetere se se tletseng ka dijo le boitumelo.
Ka ntlha ya gore ke letsatsi la boitshoko, dipalangwa tsa setshaba jaaka dibese le dikombi di ka nna boutsana mo ditseleng tse di tswang mo ditoropong tse dikgolo go ya merakeng le metseng. Batho ba le bantsi ba a bo ba tsere loeto go etela masika. Fa o le moeng, go botlhokwa go rulaganya mosepele wa gago nako e sa le teng le go netefatsa gore o na le dilo tsotlhe tse o di tlhokang ka gore ditiro tse dintsi di a bo di emisitse ka letsatsi la Saturday.
Historical Dates
Holy Saturday dates in Botswana from 2010 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Saturday | April 19, 2025 |
| 2024 | Saturday | March 30, 2024 |
| 2023 | Saturday | April 8, 2023 |
| 2022 | Saturday | April 16, 2022 |
| 2021 | Saturday | April 3, 2021 |
| 2020 | Saturday | April 11, 2020 |
| 2019 | Saturday | April 20, 2019 |
| 2018 | Saturday | March 31, 2018 |
| 2017 | Saturday | April 15, 2017 |
| 2016 | Saturday | March 26, 2016 |
| 2015 | Saturday | April 4, 2015 |
| 2014 | Saturday | April 19, 2014 |
| 2013 | Saturday | March 30, 2013 |
| 2012 | Saturday | April 7, 2012 |
| 2011 | Saturday | April 23, 2011 |
| 2010 | Saturday | April 3, 2010 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
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