Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- Easter Monday
- Country
- Cook Islands
- Date
- April 6, 2026
- Day of Week
- Monday
- Status
- 94 days away
- About this Holiday
- Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday.
Easter Monday
Cook Islands • April 6, 2026 • Monday
94
Days
06
Hours
27
Mins
43
Secs
until Easter Monday
Pacific/Rarotonga timezone
About Easter Monday
Also known as: Easter Monday
Te Monite Paka i te Kūki 'Airani: Tetai 'Akama'ara'anga Nui no te 'Akapu'apinga i te Pae Vaerua e te 'Utu'are Tangata
Te Monite Paka, e rā pu'apinga ma'ata teia i roto i te ora'anga o te iti tangata Kūki 'Airani. 'Ei 'enua Kiritiano mou, tei roto i te 90 pā rēti o te tangata i te 'āru'anga i te au 'api'i'anga a te Pipiria, e rā teia tei 'akataka'ia 'ei 'akama'ara'anga i te rā i muri ake i te tū'aka'ou'anga o Iesu Karaiti mai te mate mai. No reira, i roto i te Kūki 'Airani, kare teia i te rā 'akangāue'ue 'ua, kani e rā tēia no te 'akangā i muri ake i te au 'oro'oro'anga o te 'Epeta'oma Tapu e te rā 'Akama'ara'anga i te Mate o te Atu (Good Friday) e te Pokatara o te Paka (Easter Sunday).
I roto i to tatou au pae 'enua, mei Rarotonga ki te Pa 'Enua Tokerau e te Pa 'Enua i te Tonga, ko te Monite Paka e rā tēia e 'akakoro'ia ai te au 'utu'are tangata kia ruru mai ki te tātā'i, ki te au taro, me kore kia 'akangā 'ua i te kāinga. Ko te 'akairo o teia rā, ko te 'akaoti'anga i te au 'oro'oro'anga 'aka'aka e te mamae o te 'Epeta'oma Tapu, e te 'akamata'anga i tetai 'api'i'anga 'ou ma te rekareka i roto i te Vaerua Tapu. E rā tēia e kite'ia ai te 'aka'aka e te 'aka'aka'anga i te manamanata, te 'akarongo'anga i te au 'īmene 'ākapu'apinga, e te kai tahi'anga a te 'utu'are tangata i te au kai tū'oro'oro a te 'enua.
Te Monite Paka i roto i te Kūki 'Airani, e rā ia tei tuitui'ia ki roto i te peu tūrangatira o te 'enua. Noatu kare e ma'ata ana te au 'oro'oro'anga 'akatupu'ia e te kavamani me kore te au māketu, te vai nei te rāorao e te 'akangā i roto i te reva. Ko te ma'ata'anga o te tangata, te 'akangā ra i teia rā i muri ake i te 'oro'oro'anga ma'ata i te rā Tapu (Easter Sunday), te rā i 'akarau'ia ai te au 'oro'oro'anga i roto i te au 'are pure 'enua, te au 'īmene 'Imene Tuki e te au 'aka'ari'anga a te tamariki e te mapu.
Te 'Akapapa'anga no te Mataiti 2026
I roto i te mataiti 2026, ka topa te Monite Paka ki runga i te rā e aru mai nei:
Rā o te 'Epeta'oma: Monday Rā i roto i te Marama: April 6, 2026 Te roa e toe nei: 93 rā e toe nei
Ko te Monite Paka, kare e topa ana ki runga i tetai rā tonu i te au mataiti katoatoa. E rā tauiui teia (variable date) tei aru i te 'akapapa'anga o te Marama Paka (Paschal Full Moon). No reira, te aru nei to tatou 'enua i te 'akapapa'anga a te au 'enua i vao mai, mei ia Aotearoa (New Zealand) katoa, no te mea e piri'anga vaitata to tatou i te pae o te ture e te 'akapapa'anga o te au 'oro'oro'anga 'enua. I te mataiti 2026, ka tupu teia i te 'akamata'anga o te marama 'Āperira, tetai tuatau manea i te Kūki 'Airani no te mea te 'akamata ra te reva i te 'aka'anuanu mai i muri ake i te tuatau 'akatupu 'uri'ia.
Te 'Akamata'anga e te 'Akama'ara'anga i teia 'Oro'oro
Ko te Monite Paka e tu'anga tēia no te 'Epeta'oma o te Paka. Ki te Kiritiano, ko teia te rā i tupu ai tetai au 'oro'oro'anga pu'apinga i roto i te Pipiria i muri ake i te tū'aka'ou'anga o Iesu. I roto i te Kūki 'Airani, kua tae mai te 'akarongo Kiritiano i te mataiti 1823 na roto i te kōreromotu a Papeiha e te London Missionary Society. Mei taua tuatau mai, kua riro te Paka 'ei 'oro'oro'anga ma'ata roa atu i te 'enua, piri vaitata atu ki te 'oro'oro'anga o te Noera.
Te 'akama'ara nei te Monite Paka i te upoko-tuatua o te "Ora 'Ou". I roto i to tatou 'enua, te tuitui'ia nei teia ki te au peu 'enua. Noatu kare e kōrero tū-taka-ke to te Kūki 'Airani no te Monite Paka anake, te tū o te 'akangā e te 'aka'aka tei 'aiteite ki te au peu a te au tupuna—te rā i muri ake i te 'oro'oro'anga ma'ata, e rā tēia no te 'akamatutu 'aka'ou i te au piri'anga 'utu'are. I te au tuatau i muri, kua riro teia rā 'ei rā i 'akatika'ia e te ture 'enua 'ei rā 'akangā (Public Holiday) no te 'akatika i te tangata kia 'akangā mai i ta ratou au 'anga'anga 'enua e te 'anga'anga moni.
Te au Peu e te au 'Akono'anga i teia Rā
I te rā Monite Paka i te Kūki 'Airani, te vai ra tetai au peu ta te iti tangata e rave ana:
1. Te 'Akangā i te Pae Tātā'i e te 'Utu'are Tangata I te mea e rā 'akangā teia, ko te ma'ata'anga o te au 'utu'are tangata i Rarotonga e te Pa 'Enua, ka rave i teia rā ki te tātā'i. Ka kite koe i te au 'utu'are e ma'ata ana te tamariki e 'ā'u ana i te tātā'i, e tū'oro'oro ana i te kai, e e 'akangā 'ua ana i raro i te maru o te 'utu'apu me kore te au rākau i te pae tai. E tuatau tēia no te 'akangā i te manamanata o te 'anga'anga.
2. Te au 'Oro'oro'anga a te 'Are Pure Noatu ko te rā Tapu (Sunday) te rā ma'ata no te pure, te vai nei tetai au 'āputa pure (church groups) e rave ana i tetai au 'oro'oro'anga 'aka'aka i te Monite. Pēnei ko tetai ruru'anga mapu, tetai pikiniki a te 'are pure, me kore tetai 'oro'oro'anga 'īmene. I roto i te au 'are pure CICC (Cook Islands Christian Church), e tuatau tēia e 'akama'ara'ia ai te au 'anga'anga a te 'are pure ma te rekareka.
3. Te Kai Tū'oro'oro Kare e tupu tetai 'oro'oro'anga i te Kūki 'Airani me kare e kai. I te Monite Paka, e ma'ata te au 'utu'are e 'aka'inu ana i te 'umu (earth oven). Te au kai mei te ika mata, te rukau, te taro, e te 'ūmaka, ko te au kai tēia e 'ākapu'apinga'ia ana. Noatu kare e kai 'akataka'ia no te Paka anake (mei te "Hot Cross Buns" i vao mai), te rave nei te tangata Kūki 'Airani i ta tatou 'uāitu kai 'enua 'ei 'akama'ara'anga i teia rā.
4. Te Teretere 'Enua No te aronga e no'o ana i Rarotonga, e rā manea tēia no te teretere 'a'ere i te 'enua (island drive). I te mea e 'akangā ana te au 'o'ipa, e 'akangā katoa ana te rōtu, no reira e rā 'akangā tikai teia i runga i te mataara.
'Akamatakite'anga no te Aronga Teretere (Visitors)
Me tei te Kūki 'Airani koe i te tuatau o te Monite Paka i te mataiti 2026, te vai ra tetai au mea pu'apinga kia mārama koe:
Te 'Anga'anga a te au Toa e te 'O'ipa: Ko te ma'ata'anga o te au toa (shops), te au pangika (banks), e te au 'ofati kavamani, ka pā'ia katoatoa i teia rā. E rā 'akangā tēia no te tangata 'anga'anga. No reira, me ka manako koe i te 'oko i tetai au mea kai me kore tetai au mea pu'apinga, e 'oko i mua ake i te tupu'anga o te 'epeta'oma paka. Te au Resitona e te au 'Otera: Te vai nei tetai au resitona e te au 'ofati no te aronga teretere ka vai matara 'ua, inā rā, pēnei ka taui ta ratou au ora 'anga'anga. Ko te au 'otera ma'ata, te vai matara 'ua ra no te tauturu i te aronga e no'o ana i reira. Te au Mataara e te 'Inu'inu: No te mea e rā 'akangā, pēnei ka ma'ata te tangata i runga i te mataara i te pae tātā'i. Kia matakite i te 'oro'oro kura me tei runga koe i te motopāika me kore te mōtokā.
- Te 'Akono'anga i te Peu: Noatu e rā 'akangā te Monite, e 'enua 'akangāue'ue 'akarongo te Kūki 'Airani. Kia 'akangā 'ua i te au 'oro'oro'anga mā'ata i te pae o te au 'are pure. Inā rā, i te Monite, kua 'aka'aka mai te au ture 'akangā (Sabbath laws) i tei 'aiteite ki te rā Tapu.
Te Reva i te 'Akamata'anga o 'Āperira
I te rā April 6, 2026, 2026, te manako'ia nei e ka manea te reva. I te marama o 'Āperira, te 'aka'oti ra te tuatau 'uri'ia e te 'akamata ra te reva i te 'aka'anuanu mai. Te vaitata nei te rā ki te 24°C ki te 28°C. E tuatau manea tēia no te kaukau tai e te 'akangā i vao i te kura, inā rā, kia vai te paruru rā (sunscreen) no te mea te 'akangā ra te rā i teia tuatau.
Te Ture no te Rā 'Akangā (Public Holiday Status)
I raro i te ture a te Kūki 'Airani, ko te Monite Paka e rā 'akangā 'akatika'ia e te ture (Statutory Public Holiday). Te 'āite'anga o teia:
- Te au Tangata 'Anga'anga: Ko te aronga e 'anga'anga ana i teia rā, kia tū ratou i te tūtaki 'akaoti (public holiday rates) i raro i te ture 'anga'anga a te 'enua. Me kare koe e 'anga'anga, e rā tūtaki'ia tēia no te ma'ata'anga o te aronga 'anga'anga 'ofati e te kavamani.
- Te au 'Api'i: Ka pā'ia katoatoa te au 'api'i i teia rā. E tuatau 'akangā tēia no te au tamariki 'api'i e te au pu'api'i.
- Te au 'Ofati Kavamani: Ka pā'ia te au 'ofati kavamani katoatoa mai te Monite Paka e tae 'ua atu ki te rā 'Aru mai.
'Akakoro'anga
Te Monite Paka i te Kūki 'Airani, kare ia i te rā 'oro'oro'anga mā'ata e te maniania, inā rā, e rā tēia no te 'akapapa 'aka'ou i te vaerua. I muri ake i te tū'aka'ou'anga o te Atu i te rā Tapu, ko te Monite te rā e 'akamata ai te tangata i te 'aka'ari i taua rekareka ra na roto i te 'akangā e te 'aka'aka'anga i te piri'anga 'utu'are.
No te iti tangata Kūki 'Airani, ko teia rā e 'akama'ara'anga ia e te vai nei te ora 'ou, te 'akangā, e te au i roto i to tatou 'enua. Noatu te tauiui nei te ao, te vai tū-māite nei teia au peu i roto i to tatou 'enua, e e rā pu'apinga tēia i roto i ta tatou taremata (calendar) no te mataiti 2026.
Me tei te 'enua koe i teia rā, e 'akangā, e kaukau tai, e kai tahi ma te 'utu'are tangata, e e 'akama'ara i te pu'apinga o teia rā i roto i te 'akarongo e te peu tūrangatira o te Kūki 'Airani. Kia vai te 'akangā e te rekareka ki runga i te katoatoa i teia Monite Paka 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Easter Monday in Cook Islands
Ko teia ra akangaroi, koia oki ko te Monite i muri ake i te Pasoka, ka tupu te reira i te ra Monday, April 6, 2026. Mei te ra mua mai i te Tianuare, e 93 ra e toe nei kia tae ki teia ra akangaroi. Ko teia ra e tuatau puapinga ia no te iti tangata Kuki Airani kia akamaara i te tuatau i muri ake i te tuakaouanga o Iesu Mesia, e ka aru katoa teia i te rā i akatū’ia e Niu Tirani.
Ae, e ra akangaroi a-ture teia i te pa Enua Kuki katoatoa. I teia ra, ka topiriia te au apii, te au ngai angaanga a te kavamani, te au pangika, e te nuinga o te au tanu’anga pitiniti. E ra tutakiia teia no te aronga angaanga, kia rauka ia ratou i te akangaroi e te rave i te au angaanga itoro i muri ake i te au oroa o te Pasoka e te Varaire Maitaki.
I roto i te akonoanga Kerititiano, e ra teia no te akamaaraanga i te ra i muri ake i te tuakaouanga o Iesu Mesia. No te mea e nuku Kerititiano te Kuki Airani, e maata atu i te 90 patene o te iti tangata e akamori nei, e tuatau teia no te pure e te akameitaki no te ora e te manakonakoanga i roto i te Mesia.
E ra akangaroi teia i roto i te ngutuare e te kopu tangata. I muri ake i te au uipaanga pure i te Tapu Pasoka, ka taangaanga te iti tangata i te Monite no te tamataora, te kaikaianga a-puna, e te akatā i te kopapa. Kare e maata ana te au poroti me kore te au oroa nunui i te paepae, e ra maru e te au teia no te katoatoa i te au enua takitai.
Kare e maata te au peu takake tei tuke mai i te au peu a te ao katoa, inara ko te pirianga ki te akonoanga e te kopu tangata te mea puapinga rava atu. Ka raveia te au uipaanga tamataora a te au pamiri, te aereanga ki te tatai, e te raveanga i te au angaanga noanoa i roto i te oire. Ko te maata i te taime, e ra muteki teia e te akamaara i te au mea pae vaerua.
Noatu e kua topiriia te au pitiniti nunui, e tuera tonu ana te au ngai turoto mei te au hotera, te au ngai kai i roto i te au resort, e tetai au toa rikiriki. Me ka anoano koe i te aere ki te tatai, e ra meitaki teia, inara kia akamaara e parea te au ravenga uira e te au rerue reva, no reira e akapapa meitaki i mua ake i teia ra.
E mea puapinga kia akangateitei i te au peu a te enua, kia kakau tau me aere koe ki te au ngai e tupu nei te uipaanga pure. Ko te reva i te marama o Aperira e meitaki rava, te vaitata nei ki te 24-28°C, e mea meitaki no te kaukau tai. E kimi katoa i te au ora o te au toa e te au rerue, no te mea ka taui te reira i teia ra akangaroi.
Kare e tuke ana te ra e akatū’ia nei, no te mea e aru ana te Kuki Airani i te ra i akatū’ia e Niu Tirani no te Pasoka. E pirianga piri vaitata to te Kuki Airani e Niu Tirani, no reira ka aiteite te au ra akangaroi o teia oroa i roto i teia nga enua e rua.
Historical Dates
Easter Monday dates in Cook Islands from 2010 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Monday | April 21, 2025 |
| 2024 | Monday | April 1, 2024 |
| 2023 | Monday | April 10, 2023 |
| 2022 | Monday | April 18, 2022 |
| 2021 | Monday | April 5, 2021 |
| 2020 | Monday | April 13, 2020 |
| 2019 | Monday | April 22, 2019 |
| 2018 | Monday | April 2, 2018 |
| 2017 | Monday | April 17, 2017 |
| 2016 | Monday | March 28, 2016 |
| 2015 | Monday | April 6, 2015 |
| 2014 | Monday | April 21, 2014 |
| 2013 | Monday | April 1, 2013 |
| 2012 | Monday | April 9, 2012 |
| 2011 | Monday | April 25, 2011 |
| 2010 | Monday | April 5, 2010 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
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