Malawi • March 20, 2026 • Friday
Also known as: Eid al-Fitr
Eid al-Fitr ndi umodzi mwa masiku opatulika komanso osangalatsa kwambiri m’kalendala ya Chisilamu, ndipo m’dziko la Malawi, chikondwererochi chimakhala ndi tanthauzo lakuya kwambiri. Ili ndi tsiku limene limadziwika kuti "Chikondwerero Chositsa Swala" kapena "Chikondwerero cha Kutha kwa Kusala." Pambuyo pa mwezi umodzi wathunthu wa Ramadan, mwezi umene Asilamu amakhala osadya kapena kumwa chilichonse kuyambira m'mawa mpaka dzuwa kulowa, Eid al-Fitr imabwera ngati mphoto komanso mphatso yochokera kwa Allah chifukwa cha kupirira ndi kudzipereka kumene ophunzira a Chisilamu asonyeza.
M'dziko la Malawi, Eid al-Fitr si nkhani ya chipembedzo chimodzi chokha, koma ndi tsiku limene limasonyeza umodzi ndi mtendere umene ulipo m'dziko muno. Ngakhale kuti dziko la Malawi lili ndi anthu ambiri a chipembedzo cha Chikhristu, Asilamu amapanga pafupifupi 13 mpaka 20 peresenti ya anthu onse, makamaka m'maboma a m'mbali mwa nyanja monga Mangochi, Machinga, ndi Salima, komanso m'mizinda ikuluikulu monga Blantyre, Lilongwe, ndi Zomba. Chikondwererochi chimakhudza moyo wa anthu onse chifukwa cha mzimu wa chifundo, kugawana chakudya, ndi kocheza ndi abale komanso anansi, mosasamala kanthu za chipembedzo chawo.
Chomwe chimapanga Eid kukhala yapadera m'Malawi ndi mmene chikhalidwe cha Chimalawi chimasanganikirana ndi miyambo ya Chisilamu. Ndi nthawi imene mtima wa "Umunthu" umaonekera kwambiri. Anthu amakhululukirana zolakwa, amayendera odwala, ndipo amatsimikizira kuti aliyense m'mudzi kapena m'dera lawo ali ndi chakudya chokwanira chosangalalira tsiku limeneli. Ndi nthawi ya mapemphero ozama, komanso nthawi ya chimwemwe chachikulu chimene chimafalikira m'misewu ya m'mizinda ndi m'midzi yakutali ya m'dziko la Malawi.
Chikondwerero cha Eid al-Fitr chimatsatira kalendala ya mwezi (Lunar Calendar), zomwe zikutanthauza kuti tsiku lake limasintha chaka ndi chaka poyerekeza ndi kalendala ya Chizungu. Mu chaka cha 2026, Eid al-Fitr ikuyembekezeka kuchitika pa:
Tsiku: Friday Tsiku la mwezi: March 20, 2026 Masiku otsala: Kwatsala masiku 76 kuti tifikire tsiku losangalatsali.
Ndikofunika kudziwa kuti tsiku limeneli limadalira kuoneka kwa mwezi watsopano wa Shawwal. Ngati mwezi sunuoneke pa usiku wa March 19, chikondwererochi chikhoza kusuntha pang'ono. Komabe, boma la Malawi linalengeza kale kuti March 20, 2026 idzakhala tsiku la tchuthi chadziko lonse kuti aliyense athe kukonzekera komanso kusangalala ndi abale awo. Popeza tsikuli likugwera pa Friday, izi zikutanthauza kuti ku Malawi kudzakhala "long weekend," yomwe idzapatsa anthu mpata wabwino wopita kumidzi kwawo kapena kupumula pambuyo pa mwezi wotanganidwa wa Ramadan.
Mbiri ya Eid al-Fitr inayamba kalekale mu nthawi ya Mtumiki Muhammad (mtendere ukhale naye). Akuti pamene Mtumiki anasamuka kuchoka ku Mecca kupita ku Medina, anapeza anthu a kumeneko akuchita zikondwerero zamitundumitundu. Iye anawauza kuti Allah wawapatsa masiku awiri abwino kwambiri ochitira zikondwerero: Eid al-Fitr (kumapeto kwa Ramadan) ndi Eid al-Adha (nthawi ya Hajj).
M'dziko la Malawi, mbiri ya Chisilamu ndi yakale kwambiri, inayamba ndi amalonda achiarabu omwe anafika m'mbali mwa nyanja ya Malawi zaka mazana ambiri zapitazo. Kuchokera nthawi imeneyo, Chisilamu chakhala mbali ya moyo wa amalawi ambiri. Eid al-Fitr imatengedwa ngati nthawi yothokoza Allah chifukwa chopatsa okhulupirira mphamvu ndi chipiriro chotha kumaliza kusala. Kusala kudya m'mwezi wa Ramadan si kudziletsa kudya ndi kumwa kokha, koma ndi nthawi yoyeretsa mtima, kupewa zolankhula zoyipa, ndi kuyandikira kwa Mulungu. Choncho, Eid ndi tsiku lokondwerera chipambano chimenechi chauzimu.
Chikondwerero cha Eid ku Malawi chimayamba m'mawa kwambiri ndipo chili ndi ndondomeko yomwe imatsatidwa ndi ambiri:
Ana ndi omwe amasangalala kwambiri pa tsiku limeneli chifukwa amalandira "Eidi" – omwe ndi mphatso za ndalama kapena maswiti kuchokera kwa akuluakulu. Anthu amayendera abale awo, anansi, ndi abwenzi, ndipo moni wa "Eid Mubarak" (Eid yodalitsika) umamveka paliponse.
Ngati muli m'dziko la Malawi pa nthawi ya Eid al-Fitr, pali zinthu zingapo zomwe mungachite kuti mukhale mbali ya chimwemwechi komanso kusonyeza ulemu:
Moni: Uzani anzanu kapena ogwira nawo ntchito kuti "Eid Mubarak." Izi zimawapangitsa kumva kuti mukuphatikizidwa nawo m'chikondwerero chawo. Zovala: Ngati mwaitidwa kunyumba kwa munthu kapena mukufuna kukawona mapemphero, valani zovala zochititsa ulemu. Amayi ndi bwino kuvala zovala zophimba mapewa ndi mawondo, ndipo nthawi zina kukhala ndi nsalu yophimba kumutu. Chakudya: Ngati mwapatsidwa chakudya, landirani ndi manja awiri. Eid ndi nthawi ya kuwolowa manja, ndipo kukana chakudya kungakhale ngati kusaonetsa kuyamikira. Kumbukirani kuti Asilamu sadya nyama ya nkhumba kapena kumwa mowa, choncho musatengere zinthu zimenezi m'nyumba mwawo.
M'dziko la Malawi, Eid al-Fitr ndi tchuthi chovomerezeka ndi boma (Public Holiday). Izi zikutanthauza kuti:
Mu mwezi wa March, dziko la Malawi limakhala likutuluka m'nyengo ya mvula ndipo likulowa m'nyengo ya dzuwa kapena yozizira pang'ono. Kutentha kumakhala pakati pa 25°C mpaka 30°C m'madera ambiri. Izi zikutanthauza kuti nyengo imakhala yabwino kwambiri pochita zinthu zakunja. Komabe, nthawi zina mvula imatha kugwa, choncho anthu ogonja m'malo otseguka amakhala okonzeka. Kwa alendo, ino ndi nthawi yabwino yowona dziko la Malawi lili lobiriwira komanso lokongola kwambiri.
Eid al-Fitr ya mu 2026 idzakhala nthawi yofunika kwambiri kwa amalawi onse. Ndi nthawi yomwe imatikumbutsa kufunika kwa kuleza mtima, chifundo, ndi umodzi. Pamene masiku 76 akupita, kukhala ndi mzimu wokonzekera mtima ndi maganizo kuli kofunika. Kaya ndinu Msilamu kapena ayi, uthenga wa Eid ndi umodzi: umodzi wa anthu, kuthandiza osowa, ndi kuyamikira madalitso omwe tili nawo.
M'dziko la Malawi, lomwe limadziwika kuti "Warm Heart of Africa," Eid al-Fitr imangopitiriza kutsimikizira chifukwa chake dzinali lili loyenera. Ndi tsiku limene mitima imatsegulidwa, chakudya chimagawanidwa, ndipo mtendere umalamulira. Tikuyembekezera mwachidwi tsiku la Friday, March 20, 2026, kuti tisonkhanenso ndi kukondwerera limodzi.
Eid Mubarak kwa onse m'dziko la Malawi!
Common questions about Eid al-Fitr in Malawi
Chikondwerero cha Eid al-Fitr m'dziko la Malawi chidzachitika pa tsiku la Friday, pa March 20, 2026. Pakali pano kwasala masiku okwana 76 kuti tsikuli lifike. Tsikuli limadalira kuoneka kwa mwezi, choncho likhoza kusintha pang'ono malinga ndi momwe akuluakulu azachipembedzo cha Chisilamu adzalengezere poyang'ana thambo.
Inde, tsiku la Eid al-Fitr ndi tchuthi chapoyera m'dziko lonse la Malawi. Pa tsikuli, maofesi a boma, mabanki, masukulu, komanso mabizinesi ambiri amakhala otseka kuti apereke mpata kwa Asilamu ndi nzika zonse kukondwerera mapeto a mwezi woyera wa Ramadan. Chifukwa chakuti mu 2026 chikondwererochi chikugwera pa Friday, anthu ambiri adzakhala ndi mwayi opuma pa sabata lalitali.
Eid al-Fitr amatanthauza 'Chikondwerero Chofungula Kusala'. Ili ndi tsiku lofunika kwambiri limene limakhala chizindikiro cha kutha kwa mwezi wa Ramadan, mwezi umene Asilamu amasala kudya, kupemphera kwambiri, komanso kulingalira za moyo wawo wauzimu. Ndi nthawi yothokoza Mulungu chifukwa chowapatsa mphamvu zomaliza kusala kudyako komanso nthawi yosangalalira chifundo chake.
Asilamu m'Malawi amayamba tsikuli ndi mapemphero apadera amene amachitikira m'mamoske kapena m'malo a poyera m'mawa kwambiri. Pambuyo pa mapemphero, anthu amacheza ndi achibale komanso anzawo, kudya zakudya zosiyanasiyana, komanso kupatsana mphatso. Ndi mwambo wofunika kwambiri kuvala zovala zatsopano komanso zokongola posonyeza chisangalalo pa tsiku lofunika limeneli.
Mwambo umodzi wofunika kwambiri ndi Zakat al-Fitr, kumene Asilamu amapereka thandizo la chakudya kapena ndalama kwa osauka mapemphero asanayambe. Izi zimachitika kuti aliyense, ngakhale amene alibe, athe kukhala ndi chakudya ndi kusangalala pa tsikuli. M'madera monga ku Blantyre, Lilongwe, ndi m'maboma a m'mbali mwa nyanja, makhitchini amakhala otanganidwa kuphika nyama, maswiti, ndi zakudya zina zachikhalidwe.
Alendo kapena anthu amene si Asilamu akulimbikitsidwa kusonyeze ulemu mwa kuvala moyenera komanso mwaulemu, makamaka pafupi ndi malo opempherera. Mutha kupereka moni woti 'Eid Mubarak', kutanthauza 'Eid Yodala'. Ngakhale kuti si chidindo, ndi bwino kupewa kudya pamaso pa anthu m'madera amene kuli Asilamu ambiri masiku omaliza a Ramadan asanafike tsiku la Eid, koma pa tsikulo, aliyense amakhala omasuka kudya ndi kusangalala.
Zochitika zazikulu zimapezeka m'mizinda ikuluikulu monga ku Lilongwe Central Mosque kapena Blantyre Jamat Khan Mosque. Mizinda imeneyi komanso madera a m'mbali mwa nyanja kumene kuli Asilamu ambiri amakhala ndi chisangalalo chochuluka. Misika imakhala yodzaza ndi anthu ogula zakudya ndi zovala masiku ochepa tsikuli lisanafike, choncho alendo akuyenera kuyembekezera chipiringu m'malo ogulitsira.
Mu mwezi wa March, Malawi amakhala akulowa munthawi yofunda komanso yoyamba kuuma, ngakhale mvula ikhoza kupezeka nthawi zina. Kutentha kumakhala pakati pa madigiri 25 mpaka 30 Celsius. Kwa alendo, ndi nthawi yabwino kuyendera dziko lino chifukwa chilengedwe chimakhala chobiriwira kwambiri pambuyo pa mvula ya m'chilimwe, koma m'pofunika kusungitsa malo ogona maphunziro asanakwane chifukwa cha tchuthi.
Eid al-Fitr dates in Malawi from 2015 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Monday | March 31, 2025 |
| 2024 | Thursday | April 11, 2024 |
| 2023 | Saturday | April 22, 2023 |
| 2022 | Monday | May 2, 2022 |
| 2021 | Friday | May 14, 2021 |
| 2020 | Sunday | May 24, 2020 |
| 2019 | Wednesday | June 5, 2019 |
| 2018 | Friday | June 15, 2018 |
| 2017 | Monday | June 26, 2017 |
| 2016 | Thursday | July 7, 2016 |
| 2015 | Saturday | July 18, 2015 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.