Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- May Day
- Country
- Malawi
- Date
- May 1, 2026
- Day of Week
- Friday
- Status
- 73 days away
- About this Holiday
- Labor Day, International Workers' Day, and May Day, is a day off for workers in many countries around the world.
May Day
Malawi • May 1, 2026 • Friday
73
Days
11
Hours
29
Mins
58
Secs
until May Day
Africa/Blantyre timezone
About May Day
Also known as: Labour Day
Tsiku la Ogwira Ntchito m'dziko la Malawi (May Day)
Tsiku la Ogwira Ntchito, lomwe limadziwikanso kuti "May Day" kapena "Labour Day," ndi tsiku lofunika kwambiri m'dziko la Malawi. Tsikuli ndi nthawi imene dziko lonse limayimitsa ntchito zake n'cholinga chofuna kulemekeza ndiponso kuyamikira thukuta la anthu onse ogwira ntchito m'magawo osiyanasiyana. Kaya ndi anthu ogwira ntchito m'maofesi, m'mafakitale, m'minda, kapena m'mabizinesi ang'onoang'ono, tsikuli ndi lawo onse. Ndi tsiku limene limatikhumbutsa kuti chitukuko cha dziko la Malawi chimadalira mphamvu, nzeru, ndiponso kudzipereka kwa anthu ogwira ntchito.
Chidwi cha tsikuli m'dziko la Malawi n'chachikulu chifukwa limapereka mpata woganizira za ufulu wa ogwira ntchito. Ndi nthawi imene mabungwe oimira ogwira ntchito (Trade Unions) amakhala ndi mwayi ofotokoza madandaulo awo, kukambirana za malipiro, ndiponso mfundo zimene zingathandize kuti malo ogwirira ntchito akhale otetezeka komanso olemekezeka. Ngakhale kuti m'madera ambiri a m'dziko muno anthu amagwiritsa ntchito tsikuli ngati nthawi yopumira, uthenga weniweni wa tsikuli umazikidwa pa chilungamo ndi ulemu kwa aliyense amene akuthandiza pa chuma cha dziko.
M'dziko la Malawi, May Day si tsiku lachikondwerero chabe, koma ndi tsiku losonyeza mgwirizano. Ogwira ntchito amalumikizana ndi anzawo padziko lonse lapansi pokumbukira mbiri yakale ya kulimbirana maola asanu ndi atatu ogwirira ntchito (8-hour workday) komanso mikhalidwe yabwino pa ntchito. Kwa aMalawi ambiri, tsikuli limapereka mwayi wopuma pambuyo pogwira ntchito mwakhama kwa miyezi ingapo chiyambireni chaka, ndipo limakhala nthawi yabwino yocheza ndi mabanja komanso abwenzi, kwinaku akusangalala ndi ufulu umene makolo athu anawulimbira.
Kodi Tsikuli lili liti mu 2026?
Tsiku la Ogwira Ntchito m'dziko la Malawi limachitika pa tsiku lokhazikika chaka chilichonse. Mu chaka cha 2026, tsikuli lidzagwa pa:
Tsiku: Friday Tsiku lenileni: May 1, 2026 Nthawi yotsala: Kwatsala masiku 73 kuti tsikuli lifike.
Chifukwa chakuti tsikuli limachitika pa May 1 chaka chilichonse, ndikosavuta kuti anthu akonzekere pasadakhale. Mu 2026, chifukwa chakuti lidzagwa pa Friday, anthu ambiri adzakhala ndi mwayi wokhala ndi sabata lalitali lopumira (long weekend), zomwe zimapangitsa kuti anthu athe kuyenda kupita m'maboma a kwawo kapena kupita kumalo osiyanasiyana okaona malo.
Mbiri ndi Chiyambi cha May Day
Mbiri ya Tsiku la Ogwira Ntchito m'dziko la Malawi ndi yolumikizana kwambiri ndi mbiri ya dziko lonse lapansi. Chiyambi cha tsikuli chinayambira ku Chicago, dziko la United States, mu chaka cha 1886. Pa nthawiyo, ogwira ntchito anachita zionetsero zazikulu zofuna kuti maola ogwirira ntchito achepetsedwe kukhala maola asanu ndi atatu pa tsiku. Chionetsero chimenechi chinadziwika kuti "Haymarket Affair," ndipo chinatsogolera ku kusintha kwakukulu kwa malamulo a ntchito padziko lonse.
M'dziko la Malawi, May Day inayamba kulemekezedwa kwambiri pambuyo poti dziko lino litalowa mu ulamuliro wa zipani zambiri (democracy) m'ma 1990. Pa nthawi ya ulamuliro wa chipani chimodzi, masiku a maholide amayang'ana kwambiri pa zochitika za ndale za m'dziko muno. Koma pambuyo pa kusintha kwa boma, Malawi inagwirizana ndi mayiko ena padziko lonse kulemekeza May 1 monga Tsiku la Ogwira Ntchito Padziko Lonse.
Mosiyana ndi masiku ena monga John Chilembwe Day (Januarie 15) kapena Martyrs' Day (March 3), omwe amakumbukira anthu enieni kapena zochitika zenizeni za m'mbiri ya Malawi, May Day imagwirizanitsa Malawi ndi mayiko ena pa nkhani ya ufulu wa anthu onse ogwira ntchito. Izi zikuonetsa kuti Malawi ndi mbali ya gulu lalikulu la padziko lonse limene limalemekeza ufulu ndi ulemu wa ogwira ntchito.
Mmene Anthu mu Malawi Amakondwerera Tsikuli
Kondwerero la May Day m'dziko la Malawi limasiyana ndi zikondwerero zina monga tsiku la ufulu (Independence Day). Nthawi zambiri, tsikuli limakhala lodekha koma la tanthauzo lalikulu.
Misonkhano ya Ogwira Ntchito (Union Rallies)
Chinthu chachikulu chimene chimachitika pa tsikuli ndi misonkhano imene imakonzedwa ndi mabungwe a ogwira ntchito, monga bungwe la Malawi Congress of Trade Unions (MCTU). Misonkhanoyi nthawi zambiri imachitikira m'mizinda ikuluikulu monga Lilongwe, Blantyre, Mzuzu, ndi Zomba. Pa misonkhanoyi: Atsogoleri a mabungwe amapereka zolankhula zolimbikitsa ogwira ntchito. Amakambirana za mavuto amene ogwira ntchito akukumana nawo, monga kukwera kwa mtengo wa moyo, malipiro ochepa, ndi mikhalidwe yoipa m'mafakitale. Nthawi zina, nduna ya za ntchito kapena akuluakulu a boma amakhala nawo pa misonkhanoyi kuti amve madandaulo a anthu ndiponso kufotokoza zimene boma likuchita polimbikitsa ufulu wa ogwira ntchito.Kupumula ndi Kucheza
Kwa anthu ambiri amene sakhala m'mabungwe a ntchito, May Day ndi tsiku lofunika lopumira. Chifukwa chakuti ndi holide ya dziko lonse, anthu amatenga mpata umenewu: Kacheza ndi Mabanja: Anthu amakhala pakhomo ndi mabanja awo, kuphika zakudya zabwino, ndi kusangalala ndi nthawi yopanda ntchito. Maulendo: Anthu amene amagwira ntchito m'mizinda nthawi zambiri amagwiritsa ntchito tsikuli kupita m'midzi kwawo kukaona makolo kapena achibale. Zosangalatsa: M'mizinda, malo omwera zakumwa, malo odyera, ndi mapaki amadzaza ndi anthu amene akufuna kusangalala ndi holideyo.Zochitika za Mpira ndi Masewera
Nthawi zina, pamakhala masewera a mpira wa mapazi kapena masewera ena amene amakonzedwa pakati pa makampani osiyanasiyana. Izi zimathandiza kukulitsa mgwirizano pakati pa ogwira ntchito m'makampani osiyanasiyana.Mwambo ndi Chikhalidwe pa Tsiku la Ogwira Ntchito
M'dziko la Malawi, mulibe zovala zapadera kapena zakudya zenizeni zimene zimagwirizanitsidwa ndi May Day, mosiyana ndi masiku a zikondwerero za zipembedzo. Komabe, pali zinthu zina zimene zimachitika nthawi zonse:
- Zolankhula pa Wailesi ndi Wayilesi ya Kanema: Purezidenti wa dziko la Malawi kapena nduna ya za ntchito nthawi zambiri amapereka uthenga kwa ogwira ntchito onse m'dziko muno kudzera pa wailesi ya dziko la Malawi (MBC) ndi mawayilesi ena. Uthengawu umakhala wolimbikitsa ndiponso woyamikira ntchito imene anthu akugwira.
- Kulemekeza Ogwira Ntchito Opambana: Makampani ena amagwiritsa ntchito nthawi imeneyi kupereka mphotho kwa ogwira ntchito amene achita bwino kwambiri m'chaka chimenecho. Izi zimathandiza kulimbikitsa ena kuti azigwira ntchito mwakhama.
- Kudzichepetsa: Pa misonkhano ya ogwira ntchito, anthu amavala zovala za kumene amagwira ntchito (uniforms) kapena zovala za mabungwe awo (T-shirts) kusonyeza kunyada ndi ntchito imene amagwira.
Zambiri kwa Alendo ndi Odzacheza
Ngati muli m'dziko la Malawi pa tsiku la May 1, 2026, 2026, m'pofunika kudziwa zinthu zingapo kuti musadzakumane ndi zovuta:
Mayendedwe ndi Malo Ogulitsira
Mabasi: Mayendedwe a mabasi amapunguka pa tsikuli. Ngakhale kuti mabasi amayenda, amakhala ochepa poyerekeza ndi masiku ena, ndipo amatha kudzaza msanga chifukwa cha anthu oyenda pa holide. Masitolo: Masitolo akuluakulu (Supermarkets) monga Shoprite kapena Chipiku amatha kukhala otsegula kwa maola ochepa kapena kutseka kabatidwe. Masitolo aang'ono m'dera limene muli akhoza kukhala otsegula, koma m'pofunika kugula zinthu zofunika tsiku limodzi pasadakhale. Mabungwe a Zachuma: Mabanki onse amakhala otsekedwa pa May Day. Komabe, makina otulutsira ndalama (ATMs) amakhala akugwira ntchito.Zochitika m'mizinda
Ngati muli ku Lilongwe kapena Blantyre, mutha kuona magulu a anthu akupita ku misonkhano ya ogwira ntchito. Monga mlendo, mutha kupita kukononenera, koma m'pofunika kukhala aulemu ndiponso kutsatira malangizo a chitetezo. Malawi ndi dziko la mtendere, choncho misonkhanoyi nthawi zambiri imakhala yamtendere.Nyengo
Kumayambiriro kwa mwezi wa May, nyengo m'dziko la Malawi imakhala itayamba kusintha kuchoka pa nthawi ya mvula kupita pa nthawi ya dzuwa ndi kuzizira pang'ono (winter). Nthawi zambiri kumakhala kowuma komanso kosazizira kwambiri, zomwe zili bwino kwambiri kwa anthu ofuna kuyenda kapena kukhala panja.Kodi ndi Holide ya Dziko Lonse?
Inde, May Day ndi holide ya dziko lonse m'dziko la Malawi. Izi zikutanthauza kuti:
Maofesi a Boma: Maofesi onse a boma amakhala otsekedwa. Zikolo: Zikolo zonse, kuyambira za mkaka mpaka mayunivesite, zimakhala zotsekedwa. Mabizinesi Athu: Mabizinesi ambiri amapereka mpata kwa ogwira ntchito awo kuti apumule. Ntchito Zofunika Kwambiri: Ntchito monga za m'zipatala, polisi, ndi zimene zimapereka madzi ndi magetsi zimapitiriza kugwira ntchito, koma ogwira ntchito m'maderawa amasinthanitsidwa kuti nawo apeze mpata opumula.
Ngati tsiku la May 1 litagwira pa Loweruka kapena Lamlungu, boma la Malawi nthawi zambiri limalengeza kuti Lolemba lotsatira likhale holide. Koma mu 2026, chifukwa chakuti May 1, 2026 ndi Friday, holideyo idzakhala pa tsiku lomwelo.
Kutsiliza
Tsiku la Ogwira Ntchito m'dziko la Malawi ndi nthawi yofunika kwambiri yosonyeza ulemu kwa anthu amene akumanga dzikoli tsiku ndi tsiku. Kaya ndinu m'Malawi kapena mlendo, tsikuli limakupatsani mwayi wosinkhasinkha za kufunika kwa ntchito ndi ufulu wa anthu. Mu 2026, May Day idzakhala nthawi yabwino yopumula, kusangalala ndi kukongola kwa dziko la Malawi, komanso kuyamikira thukuta la anthu ogwira ntchito m'dziko la m'mtima mwa Africa.
Pamene mukukonzekera tsiku la Friday, kumbukirani kuti kwatsala masiku 73. Konzani mapulani anu bwino kuti musangalale ndi holideyi mwachitetezo komanso mwachimwemwe, kwinaku mukukumbukira uthenga wofunika wa mgwirizano ndi ulemu kwa ogwira ntchito onse.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about May Day in Malawi
Tsiku la ogwira ntchito (May Day) mu chaka cha 2026 lidzakhala pa Friday, pa May 1, 2026. Kuchokera lero, kwatsala masiku okwana 73 kuti tsikuli lifike. Ili ndi tsiku lofunika kwambiri m'dziko la Malawi chifukwa limapereka mwayi kwa ogwira ntchito kuti apumule komanso kusangalala ndi zotsatira za khama lawo pa ntchito zosiyanasiyana zomwe amagwira chaka chonse.
Inde, ili ndi tchuthi chapagulu chovomerezeka ndi boma m'dziko lonse la Malawi. Pa tsikuli, masukulu, mabanki, ndi maofesi aboma amakhala otseka kuti apatse mwayi nzika zonse kupumula. Ngakhale mabizinesi ambiri amakhala otseka, ntchito zofunika kwambiri monga zipatala ndi chitetezo zimapitirira kugwira ntchito. Ndi tsiku lomwe lili pa kalendala ya dziko lino chaka chilichonse pa 1 May.
Cholinga chachikulu cha May Day, lomwe limadziwikanso kuti International Workers' Day, ndikulemekeza ufulu wa ogwira ntchito komanso kukumbukira mbiri ya kayendetsedwe ka zantchito padziko lonse. Tsikuli limayang'ana pa zinthu monga maola ogwirira ntchito, malipiro abwino, ndi mikhalidwe yabwino pa malo antchito. Ku Malawi, tsikuli limagwiritsidwa ntchito kulingalira za chitukuko chomwe ogwira ntchito akubweretsa m'dziko muno komanso kuthana ndi zovuta zomwe amakumana nazo.
Ku Malawi, May Day nthawi zambiri imakhala tsiku lopumula. Mayungano a ogwira ntchito (Trade Unions) amatha kukonza misonkhano kapena maguba m'mizinda ikuluikulu monga Lilongwe ndi Blantyre komwe atsogoleri a ogwira ntchito amalankhula. Komabe, kwa anthu ambiri, ndi tsiku lokhala ndi mabanja awo kapena kucheza ndi anzake. Palibe miyambo yapadera kwambiri ya m'midzi yomwe imachitika, koma misonkhano ya ogwira ntchito ndiyo imakhala chizindikiro chachikulu cha tsikuli.
Mbiri ya May Day imagwirizana ndi zochitika za ku Chicago, dziko la America, mu chaka cha 1886, zomwe amati ndi Haymarket affair. Ogwira ntchito anachita zionetsero zofuna kuti maola ogwirira ntchito achepetsedwe kufika maola eyiti pa tsiku. Chochitika ichi chinakhala chizindikiro cha ufulu wa ogwira ntchito padziko lonse lapansi. Dziko la Malawi limalumikizana ndi mayiko ena onse pa 1 May kulemekeza mbiri imeneyi, ngakhale kuti tsikuli lilibe mbiri yomwe inayambira m'dziko muno monga masiku ena monga Martyrs' Day.
Kwa alendo omwe ali m'dziko muno pa May 1, 2026, m'pofunika kudziwa kuti mayendedwe a anthu pa magalimoto a pagulu akhoza kukhala ochepa. Maofesi a boma ndi mabanki amakhala otseka, choncho ndi bwino kukonzekera zofunika pasadakhale. Ngati muli m'mizinda ikuluikulu, mutha kuona misonkhano ya ogwira ntchito. Ndibwino kuvala moyenera komanso kulemekeza zochitika zomwe zikuchitika. Nthawi zambiri mwezi wa May umakhala nthawi yomwe dzinja likupita, choncho nyengo imakhala yabwino komanso yowuma.
Mabizinesi ambiri amakhala otseka pa tsiku la May Day ku Malawi. Malo ogulitsira katundu akuluakulu akhoza kutsegula kwa maola ochepa, koma maofesi amalonda amakhala otseka. Malo okaona alendo monga mapiyala kapena malo osungira nyama akhoza kukhala otsegula, koma ndi bwino kufunsa pasadakhale chifukwa antchito ambiri amakhala patchuthi. Alendo akulangizidwa kugula zinthu zofunika monga chakudya ndi ndalama ku banki tsiku limodzi lisanafike tchuthichi.
Palibe kavalidwe kapadera kamene kamayembekezeredwa pa tsiku la May Day ku Malawi. Anthu amavala zovala wamba kapena zovala za m'makampani awo ngati akupita ku misonkhano ya ogwira ntchito. Popeza ndi tsiku la ufulu wa ogwira ntchito, palibe ziletso za chikhalidwe kapena chipembedzo zomwe zimakhudza kavalidwe. Ngati mwasankha kupita ku misonkhano ya ogwira ntchito, kavalidwe kaulemu ndi koyenera monga mlendo.
Historical Dates
May Day dates in Malawi from 2015 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Thursday | May 1, 2025 |
| 2024 | Wednesday | May 1, 2024 |
| 2023 | Monday | May 1, 2023 |
| 2022 | Sunday | May 1, 2022 |
| 2021 | Saturday | May 1, 2021 |
| 2020 | Friday | May 1, 2020 |
| 2019 | Wednesday | May 1, 2019 |
| 2018 | Tuesday | May 1, 2018 |
| 2017 | Monday | May 1, 2017 |
| 2016 | Sunday | May 1, 2016 |
| 2015 | Friday | May 1, 2015 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
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