Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- Easter Monday
- Country
- Nigeria
- Date
- April 6, 2026
- Day of Week
- Monday
- Status
- 93 days away
- About this Holiday
- Easter Monday is the day after Easter Sunday.
Nigeria • April 6, 2026 • Monday
Also known as: Easter Monday
Easter Monday jẹ́ ọjọ́ pàtàkì kan nínú kàlẹ́ńdà àwọn Kristẹni kárí ayé, ṣùgbọ́n ní orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà, ó ní ìtumọ̀ tó jinlẹ̀ ju ayẹyẹ ìsìn lásán lọ. Ọjọ́ yìí ni ọjọ́ àjọ̀dún tí ó tẹ̀lé Sunday Àjíǹde (Easter Sunday), èyí tí í ṣe ọjọ́ tí àwọn onígbàgbọ́ gbàgbọ́ pé Jésù Krístì jí dìde kúrò nínú òkú lẹ́yìn ọjọ́ kẹta tí wọ́n kàn án mọ́ àgbélébùú. Ní Nàìjíríà, Easter Monday kì í ṣe ọjọ́ ìsìn nìkan, ó jẹ́ ọjọ́ tí ó kún fún ayọ̀, ìpàdé ẹbí, àti fàájì tí ó máa ń mú kí gbogbo orílẹ̀-èdè dákẹ́ rọrọ̀ kúrò nínú iṣẹ́ ojoojúmọ́.
Gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọ̀kan lára àwọn orílẹ̀-èdè tí ó ní iye àwọn Kristẹni tí ó pọ̀ jùlọ ní Áfíríkà, Nàìjíríà kì í fọwọ́ rọ́ sẹ́yìn rárá nínú ṣíṣe ayẹyẹ yìí. Easter Monday ni ó máa ń parí "Ọ̀sẹ̀ Mímọ́" (Holy Week) tí ó bẹ̀rẹ̀ láti Palm Sunday, tí ó kọjá sí Good Friday. Ó jẹ́ àkókò kan tí ó kún fún ìrònú jinlẹ̀ lórí ìfẹ́ Ọlọ́run sí aráyé, ṣùgbọ́n nígbà tí ó bá fi máa di Monday, afẹ́fẹ́ ayọ̀ àti ìdùnnú ni ó máa ń gbilẹ̀ ní gbogbo ìgboro láti Ìpínlẹ̀ Èkó títí dé Ìpínlẹ̀ Enugu, láti Port Harcourt títí dé Jos.
Ìjẹ́pàtàkì Easter Monday tún rọ̀ mọ́ bí ó ṣe jẹ́ ọjọ́ ìsinmi fún gbogbo ènìyàn. Ó jẹ́ àkókò tí àwọn ènìyàn máa ń lo láti bẹ àwọn mọ̀lẹ́bí wò, láti lọ sí ibi ìgbafẹ́ bíi etí òkun (beaches), àti láti jẹun pọ̀ pẹ̀lú àwọn ọ̀rẹ́. Ó jẹ́ ọjọ́ tí ó máa ń so àwọn ènìyàn pọ̀, láìwo ìyàtọ̀ nínú ìjọ tí ènìyàn ń lọ, nítorí pé ayọ̀ àjíǹde jẹ́ ohun tí gbogbo onígbàgbọ́ ń pín fún ara wọn.
Ní orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà, Easter Monday ti ọdún 2026 yóò bọ́ sí ọjọ́ Monday, ọjọ́ kẹfà oṣù kẹrin, ìyẹn April 6, 2026. Bí a ṣe ń sọ̀rọ̀ yìí, ó ku ọjọ́ 93 kí a de ọjọ́ àjọ̀dún náà.
Ó ṣe pàtàkì láti mọ̀ pé ọjọ́ Easter Monday kì í dúró sí ojú kan nínú kàlẹ́ńdà bíi Kérésìmesì (tí ó máa ń jẹ́ December 25 ní gbogbo ọdún). Ó jẹ́ "moveable feast," èyí tí ó túmọ̀ sí pé ọjọ́ rẹ̀ máa ń yí padà ní ọdọọdún. Ìdí rẹ̀ ni pé Easter Sunday fúnra rẹ̀ ni a máa ń sọ̀rọ̀ rẹ̀ nípa títẹ̀lé ìrìn òṣùpá (lunar calendar). Gẹ́gẹ́ bí òfin ìjọ, Easter Sunday ni ọjọ́ Sunday àkọ́kọ́ lẹ́yìn tí òṣùpá bá kún tán (full moon) nígbà tí oòrùn bá kọjá ní agbedeméji ayé (vernal equinox). Fún ọdún 2026, ètò yìí ti gbé Easter Monday sí ọjọ́ kẹfà oṣù kẹrin.
Nítorí pé ó jẹ́ Monday, ó máa ń ṣẹ̀dá ohun tí a ń pè ní "long weekend." Èyí máa ń bẹ̀rẹ̀ láti ọjọ́ Friday (Good Friday), tí ó sì máa ń parí sí Easter Monday. Ètò yìí máa ń fún àwọn ọmọ orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà ní àǹfààní láti sinmi dáadáa kí wọ́n tó padà sí iṣẹ́ ní ọjọ́ Tuesday.
Bí ó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé Bíbélì kò sọ nípa ayẹyẹ kan pàtó tí ó wáyé ní ọjọ́ Monday lẹ́yìn àjíǹde, àṣà àti ìtàn ìjọ Kristẹni ti sọ ọjọ́ yìí di mímọ́ láti ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ọ̀rúndún sẹ́yìn. Ní ìgbà àtijọ́, ayẹyẹ Àjíǹde máa ń gùn fún gbogbo ọ̀sẹ̀ kan, ṣùgbọ́n bí àkókò ṣe ń lọ, wọ́n dín in kù sí ọjọ́ Monday nìkan gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọjọ́ ìsinmi lẹ́yìn àjọ̀dún ńlá ti Sunday.
Ní orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà, ìtàn Easter Monday kò lè ya sọ́tọ̀ kúrò nínú ìtàn bí ẹ̀sìn Kristẹni ṣe wọ orílẹ̀-èdè náà láti ọwọ́ àwọn míṣọ́nnárì ní ọ̀rúndún kọkàndínlógún (19th century). Àwọn míṣọ́nnárì wọ̀nyí mú àwọn àṣà Ìwọ̀-Oòrùn dání, èyí tí ó kan ṣíṣe ayẹyẹ Easter Monday gẹ́gẹ́ bí ọjọ́ láti fi ayọ̀ hàn fún ìṣẹ́gun lórí ikú. Ní àkókò amúnisìn (colonial era), ìjọba ilẹ̀ Gẹ̀ẹ́sì sọ ọjọ́ náà di ọjọ́ ìsinmi òfin (bank holiday), àṣà tí Nàìjíríà tẹ̀lé títí di ìgbà tí ó gba òmìnira ní ọdún 1960.
Lónìí, Easter Monday ti di apá kan àṣà wa ní Nàìjíríà. Ó jẹ́ ọjọ́ tí a fi ń rántí ìpàdé tí Jésù ní pẹ̀lú àwọn ọmọ-ẹ̀yìn rẹ̀ lójú ọ̀nà Ẹmáuù (Emmaus). Gẹ́gẹ́ bí Ìhìn rere Lúùkù ṣe sọ, àwọn ọmọ-ẹ̀yìn méjì ń rìn lọ sí abúlé Ẹmáuù nígbà tí Jésù tí ó ti jí dìde darapọ̀ mọ́ wọn, ṣùgbọ́n wọn kò mọ̀ ọ́n títí di ìgbà tí ó fi bùrẹ́dì fún wọn. Ìdí nìyí tí ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ìjọ ní Nàìjíríà fi ń ṣètò "Galilee" ní ọjọ́ Easter Monday – ètò kan nínú èyí tí àwọn ọmọ ìjọ máa ń pé jọ sí ibi gbangba láti jẹun, láti jó, àti láti ṣeré gẹ́gẹ́ bí àpẹẹrẹ ìpàdé ayọ̀ náà.
Ayẹyẹ Easter Monday ní Nàìjíríà kún fún oríṣiríṣi àṣà tí ó yàtọ̀ láti agbègbè kan sí òmíràn, ṣùgbọ́n ohun tí ó wọpọ̀ jùlọ ni pé ó jẹ́ ọjọ́ fún ìgbafẹ́ ní gbangba.
Kò sí ayẹyẹ ní Nàìjíríà láìsí oúnjẹ. Easter Monday máa ń jẹ́ ọjọ́ "ìjẹ-mú." Àwọn oúnjẹ tí ó máa ń wọpọ̀ ni: Jollof Rice: Èyí ni "ọba" gbogbo ayẹyẹ. Jollof rice ti Easter Monday máa ń ní adùn ọ̀tọ̀, pàápàá tí wọ́n bá sè é lórí igi (party jollof). Pounded Yam (Iyán) àti Ẹ̀fọ́ Rírọ̀: Èyí jẹ́ oúnjẹ ọlá fún ọ̀pọ̀lọpọ̀ ẹbí, pàápàá ní agbègbè Ìdílé (Hinterland). Ẹran Oríṣiríṣi: Láti ẹran adìye títí dé ẹran ọ̀yà tàbí ẹran ewúrẹ́ tí wọ́n fi ṣe "Asun" (grilled goat meat). Ohun mímu: Àwọn ọmọ Nàìjíríà máa ń lo àkókò yìí láti mu ẹmu tàbí àwọn ohun mímu míràn tí ó máa ń mú ara yá fún ayẹyẹ.
Bí o bá ń gbé ní Nàìjíríà tàbí o fẹ́ ṣèbẹ̀wò ní àkókò Easter 2026, àwọn nǹkan wọ̀nyí ṣe pàtàkì láti mọ̀:
Bẹ́ẹ̀ ni, Easter Monday jẹ́ ọjọ́ ìsinmi òfin (Public Holiday) ní gbogbo orílẹ̀-èdè Nàìjíríà. Èyí túmọ̀ sí pé: Ilé-iṣẹ́ Ìjọba: Gbogbo wọn yóò wà ní títìpa. Ilé-ìfowópamọ́ (Banks): Wọn kì í ṣiṣẹ́ ní ọjọ́ yìí.
Common questions about Easter Monday in Nigeria
Easter Monday in 2026 will be observed on Monday, April 6, 2026. As of today, there are approximately 93 days remaining until this celebration. It is a significant date in the Nigerian calendar that follows the Lenten season and the high point of the Easter weekend, providing a conclusion to the religious festivities that began with Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Yes, it is an official public holiday across the entire Federal Republic of Nigeria. On this day, the general population enjoys a day off from work. Consequently, government offices, schools, and most private businesses remain closed. This holiday creates a long four-day weekend, starting from Good Friday, which allows Nigerians to travel to their hometowns or spend extended time with their families and religious communities.
Easter Monday is a Christian religious holiday that commemorates the period immediately following the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the Nigerian Christian tradition, it serves as a day of joyous reflection on the victory over death celebrated on Easter Sunday. It is the final day of the Easter triduum observance, marking the end of the most sacred period in the Christian liturgical calendar before the regular working week resumes.
In Nigeria, Easter Monday is primarily a day for relaxation and social gatherings. Many families organize picnics, visit parks, or host get-togethers at home. Christian groups often organize 'Galilee' outings, which are community celebrations held in open fields or beaches to symbolize meeting the risen Christ. While the day is less formal than Easter Sunday, it is characterized by communal eating, music, and sharing gifts with the less privileged.
Visitors should be aware that because April 6, 2026 is a public holiday, most commercial activities are significantly reduced. While large shopping malls and some essential retail outlets might stay open with limited hours, government administrative offices and banks will be completely shut. It is advisable to handle all official documentation or banking transactions before the holiday weekend begins to avoid any inconveniences caused by these closures.
While there is no single 'official' dish for Easter Monday, Nigerians typically prepare festive meals such as Jollof rice, fried rice, and various meat preparations like chicken, ram, or beef. In many southern parts of the country, special delicacies like Pounded Yam or Egusi soup are served during family reunions. The focus is on abundance and sharing, with many households preparing enough food to host neighbors and visitors throughout the day.
The four-day break from Friday to Monday usually leads to increased travel across Nigeria. Many people living in urban centers like Lagos or Abuja travel to their ancestral villages. As a result, major highways may experience heavier traffic than usual, and public transportation hubs like motor parks and airports are often very busy. Travelers are encouraged to book their tickets in advance and prepare for potential delays on the roads.
For tourists in Nigeria on April 6, 2026, the best approach is to embrace the local atmosphere by visiting public recreation centers or attending community events. Since public transport might be limited, it is wise to arrange private transportation in advance. Additionally, because the holiday is family-oriented, many public spots can become very crowded. It is a great time to experience Nigerian hospitality, but visitors should ensure they have sufficient cash, as some smaller vendors may not have functional electronic payment systems during the holiday.
Easter Monday dates in Nigeria 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.