Day off for International Women's Day

Wetin na di International Women's Day Holiday na Sierra Leone?

Di International Women's Day na wan special day wey de kam once every year for celebrate all di uman dɛm na di wol, and na Sierra Leone, dis day de get big respect. Dis holiday no bɔt party nɔmɔ; na wan day wey de gi wi di chans for tink bɔt di tranga wok, di sakrifis, and di pawa wey wi mama dɛm, wi sista dɛm, wi waif dɛm, and wi dɔta dɛm de show everyday. Na wan tɛm wey di wan ol kɔntri de pɔs for rɛkɔgnaiz se uman dɛm na di bakbon fɔ di sɔsayɛti.

Na Sierra Leone, dis day dɔn bikɔm mɔ impɔtant na di las fyu yias. I de sho se di kɔntri de rɛdy fɔ fɛt fɔ uman rayts and fɔ mek sho se uman dɛm de get di semses chans lɛk man dɛm na wok ples, na skul, and na pɔlitiks. Di way wey wi de selebrat am de sho di bɛnɛfit wey de kam fɔ di wan ol fambul and di kɔntri wen wi gi uman dɛm di prapɔ ɔnɔ wey dɛm dizav. I de gi wi di opɔtuniti fɔ tɛl dɛm tɛnki fɔ di lɔv wey dɛm de gi and di way dɛm de hɛp fɔ bil wi neshɔn.

Dis holiday de mɔ pɔpula amɔng di yɔng pikin dɛm na di big siti dɛm lɛk Fritɔng, Bo, and Makini. Pipul dɛm de yuz dis tɛm fɔ sho lɔv and fɔ tɔk bɔt di tin dɛm wey uman dɛm dɔn ebul fɔ du pan ɔl di tɔf tɛm dɛm wey wi kɔntri dɔn pas tru. Na wan day fɔ rɛflɛkt pan di progres wey wi dɔn mek and di wok wey stil lɛf fɔ du fɔ mek sho se ɛvri uman na Salone de fil se i get valyu.

Ustɛm na di Holiday na 2026?

Fɔ di yia 2026, di International Women's Day holiday go bi wan special wan bikɔs ɛvriting de fɔl pan wan big de. Di ofishal de fɔ International Women's Day na March 8 ɛvri yia, bɔt na 2026, dat de go fɔl pan Sunday. Bikɔs of dat, di Sierra Leone gɔvmɛnt de fɔlɔ di kɔstɔm fɔ mek sho se wokman dɛm no lus dɛm day ɔf.

So, di ofishal public holiday fɔ di kɔntri go bi:

• Di Day: Monday
• Di Det: March 9, 2026
• Tɛm wey lɛf: I lɛf 65 days bifo dis holiday rich.

Bikɔs di main de na Sunday, March 8, 2026, di gɔvmɛnt go dikler di Monday wey de kam afta (March 9) as di public holiday. Dis min se ɔfis dɛm, bank dɛm, and skul dɛm go klos fɔ mek pipul dɛm ebul ɛnjɔy di day and ɔnɔ di uman dɛm. Dis way of duin tin dɔn bikɔm di nɔmal tin na Sierra Leone fɔ mek sho se di holiday get di ful weight wey i fɔ get.

Di Istri and Wetin Mek dis Day Impɔtant

Di International Women's Day no jɔst stat tide-tide. I get lɔng-lɔng istri wey kɔmɔt far away na di wol. Di United Nations (UN) bin fɔmali rɛkɔgnaiz dis day na di yia 1977, bɔt di tin wey mek am stat bin dɔn de apin sɔns bifo dat. Wan big tin wey pipul de mɛmbɛ na di 1917 march wey Russia uman dɛm bin du. Dɛm bin de kray fɔ "bred and pis" (bread and peace) and dɛm bin wan get di rayt fɔ vot. Dis tin wey dɛm du bin hɛp fɔ mek big chenj na di wol pɔlitiks.

Na Sierra Leone, wi de selebrat dis day bikɔs wi no se wi uman dɛm dɔn pas tru bɔku tin. Frɔm di tɛm of di sivil wɔ te de kam rich tide, Salone uman dɛm dɔn sho se dɛm get tranga at. Dɛm na dɛm de kia fɔ di fambul wen tin at, dɛm na dɛm de du bɔku fɔ di makit wok fɔ mek sho se pikin dɛm it, and dɛm de tray fɔ get ɛdyukeshɔn pan ɔl di tɔf tɛm.

Di day de remind wi se uman rayts na human rayts. I de mek wi mɛmbɛ di uman dɛm wey bin de fɛt fɔ indipɛndɛns, di wan dɛm wey de wok na farm, and di wan dɛm wey de wok na big-big ɔfis. I na day fɔ selebrat di win wey uman dɛm dɔn win na biznɛs, na skul, and na pɔlitiks, and fɔ tɔk bɔt di tin dɛm wey stil de ol dɛm bak, lɛk wen dɛm no de get di sem pe lɛk man ɔ wen dɛm de fɔs dɛm fɔ mared yɔng.

Aw Pipul de Selebrat na Sierra Leone

Di way wi de selebrat International Women's Day na Sierra Leone de difrɛn smɔl frɔm big-big holiday lɛk Independence Day. I no rili get bɔku parade na strit ɔ big-big fɛstival, bɔt i get bɔku bɔku minin na di at of di pipul dɛm.

1. Fambul Selebrashɔn

Bɔku pipul de yuz dis day fɔ sho lɔv na dɛm yon os. Man dɛm de yuz dis chans fɔ tɛl dɛm waif dɛm tɛnki. I nɔmal fɔ si man dɛm de sɛnd sweet mɛsej na fone (WhatsApp and SMS) fɔ dɛm mama, sista, and kolig dɛm na wok. Sɔm kin ivin bay smɔl gift fɔ sho se dɛm valyu di uman dɛm.

2. Soshal Midia and Redio

Na di big siti dɛm, di redio steshɔn dɛm de ple special program dɛm bɔt uman dɛm. Dɛm kin invit uman dɛm wey dɔn du gud tin na di sɔsayɛti fɔ kam tɔk and ɛnkurɛj di yɔng wan dɛm. Na Facebook and Twitter, pipul dɛm de post piktɔ dɛm of dɛm yon "heroines" (di uman dɛm wey dɛm rɛspɛkt) and de yuz di hashtag dɛm fɔ di yia fɔ join di wol selebrashɔn.

3. Community Get-Together

Sɔm kɔmunity group dɛm and NGO (Non-Governmental Organizations) kin ɔganize smɔl-smɔl mitin. Dɛm kin tɔk bɔt uman ɛlt, aw fɔ protɛkt uman frɔm violɛns, and aw fɔ hɛp pikin se dɛm fɔ stay na skul. Dis day de hɛp fɔ mek di tɔk bɔt "Uman Pawa" (Women Empowerment) go bifo.

4. Rɛflɛkshɔn

Fɔ bɔku pipul, na day fɔ jɔst rɛst and rɛflɛkt. Pipul de tink bɔt di way dɛm mama dɛm bin struggles fɔ mɛntin dɛm and aw dɛm sef kin hɛp fɔ mek di lif bɛtɛ fɔ di nɛks jɛnɛrashɔn of uman dɛm.

Kɔstɔm and Tradishɔn

Sierra Leone no get sɔm special klos ɔ it wey wi de it nɔmɔ fɔ dis day, bɔt di kɔstɔm na fɔ sho rɛspɛkt. Na wi kɔltɔ, wi rɛspɛkt wi ɛlda dɛm, and on dis day, dat rɛspɛkt de go mɔ fɔ di uman dɛm.

• Mɛsej of Appreshiashɔn: Na wan big tradishɔn fɔ sɛnd "Happy International Women's Day" mɛsej. No bi jɔst fɔ mared pɔsin, bɔt fɔ ɛni uman wey dɔn hɛp yu na yu layf.
• Religshɔn: Sɔm mɔsk and chɔch dɛm kin mɛntion di day na dɛm sarvis dɛm fɔ prey fɔ di uman dɛm na di kɔntri and fɔ tɛl Gɔd tɛnki fɔ dɛm.
• Wok Ples: Na di big-big ɔfis dɛm na Fritɔng, dɛm kin sɔmtɛm gi uman dɛm smɔl keki ɔ dɛm kin tek piktɔ fɔ sho se dɛm de sapɔt dɛm uman wokman dɛm.

Praktikal Infɔmeshɔn fɔ Pipul wey de na Salone

If yu de na Sierra Leone fɔ dis holiday na 2026, na sɔm tin dɛm dis wey yu fɔ no:

Fɔ di Wan dɛm wey de de

• Day Of: Mɛmbɛ se Monday, March 9, 2026 na public holiday. If yu de wok fɔ gɔvmɛnt ɔ bank, yu no go go wok.
• Maket and Shop: Bɔku maket uman dɛm go stil de na strit de sɛl bikɔs dɛm de tray fɔ fɛt fɔ dɛm fambul, bɔt big-big shop dɛm na senta kin klos ɔ dɛm go opin fɔ shɔt tɛm.
• Transport: Podapoda and okada go de, bɔt dɛm kin rɛdus smɔl bikɔs bɔku pipul no de travul fɔ go wok.

Fɔ di Wan dɛm wey kɔmɔt fɔren (Visitors/Expatriates)

• Plan Bifotaim: If yu get biznɛs fɔ du wit gɔvmɛnt ɔ bank, du am bifo di holiday bikɔs natin no go opin.
• Join di Selebrashɔn: Yu kin join by sɛndin sweet mɛsej to yu Sierra Leonean uman frɛnd dɛm. I de sho se yu rɛspɛkt dɛm kɔltɔ.
• No Big Crowd: No ɛkspɛkt fɔ si big-big kɔnsat na strit. Di day rili kwayɛt and na fambul fambul tin i mɔ de fɔkɔs pan.

Is it a Public Holiday? (I na Public Holiday?)

Yes, International Women's Day na wan ofishal public holiday na Sierra Leone. Di gɔvmɛnt rɛkɔgnaiz am as wan day wey di kɔntri fɔ pɔs.

Wetin go Klos?

• Gɔvmɛnt Ofis: Ɔl di ministri dɛm and gɔvmɛnt dipatmɛnt dɛm go klos.
• Bank: No bank no go opin na Sierra Leone pan dis day.
• Skul: Ɔl di pikin dɛm and ticha dɛm go de na os.
• Big Biznɛs: Bɔku big kampani dɛm de gi dɛm wokman day ɔf.

Wetin go Opin?

• Hospital: Di ospital dɛm go opin fɔ ɛmɛrjɛnsi, bɔt nɔmal tɔk-to-dɔktɔ kin shɔt.
• Police: Di polis go de na strit fɔ mek sho se pis de.
• Small Shops: Di "corner shops" and sɔm maket go stil opin fɔ mek pipul ebul bay wetin dɛm de it.
• Transport: Yu go stil ebul fɔ get transport fɔ go rɔnd, bɔt i no go bɔku lɛk nɔmal wok day.

Di det fɔ 2026 (March 9, 2026) na wan day fɔ mek wi ɔl join an fɔ sɛy "Tɛnki" to wi uman dɛm. Na wan day fɔ rɛst, fɔ tink, and fɔ mek sho se wi de kɔntinyu fɔ bil wan kɔntri wey ɛvribɔdi—man and uman—get di semses rɛspɛkt and chans fɔ gro.

As wi de wet fɔ dis day, mek wi mɛmbɛ se di pawa of Sierra Leone de na di an of wi uman dɛm. Frɔm di uman wey de sɛl fɔsh na makit to di uman wey na dɔktɔ ɔ lɔya, dɛm ɔl na di tin wey de mek wi kɔntri fayn. So, wen March 9, 2026 rich, mek wi sho dɛm se wi rili valyu wetin dɛm de du. Happy International Women's Day na advans to ɔl di uman dɛm na Sierra Leone