Good Friday

Olunaku lwa Good Friday mu Uganda: Okujjukira Okufa n’Okubonaabona kwa Yesu Kristo

Olunaku lwa Good Friday, olumanyiddwa ennyo nga "Olunaku lwa Kitaakange" mu lulimi Oluganda, lulunaku lukulu nnyo mu nsi yonna naye nnyo ddala mu ggwanga lya Uganda. Uganda nsi erimu Abakristaayo bangi nnyo, era olunaku luno lukwatibwa n’ekitiibwa kingi n’okusiriikirira okw’amaanyi. Ku lunaku luno, Abakristaayo okuva mu nzikiriza ez’enjawulo omuli Abakatoliki, Abangiriika (Church of Uganda), n’abalokole, beegatta awamu okujjukira okufa kwa Yesu Kristo ku musalaba e Gologosa. Luno si lunaku lwa kusanyuka oba mbaga, wabula lulunaku lwa kwebaza, kusaasira, n’okufumiitiriza ku kwagala kwa Katonda eri abantu kwe yalaga bwe yawaayo Omwana we omu yekka okufiirira ebibi by’ensi.

Mu Uganda, Good Friday lulunaku olw’enjawulo nnyo kubanga lukwata ku mwoyo n’obuwangwa bw’abantu. Abantu bangi badda mu maka gaabwe mu byalo okubeera n’ab’enganda zaabwe, ate abalala badda mu masinzizo okusaba. Ekikulu ekisinga ku lunaku luno kwe kussa ekitiibwa mu bunaku obwo Yesu bwe yamala ku musalaba nga abonaabona. Mu bibuga n’emitalo gy’ebalo mu Uganda, ojja kusanga nti obulamu bukyuseemu; tewali kuyoogaayoga kwa bulijjo, era n’entambula eba ntono ddala okugerageranya n’ennaku ezindi. Kino kiva ku nsonga nti abantu baba bafumiitiriza ku nsonga eno ey’omwoyo eyakyusa ebyafaayo by’omuntu.

Okukwatibwa kw’olunaku luno mu Uganda kulaga enkolagana ey’amaanyi eri wakati w’eddiini n’obulamu bw’abantu obwa bulijjo. Okuva mu masitayisheni g’omusabalaba (Stations of the Cross) agayita mu nguudo z’ebibuga ebinene nga Kampala, Mbale, Mbarara, ne Gulu, okutuuka ku kusaba okw’akasiriikiriro mu madini ag’enjawulo, Uganda ejjula omwoyo gw’okusaba. Olunaku luno luyamba nnyo abantu okweddaako n’okuddamu okutereeza enkolagana yaabwe ne Katonda, ssaako n’okulaga obumu mu kukkiriza.

Olunaku lwa Good Friday mu 2026

Mu mwaka gwa 2026, olunaku lwa Good Friday lujja kukwatibwa ku:

Olunaku lw’omulimo: Friday Ennaku z’omwezi: April 3, 2026 Ebisigaddeyo: 90 ennaku zokka

Emirimu n’Amaduuka: Olunaku lwa Good Friday lulunaku lwa kukkusa mu Uganda (Public Holiday). Kino kitegeeza nti ofiisi za gavumenti zonna, bbanka, n’amasomero biba biggalwawo. Amaduuka amatonotono mu bitundu by’omububuga gayinza okuggulawo, naye amaduuka amanene mu masekkati g’ekibuga Kampala gatera okuggalwawo okusobozera abakozi okugenda okusaba. Entambula: Entambula ya takisi ne bbaasi ebawo, naye abantu abatambula baba batono okutuusa mu nkomerero y’olunaku abantu lwe batandika okutegeka okugenda mu byalo ku lwa Paasika. Ebisale by’entambula biyinza okulinnyamu nnyo mu nnaku ezikulembera Good Friday kubanga Uganda nsi erimu enteekateeka y’abantu okudda ewaabwe (upcountry) okusembeza ennaku enkulu. Abalambuzi n’Abagenyi: Singa oba oli mugenyi mu Uganda ku lunaku luno, kiba kirungi okumanya nti ebifo ebimu eby’obulambuzi biyinza okuba n’enteekateeka ezikyuseemu. Kiba kikulu okussa ekitiibwa mu nzikiriza z’abantu; gamba nga okwewala okuyimba ennyimba ez’amaanyi oba okukola ebintu ebigenda kutaataganya embeera ey’okusiriikirira.

Ennyama n’Ebyokulya ku Good Friday

Mu Uganda, enkola y’okwewala ennyama ku Good Friday ya maanyi nnyo, nnyo ddala mu maka g’Abakatoliki. Mu kifo ky’ennyama, abantu bangi balya ebyennyanja, ebijanjalo, oba emmere endala ey’obutonde. Kino kiva mu nnono y’ekkanisa ey’okuleka ennyama (abstinence) nga akabonero k’okujjukira omubiri gwa Yesu ogwayuzibwayuzibwa ku musalaba. Obutale bw’ebyennyanja butera okubaamu abantu bangi nnyo mu nnaku zino, era ebintu nga "Mukene" oba ebyennyanja ebisibe (smoked fish) biba byetaagibwa nnyo.

Amakulu ga Good Friday eri Abavubuka n’Abaana mu Uganda

Mu masomero mangi mu Uganda, abayizi bayigirizibwa ebyafaayo bya Good Friday nga tennatuuka. Abaana bangi banyumirwa okwetaba mu mizannyo gy’Ekibiina ky’Abayizi Abakristaayo (Scripture Union) oba ebibiina by’Abakatoliki (YCS) n’ebirala, nga bazannya obulamu bwa Yesu. Kino kiyamba okukuza empisa n’okumanya eddiini mu baana okuva nga bakyali bato. Mu maka, abazadde bakozesa akaseera kano okusembeza abaana baabwe eri ebyawandiikibwa ebitukuvu.

Olunaku lwa Good Friday n’Obumu bw’Abantu

Wadde Uganda erimu amawanga n’ennimi eziwerako, Good Friday ereeta obumu obw’enjawulo. Abantu okuva mu mbeera ez’enjawulo beegatta mu kusaba okw’awamu. Okusaba kuno tekuli mu madiini gokka, wabula n’abantu abali mu busibe, abali mu malwaliro, n’abali mu mbeera ez’okunyigirizibwa bajjukirwa nnyo mu ssaala. Luno lulunaku lw’okulaga obusaasizi (mercy), era bangi bagabira abaavu n’abaliko obulemu ebintu eby’enjawulo okubayamba okusembeza Paasika obulungi.

Kiki ekiddako oluvannyuma lwa Good Friday?

Oluvannyuma lw’okusiriikirira kwa Good Friday, waddako Olwomukaago Omutukuvu (Holy Saturday). Luno lulunaku lw’okulinda. Yesu aba ali mu kiggya, era ensi eba eyimiridde mu kukkiriza nti ajja kuzuukira. Mu Uganda, ku Lwomukaago abantu batandika okweteekateeka n’amaanyi eri olunaku lwa Paasika (Easter Sunday). Eno gye basala ennyama, okufumba embaga, n’okutegeka ebyokunywa. Naye amakulu ga Paasika tegayinza kutegeerekeka singa omuntu tanyiikira mu kumanya obuzito bwa Good Friday.

Okufundikira: Obukulu bwa Good Friday mu Uganda

Olunaku lwa Good Friday mu Uganda lusigala luli mpagi nnyo mu bulamu bw’abantu. Lulunaku olutujjukiza nti obulamu bulimu okubonaabona naye okubonaabona okwo kulina ekigendererwa ekirungi mu maaso ga Katonda. Bwe tunaaba tutuuse ku April 3, 2026 mu mwaka gwa 2026, Uganda ejja kuba eraze nti wadde ensi ekyuka n’okutambula n’amaanyi, ennono z’omwoyo n’okukkiriza mu Yesu Kristo bikyasimbye amakanda.

Singa oba oli mu Uganda ku lunaku luno, weewa akaseera osiriikirire, ogende mu kkanisa oba mu kifo kyonna eky’okusabira, era owulirize ennyimba n’ebisomesebwa. Ojja kulaba nti Uganda si nsi ya kinyumu na kuzina kwokka, wabula nsi emanyi n’okussa ekitiibwa mu bintu eby’omwoyo ebisinga obulamu obwa bulijjo obw’oku nsi.

Ebikulu eby’okujjukira ku Good Friday mu Uganda:

1. Lulunaku lwa kukkusa (Public Holiday) - Ofiisi zonna ziggalwawo.
2. Mubonaabona (Solemnity) - Olunaku lwa naku, si lwa mbaga.
3. Okusiiba - Abantu bangi tebalya nnyama oba okusiiba ddala.
4. Olugendo lw’Omusalaba - Emikolo egisinga obunene gikolebwa mu nguudo.
5. Okusaba - Essaawa enkulu zibeera wakati wa 12 PM ne 3 PM.