Easter Monday

Isiku lya Easter Monday mu Zambia: Akasuba ka Kupumunda na Kulanguluka

Isiku lya Easter Monday lishibikwa sana mu Zambia kwati lishiku ilikalamba ilyakonkapo pa numa ya kusefya ukubuuka kwa kwa Yesu Kristu. Ili shiku lyalicindama sana kuli fwe bena Zambia pantu icalo cesu calishibikwa ukuti licalo ca Bwina Kristu, umo amaperesenti ukucila pali makumi pabula na yasano (95%) aya bantu bali mu fipepa fyalekanalekana ifya Bwina Kristu. Easter Monday tayaba fye bushiku bwa kupumunda ku ncito, lelo lishiku lya nsansa, ukwikatana kwa lupwa, no kutwalilila ukusefya ukucimfya kwa kwa Yesu pa mfwa.

Mu Zambia, Easter Monday isha pa numa ya nshiku shakwatisha icindami mu calici: Good Friday, Holy Saturday, na Easter Sunday. Ilyo Easter Sunday yaba ya mapepo yakalamba mu macalici no kusefya ukukulu, Easter Monday yena yaba ya kusefya mu nshila iya tondolo. Bantu abengi balatala bafuma mu kucula kwa kwa Yesu no kusefya ukubuuka kwakwe, e lyo nomba pa Monday balatushako imitima no kwangalila pamo na balupwa na banabo. Ili lishiku lilaleta icishinka ca kuti ubumi bupya nabutendeka, kabili lishiku lya kupeela shuko kuli Lesa pa luse lwakwe.

Ici cisefya cilatwala abantu mu nshila ishalekanalekana. Kuli bamo, lishiku lya kuya mu kutandala ku ncende ishisuma isha mu Zambia kwati ni ku mabwe aya Victoria Falls, ku Lake Kariba, nangu mu mapaki ya finama. Kuli bambi abashikwete amaka ya kwenda intamfu itali, lishiku lya kutepeeta fye mu mayanda yabo, ukunaya nshima iisuma, no kulya pamo ne ndupwa ishafula. Ukutula fye na kale, Easter Monday mu Zambia yaba lishiku lya kwishibisha abantu ukuti Kristu naliuka icine cine, kabili uyu musango wa kusefya ulatwalilila ukukosha icipingo ca Bwina Kristu mu mitima ya bena Zambia.

Ni lilali kuli Easter Monday mu 2026?

Mu mwaka wa 2026, isiku lya Easter Monday likaba pa Monday, April 6, 2026. Ukutula lelo, kwashela inshiku ishilengwa 93 ukuti tufike pali ili shiku lishishile.

Icintu cimo ico mulingile ukwishiba ca kuti isiku lya Easter Monday talyaba ne nshiku iishitenduka cila mwaka (fixed date). Ili shiku lilalubana (variable date) pantu likonke fye apo Easter Sunday iwile. Ukulingana ne nshila amacalici yapendelamo inshiku, Easter Sunday ilaponena pa bushiku bwa mwine uwa mupando (Sunday) uukonkapo pa numa ya mweshi uwa bulungana (full moon) uutendekelako pa numa ya bushiku bwa March 21. E ico, Easter Monday kuti yaponena mu mweshi wa March nangu mu mweshi wa April, ukulingana ne fyo umweshi no kushinguluka kwa calo fyaba muli uyo mwaka. Mu mwaka wa 2026, ili shiku lishile pa April 6, icinashe fye pa numa ya nshiku sha Good Friday na Holy Saturday ishaba mu April uyo wine.

Ifyo Easter Monday Yatendeke na Bukulu Bwayo

Easter Monday yafuma ku fyalembwa mu Cipingo Cipya mu Baibolo. Ilyo Yesu abushiwe pa bushiku bwa Easter Sunday, kwali ifintu ifingi ifyacitike mu nshiku shakonkapo. Baibolo itila Yesu alimoneke ku basambi bakwe abengi na ku bantu bambi pa nshita iyalepa icine cine. Easter Monday itucinkulako pa lwa basambi babili abaleenda mu nshila iya ku Emmaus, umo Yesu abasangile no kwenda nabo, nangu line tabamwishibe pa kutendeka. Uku kusefya kulatucinkulako ukuti Yesu uwayuka aba na ifwe mu nshila shesu isha cila bushiku, te pa Sunday fye iyo.

Mu Zambia, icalo cesu capuulwa na Lesa ukuti cibe "Christian Nation" (Icalo ca Bwina Kristu) ukufuma mu mwaka wa 1991. Ici calenga ukuti inshiku sha Easter shicindamikwe sana mu mafunde ya calo na mu micitile ya bantu. Easter Monday tayaba fye lishiku lya ku calici, lelo lalicindama mu nshila ya kusefya ubumi. Abantu balatontonkanya pa lwa kulekelela, pa lwa kusekelela, na pa lwa kutendeka cipya cipya mu fintu fyonse ifyo balecita. Mu nshiku sha kale, abaleingila mu calo cesu abafumine ku Bulaya e baletele uyu musango wa kusefya, lelo mu kupita kwa nshita, fwe bena Zambia twaliishibishe iyi nshita no kuipanga ukuba yesu mu nshila ya kwikatana kwa cikaya.

Ifyo Abena Zambia Basefya Ili Shiku

Ifyo Easter Monday isefyiwa mu Zambia fyalipusanako ne fyo amayanda yambi mu fyalo fya ku masamba yasefya. Pano mu Zambia, tatwakwata ifya kusefya fya masepela (parades) ayakulu mu misebo, lelo twakwata imicitile iyakonkapo:

1. Ukusefya kwa mu Mayanda na mu Lupwa

Ili e lishiku lya lupwa. Abantu abengi ababa mu madolopo ya mu Copperbelt nangu mu Lusaka balaya mu kumona abafyashi babili nangu balupwa ku mishi. Balanaya nshima iisuma iyakwata umunani uwasuma kwati ni isabi (fish), inkoko sha pa mushi, nangu inama ya ng'ombe. Abantu balekala pamo, balatandashanya, kabili balashimika inshimi na malyashi ya kale. Ukulila kwa nyimbo sha kwishibisha uBwina Kristu nangu fye nyimbo sha cikaya (Zambian music) kulomfwika mu mayanda ayengi.

2. Ukulya no Kunwa Pamo (Picnics)

Pa mulandu wa kuti mu April mu Zambia imicele ilaba iisuma (te kaba sana kabili te kutalala sana, imfula na yo ilaba iletala iyacepa), abantu abengi balaya mu mapaki (parks). Mu Lusaka, kuti mwasanga abantu nabafula ku Munda Wanga Botanical Gardens nangu ku ncende shimbi isha kusefelelamo. Balatwala ifilyo, ifitambala fya kwikalapo, no kusekelela pamo na bana babo. Abalumendo na bakashana nabo balasefya muli iyi nshila, ukusekelela ubumi no kwishibana.

3. Ukutandala ku Fifulo fya Bubumbwa

Easter Monday lishiku ilisuma kuli balya abakwata amaka ya kwenda. Victoria Falls mu Livingstone ilaba iisuma sana muli uyu mweshi pantu amenshi yaba nayafika pa muulu (peak water levels). Abantu abafuma mu Lusaka na mu Copperbelt balaya kuli iyi ncende mu kumona ubusuma bwa bubumbwa bwa kwa Lesa. Bambi balaya ku Lake Kariba nangu ku Siavonga mu kusefya.

4. Imisango ya mu Calici

Nangu line Easter Sunday e lishiku lya mapepo ayakulu, Easter Monday na yo ilakwata amaprogramu mu macalici yamo. Amacalici yamo yalatepeta ama "Family Fun Days" umo abantu ba mu calici bakumanina pamo mu kusefya. Kulaba amangalo ya bana, amalyashi ya mu Baibolo, no kusekelela ubumi bupya muli Kristu.

Ifilyo fya pa Easter Monday mu Zambia

Mu Zambia, icilyo icikalamba ni Nshima. Pa Easter Monday, Nshima tailiwa fye na fyakulya fya cila bushiku. Lupwa lulafwaisha ukunaya nshima iisuma iyakwata umunani kwati ni: Isabi lya mu Lake Kariba nangu Bangweulu: Isabi lyapakishiwa (bream) ilya koca nangu ilya kusashila. Inkoko ya pa Mushi: Inkoko iyakosa iyakwata umunani uwa muto (village chicken). Ifisashi: Ifyakulya fya fipushi nangu rape ifyasashilwa ne mbalala. Ifitumbua na Maheu: Ifi filiwa sana kwati fyakulya fya ku tushako imitima ilyo abantu baleangalila pamo.

Ifyebebe kuli Abaletandala (Practical Information for Visitors)

Ngaba mulefwaya ukutandala mu Zambia mu nshita ya Easter mu 2026, fimo ifyo mulingile ukwishiba ni fi:

1. Imicele (Weather): Mu April, mu Zambia kulaba ukukaba ukunono (25°C ukushika ku 30°C). Imfula ilaba ileya ilepwa, lelo kuti yakubako inono. Kwateni ifyakufwala ifituntumene (light clothes) lelo mulingile ukukwata ne jeketi inono iya nshita ya cungulo.
2. Imyendele (Travel): Inshila sha mwalalo mu Zambia, maka maka ukufuma ku Lusaka kuya ku Livingstone nangu ku Copperbelt, shilaba ne fipe na bamotoka abengi. Basi na shitima kuti fyakwata abantu abengi, e ico mulingile ukupekanya bwino.
3. Ifyakufwala (Dress Code): Mu Zambia twalicindamika sana imicitile isuma. Ngaba mwaya ku calici nangu mu mishi, mulingile ukufwala ifyakufwala ifishilelanga umubili sana (modest clothing).
4. Amenshi ne Filyo: Zambia licalo ca mutende. Kuti mwatandala ku mashitolo ayakulu (malls) mu Lusaka kwati ni Manda Hill nangu Levy Junction, umo mwasanga fyonse ifyo mulekabila.
5. Ubushiku bwa Kupumunda: Ishibeni ukuti pantu lishiku lya kusefya, amabanki na maofesi ya buteko yakaba nayaselwa (closed). E ico, shitilisheni indalama nangu ukucita ifintu fyenu ifya kuncito ilyo ili lishiku talilafika.

Isiku lya Easter Monday Kwati Lishiku lya Buteko (Public Holiday)

Easter Monday mu Zambia lishiku lya buteko (Public Holiday). Ici cilolele muli fi:

Incito: Abagubumante (government workers) na babomfi mu makampani ayafula tabaya ku ncito. Ili lishiku lyalibekelwa mu mafunde ya calo (Employment Act) ukuti lishiku lya kupumunda. Amashitolo na Mabanki: Amabanki yonse yalalungwa (closed). Amashitolo ayakulu (supermarkets) yamo yalaikala yaiswile, lelo yamo yalaikala ne nshita iinono iya kuisula. Amasukulu: Amasukulu yonse, ukutula ku mapuraime (primary) ukushika ku mayunifasiti (universities), yalala nayaselwa. Abana balaba pa mayanda na bafyashi babili. Imilimo Ipashila (Essential Services): Ifipatala (hospitals), amabasitand (bus stations), na maofesi ya ba kapokola (police stations) fena filatwalilila ukubomba inshita yonse mu kusefya ili lishiku, pantu milimo iishikabila ukwiminika.

Easter Monday mu Zambia lishiku ilisuma ilyo abantu baleka amalyashi ya fya kucula no kwimina mu nsansa sha bumoneke bwa bumfumu bwa kwa Lesa. Calicindama sana ukuti uuli onse uuli mu Zambia muli uyu mwaka wa 2026 akeshibe ukuti ili lishiku lya kwikatana, luse, na kutendeka cipya cipya. Twapaapaata kuli bonse ukuti bakasefye mu mutende no kukonfika amafunde ya mu misebo ilyo baleya mu kumona balupwa. Easter isuma kuli mwe bonse