Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- Holy Saturday
- Country
- Zambia
- Date
- April 4, 2026
- Day of Week
- Saturday
- Status
- 91 days away
- Weekend
- Falls on weekend
- About this Holiday
- Holy Saturday is the day before Easter Sunday.
Holy Saturday
Zambia • April 4, 2026 • Saturday
91
Days
18
Hours
26
Mins
05
Secs
until Holy Saturday
Africa/Lusaka timezone
About Holy Saturday
Also known as: Holy Saturday
Chisibuku cha Sabata ya Kuchitila Umwenso (Holy Saturday) mu Zambia
Holy Saturday, yomwe imadziwikanso kuti Sabata ya Kuchitila Umwenso kapena Sabata Yoyera, ndi tsiku lapadera kwambiri m’dziko la Zambia. Tsikuli lili pakati pa Lachisanu la Mtanda (Good Friday) ndi Lamlungu la Pasaka (Easter Sunday). Kwa anthu a ku Zambia, tsikuli ndi nthawi ya bata, kulingalira mozama, komanso kudikira mwachidwi kuuka kwa Yesu Khristu. Ndi tsiku limene Akhristu amakumbukira nthawi imene thupi la Yesu linali m’manda pambuyo pa kuphedwa kwake pa mtanda. Mu dziko la Zambia, kumene pafupifupi anthu 95 pa aliyense ali Akhristu, tsikuli lili ndi tanthauzo lalikulu lauzimu ndipo limapanga gawo limodzi la masiku opatulika otchedwa "Easter Triduum."
Chapadera pa tsiku lino mu Zambia si maphwando aphokoso kapena zikondwerero zakunja, koma ndi m’mene anthu amadzichepetsera ndi kukhala chete. Zambians ambiri amagwiritsa ntchito tsikuli pokonzekera mwauzimu komanso mwakuthupi chifukwa cha chimwemwe chimene chikubwera pa Lamlungu la Pasaka. Ndi tsiku limene limatiphunzitsa kuleza mtima ndi chikhulupiriro—kudziwa kuti ngakhale kuli mdima wa imfa ndi manda, kuwala kwa moyo wosatha kuli pafupi kufika. M’mizinda ikuluikulu monga Lusaka, Ndola, ndi Kitwe, komanso m’madera akumidzi, mpweya wa tsikuli umakhala wofatsa kwambiri kusiyana ndi masiku ena onse a chaka.
Kodi Holy Saturday Ikhala Liti mu 2026?
Chaka chino, tsiku la Holy Saturday lidzakumbukiridwa pa:
Tsiku: Saturday Tsiku la mwezi: April 4, 2026 Nthawi yotsala: Kwatsala masiku 91 kuti tsikuli lifike.
Tsiku la Pasaka ndi masiku amene amatsogolera sikuti amakhala pa tsiku limodzi lokhazikika chaka chilichonse monga tsiku la Khirisimasi. M’malo mwake, masiku awa amasintha chaka ndi chaka malinga ndi kalendala ya mwezi (lunar calendar). Pasaka imagwa pa Lamlungu loyamba pambuyo pa mwezi wathunthu woyamba umene umachitika pa nthawi ya "vernal equinox" kapena pambuyo pake. Izi zikutanthauza kuti Holy Saturday ikhoza kuchitika pakati pa mwezi wa March kapena April. Mu 2026, tsikuli likugwa kumayambiriro kwa mwezi wa April, nthawi imene nyengo mu Zambia imakhala yofunda komanso yosangalatsa, ngakhale mvula imatha kugwa nthawi zina.
Mbiri ndi Chiyambi cha Holy Saturday
Mbiri ya Holy Saturday inayambira m’nthawi ya atumwi ndi mpingo woyambirira. Izi n’zogwirizana ndi nkhani za m’Baibulo zimene zimanena za maliro a Yesu Khristu. Pambuyo poti Yesu wafa pa mtanda pa tsiku la Lachisanu, thupi lake linaikidwa m’manda ndi Yosefe wa ku Arimataya. Pa tsiku la Sabata (lomwe tsopano timati Holy Saturday), thupi lake linatsala m’manda pansi pa ulonda wa asilikali a Chiroma.
Kwa Akhristu ku Zambia, mbiri imeneyi si nkhani chabe ya m’buku, koma ndi maziko a chikhulupiriro chawo. Mpingo wa Katolika, Anglican, Reformed Church in Zambia (RCZ), United Church of Zambia (UCZ), ndi mipingo ina yambiri ya Pentekoste, onse amalimbikitsa ophunzira awo kusinkhasinkha za "kutsika kwa Khristu ku gehena" kapena kumalo a akufa (Hades) kukalengeza chipulumutso kwa mizimu imene inali kumeneyo. Izi zimapereka chiyembekezo chakuti palibe malo amene mphamvu ya Mulungu singafikeko.
M’mbiri ya dziko la Zambia, mwambo wa Pasaka unazika mizu pamodzi ndi kufika kwa amishonale m’zaka za m’ma 1800 ndi 1900. Pamene dziko linalandira Chikhristu kukhala chipembedzo chachikulu, masiku onse a Sabata Yoyera anakhala mbali ya moyo wa anthu. Holy Saturday inakhala tsiku limene limalekanitsa chisoni cha Good Friday ndi chimwemwe cha Easter Sunday.
Mmene Anthu a ku Zambia Amasungira Tsiku Lino
Kusunga Holy Saturday mu Zambia kumasiyana pang’ono malinga ndi dera komanso mpingo umene munthu amapita, koma pali zinthu zina zimene zimachitika mofanana m’dziko lonseli.
1. Mapemphero a Easter Vigil
Chinthu chachikulu kwambiri chimene chimachitika pa Holy Saturday ndi mapemphero a usiku otchedwa Easter Vigil. Mapemphero awa nthawi zambiri amayamba dzuwa litalowa kapena usiku kwambiri. Mu mpingo wa Katolika ndi Anglican, mwambowu umakhala wochititsa chidwi kwambiri. Umayamba ndi "Mgonero wa Kuwala," kumene moto watsopano umaphatikizidwa kunja kwa tchalitchi, ndipo kandulo yaikulu ya Pasaka imayatsidwa. Anthu onse amayatsa makandulo awo kuchokera pa kandulo imeneyi, kusonyeza kuti kuwala kwa Khristu kwagonjetsa mdima wa imfa.M’mipingo ya Pentekoste ndi ina yodzipereka, usiku wa Holy Saturday umakhala wa "Kupemphera kwa Usiku Wonse" (Overnight Prayer). Anthu amasonkhana kuti aimbe nyimbo zotamanda, kupempherera dziko la Zambia, komanso kudikira nthawi ya m’bandakucha pamene amayamba kulengeza kuti "Khristu wauka!"
2. Kusala Kudya ndi Kusinkhasinkha
Ambiri mwa anthu a ku Zambia amapitiriza kusala kudya kumene anayamba pa Good Friday mpaka pa Holy Saturday masana kapena usiku. Ndi tsiku limene anthu amayesetsa kukhala chete. M’mabanja ambiri, ana amaphunzitsidwa kulemekeza tsikuli posachita masewera aphokoso kwambiri. Ndi nthawi yowerenga Malemba Opatulika ndi kulingalira za chikondi cha Mulungu chimene chinapangitsa Yesu kupereka moyo wake.3. Kukonzekera Chakudya cha Pasaka
Ngakhale kuti Holy Saturday ndi tsiku lachisoni, ndi tsikunso lokonzekera. Amayi ndi abambo m’nyumba amakhala otanganidwa kukonza zakudya zapadera zimene zidzadyedwa pa Lamlungu la Pasaka. Mu Zambia, izi zingaphatikizepo kupha nkhuku zanyumba, kukonza nshima, ndi ndiwo zamasamba zosiyanasiyana monga chibwabwa kapena ifisashi. Anthu amene amakhala m’mizinda nthawi zambiri amapita kumisika m’mawa kukagula zofunika pamasiku otsala a holideyi.4. Ulendo wa ku Midzi
Chifukwa chakuti Holy Saturday ili pakati pa maholide awiri (Good Friday ndi Easter Monday), anthu ambiri a ku Zambia amagwiritsa ntchito nthawi imeneyi kupita ku midzi kwawo kukacheza ndi makolo ndi achibale. Mabasi a inter-city amakhala odzaza kwambiri m’masiku amene amatsogolera Holy Saturday. Kwa ambiri, Pasaka ndi nthawi yolumikizana ndi mizu yawo komanso kulimbitsa maubwenzi a m’banja.Miyambo ndi Zikhulupiriro
Mu Zambia, pali miyambo ina imene imachitika mwapadera pa Holy Saturday:
Ubatizo wa Anthu Atsopano: M’mipingo yambiri, Holy Saturday (makamaka pa Easter Vigil) ndi tsiku limene anthu akuluakulu amene aphunzira chikhulupiriro amabatizidwa. Izi zikusonyeza kufa kwa moyo wakale ndi kuuka m’moyo watsopano mwa Khristu. Kuyeretsa Nyumba ndi Matchalitchi: Ndi mwambo m’madera ena kukonza ndi kuyeretsa matchalitchi pa tsiku lino. Zovala zofiira kapena zakuda zimene zinkagwiritsidwa ntchito pa Good Friday zimachotsedwa ndipo m’malo mwake amaikamo zoyera ndi zagolide pokonzekera kuuka kwa Yesu. Kuyendera Odwala ndi Amasiye: Ngakhale si mwambo wa boma, Akhristu ambiri amagwiritsa ntchito tsiku lino kuchita ntchito zachifundo, kuyendera anthu amene ali m’zipatala kapena kupereka chithandizo kwa osauka, kusonyeza chikondi chimene Khristu anaphunzitsa.
Holy Saturday Monga Holide ya Boma (Public Holiday)
Chinthu chimodzi chimene chimapanga Holy Saturday kukhala yapadera mu Zambia n’chakuti ndi holide ya boma. Mosiyana ndi mayiko ena kumene Holy Saturday ndi tsiku chabe logwira ntchito pakati pa Good Friday ndi Easter Monday, boma la Zambia linazindikira tsikuli kukhala holide yovomerezeka.
Kodi izi zikutanthauza chiyani kwa inu?
- Maofesi a Boma ndi Mabanki: Maofesi onse a boma, mabanki, ndi masukulu amakhala otsekedwa. Ngati muli ndi zochita ku banki kapena ku maofesi a boma, muyenera kuzimaliza pofika Lachinayi.
- Malonda ndi Mashopu: Mashopu akuluakulu (Supermarkets) monga Shoprite kapena Pick n Pay nthawi zambiri amakhala otsegula, koma akhoza kutseka m’mawa kwambiri kusiyana ndi masiku onse. Misika ya m’madera (local markets) imakhala yotsegula chifukwa anthu amafuna kugula zakudya zapomwepo.
- Mayendedwe: Mabasi amagwira ntchito, koma nthawi zina amatha kuchepa chifukwa madalaivala nawo amapita ku mapemphero kapena kukapuma ndi mabanja awo. Ndege zapadziko lonse (monga ku Kenneth Kaunda International Airport) zimapitiriza kugwira ntchito monga mwa nthawi zonse.
- Zipatala: Ntchito zofunika kwambiri monga za m’zipatala ndi zachitetezo (apolisi) zimapitiriza kugwira ntchito, ngakhale kuti maofesi ena oyang’anira akhoza kukhala otsekedwa.
Malangizo kwa Alendo Odzaona Dziko la Zambia
Ngati muli mlendo mu Zambia pa nthawi ya Holy Saturday mu 2026, nawa malangizo amene angakuthandizeni:
Lemekezani Mwambowu: Kumbukirani kuti ili ndi tsiku lopatulika kwa anthu ambiri. Ngati muli m’madera okhala anthu, yesetsani kuchepetsa phokoso ndipo musachite zinthu zimene zingakhumudwitse anthu amene ali pa nthawi ya maliro a Yesu mwauzimu. Kavalidwe: Ngati mwaganiza zopita ku tchalitchi kukononera Easter Vigil, valani mwaulemu. Zambia ndi dziko limene limalemekeza kavalidwe koyenera kumalo opatulika (nthawi zambiri amayi amavala masiketi atali ndipo amuna amavala malaya a kora kapena masuti). Chakudya: Chifukwa chakuti mashopu ambiri akhoza kutseka msanga, ndibwino kugula zakudya zanu pasadakhale. Malo odyera (restaurants) ambiri m’mahotela amakhala otsegula, koma madera ena ang’onoang’ono akhoza kukhala opanda anthu. Nyengo: Mwezi wa April mu Zambia umatha kukhala ndi mvula yamwamsanga. Ndibwino kukhala ndi ambulera kapena jekete lopepuka pamene mukuphunzira za dziko lino lokongola.
Tanthauzo la Holy Saturday kwa Dziko la Zambia
Holy Saturday mu Zambia si holide chabe yopuma kuntchito; ndi tsiku limene limagwirizanitsa dziko. Zambia imadzitcha "Christian Nation" (Dziko lachikhristu) malinga ndi malamulo a dziko, ndipo Holy Saturday ndi chizindikiro cha chidziwitso chimenechi. Ndi tsiku limene limatikumbutsa kuti pambuyo pa masautso (Good Friday), pali nthawi ya kudikira (Holy Saturday), ndipo potsiriza pali chigonjetso (Easter Sunday).
Uthenga wa tsiku lino umathandiza anthu a ku Zambia kukhala ndi chiyembekezo ngakhale m’nthawi zamavuto. Umathandiza anthu kuganizira za mtendere, kukhululukirana, ndi umodzi. Pamene anthu amasonkhana m’matchalitchi usiku wa Holy Saturday, amakhala akuimira umodzi wa dziko la Zambia—"One Zambia, One Nation."
Mapeto
Holy Saturday mu 2026 idzakhala tsiku losaiwalika kwa aliyense amene adzakhala mu Zambia. Kaya ndinu Mkristu wozama amene adzakhala mu tchalitchi usiku wonse, kapena ndinu munthu amene akufuna kukhala phee ndi banja lake, tsikuli limapereka mwayi wopuma ndi kulingalira za moyo.
Pamene titsala ndi masiku 91 kuti tifikire tsiku la April 4, 2026, tiyeni tikonzekere kulandira tsikuli ndi mitima yoyera. Holy Saturday itikumbusze kuti ngakhale usiku ukhale wautali bwanji, m’mawa ukubwera. Mu Zambia, kudikira kumeneku ndi gawo lofunika kwambiri la moyo wathu wauzimu ndi chikhalidwe chathu.
Tikufunirani inu nonse Holy Saturday ya mtendere ndi chiyembekezo pamene mukukonzekera Easter Sunday mu 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Holy Saturday in Zambia
Mu chaka cha 2026, Holy Saturday idzachitika pa Saturday, April 4, 2026. Pakali pano, kwatsala masiku 91 kuti tsikuli lifike. Ili ndi tsiku lofunika kwambiri lomwe liri pakati pa Good Friday ndi Easter Sunday, lomwe limapereka mwayi kwa anthu a m'dziko la Zambia kulingalira za imfa ndi kuuka kwa Yesu Khristu.
Inde, Holy Saturday ndi holide ya boma m'dziko la Zambia. Limapanga mbali ya sabata yaitali ya Pasaka yomwe imaphatikizapo Good Friday ndi Easter Monday. Pa tsikuli, maofesi a boma, mabanki, masukulu, ndi mabizinesi ambiri amatsekedwa kuti apatse nzika mwayi opumula ndi kupemphera. Ngakhale mabizinesi ena angatsegule pang'ono masana, tsikuli limatengedwa ngati nthawi yopuma m'dziko lonselo.
Holy Saturday ili ndi tanthauzo lalikulu lachipembedzo chifukwa Zambia ndi dziko lomwe liri ndi Akhristu pafupifupi 95 peresenti. Tsikuli limakumbukira nthawi imene thupi la Yesu Khristu linali m'manda pambuyo pa kupachikidwa kwake. Ndi tsiku la bata, kulingalira, ndi kudikira mwachiyembekezo kuuka kwake pa Easter Sunday. Anthu ambiri amagwiritsa ntchito nthawiyi kusinkhasinkha za chikhulupiriro chawo.
Zambiri mwa zochitika za pa Holy Saturday m'dziko la Zambia ndi zodekha komanso zauzimu. Anthu ambiri amapita ku tchalitchi madzulo kukachita mapemphero a Easter Vigil. Ena amasala kudya kapena kupemphera m'nyumba mwawo. Ndi nthawi imene mabanja amasonkhana pamodzi kuti adye chakudya chosavuta, kupewa maphwando aphokoso kapena zosangalatsa zapagulu posonyeza ulemu kwa Khristu yemwe ali m'manda.
M'dziko la Zambia, miyambo ya Holy Saturday imatsatira kwambiri miyambo ya Chikhristu ya padziko lonse. Palibe magulu a anthu omwe amachita zionetsero zapagulu kapena maparade. M'malo mwake, mudzapeza anthu akuchezera achibale kumidzi kapena kusamalira manda a okondedwa awo. Chofunika kwambiri ndi kukhala mwachete komanso mwaulemu, kukonzekera chikondwerero chachikulu cha Pasaka chomwe chimatsatira m'mawa mwa Lamlungu.
Kwa alendo omwe ali m'dziko la Zambia pa Holy Saturday, m'pofunika kudziwa kuti mayendedwe a mabasi amapitirira koma akhoza kukhala ochepa. Ndege monga ku Lusaka International Airport zimagwira ntchito monga mwa masiku onse. Komabe, malo odyera ambiri akhoza kukhala otsekedwa kapena kutsegula nthawi yochepa, choncho ndi bwino kugula zakudya pasadakhale. Misewu imakhala yabata kwambiri poyerekeza ndi masiku ena a sabata.
Alendo akulimbikitsidwa kukhala aulemu kwambiri pa Holy Saturday. Ngati mukupita ku tchalitchi, valani modzichepetsa komanso mwaulemu. Pewani kuchita zinthu zaphokoso kapena zosangalatsa zomwe zingasokoneze bata la tsikuli. Ngakhale anthu osakhala Akhristu amalandiridwa ku mapemphero a pagulu, akuyenera kutsatira miyambo ya m'deralo monga kukhala chete pa nthawi ya mapemphero ndi kusunga ulemu m'malo opatulika.
Mu mwezi wa April, nyengo m'dziko la Zambia imakhala yofunda komanso yabwino, yomwe imakhala pakati pa madigiri 20 mpaka 30 Celsius. Izi zimapangitsa kuti tsikuli likhale labwino kukhala m'nyumba kusinkhasinkha kapena kuyenda pang'ono panja. Nthawi zina pakhoza kukhala mvula yochepa chifukwa ndi nthawi yomwe nyengo ya mvula imakhala ikutha, choncho ndi bwino kukhala okonzeka ndi zovala zoyenera.
Historical Dates
Holy Saturday dates in Zambia from 2010 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Saturday | April 19, 2025 |
| 2024 | Saturday | March 30, 2024 |
| 2023 | Saturday | April 8, 2023 |
| 2022 | Saturday | April 16, 2022 |
| 2021 | Saturday | April 3, 2021 |
| 2020 | Saturday | April 11, 2020 |
| 2019 | Saturday | April 20, 2019 |
| 2018 | Saturday | March 31, 2018 |
| 2017 | Saturday | April 15, 2017 |
| 2016 | Saturday | March 26, 2016 |
| 2015 | Saturday | April 4, 2015 |
| 2014 | Saturday | April 19, 2014 |
| 2013 | Saturday | March 30, 2013 |
| 2012 | Saturday | April 7, 2012 |
| 2011 | Saturday | April 23, 2011 |
| 2010 | Saturday | April 3, 2010 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
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