Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- New Year's Day
- Country
- Botswana
- Date
- January 1, 2026
- Day of Week
- Thursday
- Status
- Passed
- About this Holiday
- New Year’s Day is the first day of the year, or January 1, in the Gregorian calendar.
New Year's Day
Botswana • January 1, 2026 • Thursday
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About New Year's Day
Also known as: New Year's Day
Letsatsi la Ngwaga o Mosha mo Botswana: Keteko ya Tshimologo le Tsholofelo
Letsatsi la Ngwaga o Mosha mo Botswana ke nako e e kgethegileng fela thata e e tletseng boitumelo, mowa wa bokaulengwe, le tshepo ya isago e e botoka. Mo lefatsheng la rona la Botswana, letsatsi le ga se fela nako ya go fetola khalendara, mme ke nako e e botlhokwa ya go ikhutsa, go kopana le ba masika, le go leboga Modimo kana Badimo go bo re kgonyeletse go bona tshimologo e ntšha. Fa ngwaga o mosha o goroga, Botswana o a fetoga; ditoropo di nna le mowa wa moletlo, fa kwa metseng ya magae go nna le kagiso le boitumelo jo bo tswang mo pelong.
Se se dirang gore letsatsi le le kgethege mo Botswana ke tsela e re kopanyang segompieno le setso ka yone. Le fa e le boikhutso jo bo itsegeng lefatshe ka bophara, Batswana ba bo keteka ka mokgwa o o supang setho. Ke nako e batho ba tlogelang ditiro tsa bone kwa ditoropong tse di tshwanang le Gaborone, Francistown, le Selebi-Phikwe, ba boela kwa magaeng a bone go ya go siela batsadi le ba masika boitumelo. Mo mosepeleng o, go nna le kgolagano e e nonofeng magareng ga ba ba nnang mo ditoropong le ba ba kwa merakeng, mme se se netefatsa gore kitso le lorato lwa lelapa di a tswelela.
Mo godimo ga moo, letsatsi le le tla ka nako e loapi la Botswana le ntseng le thutafetse fela thata, e le selemo se se tletseng letsatsi le dipula tse di namagadi. Go Batswana ba le bantsi, pula ke masego, mme fa ngwaga o simologa ka pula, go tliwa ka gore ke ngwaga wa letlotlo le boitumelo. Ke nako ya go nna mo meruting ya ditlhare, go ja dijo tsa segarona, le go itumelela botshelo. Letsatsi la Ngwaga o Mosha mo Botswana ke letshwao la tshimologo e ntšha e e tletseng tsholofelo ya gore "Pula e tla na," mme matshelo a rona a tla tswelela ka boitumelo le katlego.
Letsatsi la Ngwaga o Mosha ke Leng ka 2026?
Mo ngwageng wa 2026, Batswana ba tla bo ba ipapaasetse go simolola ngwaga ka tsela e e kgethegileng. Letsatsi la ntlha la ngwaga le tla bo le wela ka:
Letsatsi: January 1, 2026 Letsatsi la beke: Thursday Malatsi a a setseng: Go setse 0 go fitlha re keteka tshimologo ya ngwaga.
Letsatsi la Ngwaga o Mosha mo Botswana ke letsatsi le le tlhomameng (fixed date) le le ketekwang ka Firikgong a le mongwe (January 1st) ngwaga le ngwaga go ya ka khalendara ya Gregorian. Le fa go ntse jalo, se se dirang gore 2026 e kgethege ke gore Botswana o na le molao o o letlang gore go nne le malatsi a mabedi a boikhutso jwa ngwaga o mosha. Ka jalo, go tla bo go na le boikhutso ka Labone (January 1) le ka Labofano (January 2), e leng se se fang batho nako e ntsi ya go ikhutsa le go boa kwa magaeng pele ditiro di simologa.
Ditso le Tshimologo ya Letsatsi le
Tshimologo ya go keteka Letsatsi la Ngwaga o Mosha mo Botswana e tsamaelana le go amogelwa ga khalendara ya Gregorian e e dirisiwang lefatshe ka bophara. Le fa Batswana ba na le ditsela tsa bone tsa bogologolo tsa go bala dipaka—jaaka go lebelela dinaledi le go fetoga ga dimela—puso le setshaba di amogetse Firikgong a le mongwe jaaka letsatsi la semmuso la go simolola ngwaga wa ditiro le wa thuto.
Mo hisitoring ya Botswana, letsatsi le ga le a kitla le nna le ditiragalo tsa sepolotiki tse di kgethegileng tse di le simolotseng, mme le godile fela jaaka karolo ya go ikamaganya le mafatshe a mangwe. Morago ga go tsaya boipuso ka 1966, Botswana bo ne jwa tsweledisa ditso tse di siameng tsa boditshabatshaba mme jwa tsenya letsatsi le mo molaong wa malatsi a boikhutso a setshaba (Public Holidays Act). Lefa go ntse jalo, mowa wa Batswana o dirile gore letsatsi le le nne le setho se se rileng se se sa tshwaneng le sa mafatshe a mangwe, ka go gatelela thata mowa wa "Botho"—gore motho ke motho ka batho ba bangwe.
Tsela e Batswana ba Ketekang ka Yone
Mokgwa o letsatsi le le ketekwang ka one mo Botswana o farologane go ya ka lefelo le motho a leng mo go lone, mme mowa wa boitumelo o tshwana fela go tswa Kasane go fitlha kwa Tsabong.
1. Merapelo le Dikereke
Ka Botswana e le lefatshe le le nang le Bakeresete ba le bantsi, ditiro tsa letsatsi le di simologa ka go leboga Modimo. Batho ba le bantsi ba tsena ditirelo tsa kereke ka nako ya khunaganyetso ya ngwaga (New Year's Eve) go fitlha mo mosong wa letsatsi la ntlha la ngwaga. Mo dikerekeng tse di tshwanang le ZCC, UCCSA, Roman Catholic, le tse dingwe tse di ikemetseng, go nna le dipina, dithapelo, le melaetsa ya tsholofelo. Go dumelwa gore go simolola ngwaga mo ntlong ya Modimo go tlisa tshegofatso le tshireletso mo malatsing a a 365 a a tlang.2. Dijo tsa Segarona le 'Braai'
Ga go na moletlo mo Botswana o o ka felelang go se na dijo tse di monate. Fa letsatsi le tlhaba, malapa a simolola go apaya. Dijo tse di tlang pele ke: Seswaa: Nama ya kgomo e e thulwang fela thata go fitlha e nna boleta. Se ke sone sejo sa konokono sa Batswana mo meletlong e megolo. Bogobe jwa Lerotse: Bogobe jo bo apeilweng ka lerotse, bo na le mmala wa lephutshe mme bo nna le tatso e e kgethegileng e e tsamaelanang sentle le seswaa. Morogo wa Setswana: Morogo o o omisitsweng o o apeilweng ka setungwane. Braai: Kwa ditoropong le mo malapeng a mantsi, go nna le go besa nama (braai). Batswana ba rata nama fela thata, mme monko wa nama e e besiwang o bo o tletse mo phefong mo ditseleng tsotlhe.3. Go Etela Masika le kwa Magae
Se ke yone nako ya "Go ya Gae." Ditsela tse di tswang mo ditoropong di nna di tletse ka dikoloi batho ba boela kwa magaeng. Batho ba kopana le batsadi ba bone ba ba tsofetseng, ba tlotla ka fa ngwaga o o fetileng o ntseng ka gone, mme ba rala maano a ngwaga o o tlang. Kwa magaeng, go na le kagiso e e sa fumanweng mo toropong, mme se se thusa batho go ikhutsa mo tlhaloganyong.4. Boitsholo mo Ditoropong le Fireworks
Mo ditoropong tse di tshwanang le Gaborone, go nna le meletlo e megolo kwa mafelong a a tshwanang le Riverwalk, Main Mall, le Gaborone Dam. Fa nako e tlhola lesome le bobedi mo bosigong jwa go tlhabela ngwaga o mosha, go nna le ditshwantsho tse di kgatlhang tsa molelo (fireworks) tse di bonesang loapi. Ditlelapu le mafelo a mmino a nna a tletse ka basha ba ba ketekang ka mmino wa Kwaito, Afro-pop, le House.Melao le Mekgwa ya Setso e e Latelwang
Le fa e le letsatsi la boitumelo, Batswana ba sa ntse ba tlotla melao ya bone ya setso e e sa kwalwang. Go na le tlotlo e e feteletseng e e supiwang mo bagolong ka nako ya meletlo e. Basha ba lebeletswe go thusa ka ditiro tsa mo gae jaaka go kgetla dikgong, go tlhaba dikgomo kana dinku, le go phepafatsa malwapa pele ba ya go itumelela le ditsala.
Gape, mowa wa go abelana o nna kwa godimo. Fa o apela lelapa la gago, go tlwaelegile gore o fe le baagelani ba gago sejo. Se se bidiwa go "fana," mme ke karolo ya botho e e tsweletseng e tshela mo Botswana. Batho ba ba se nang se ba se jang ba a gopolwa gore le bone ba kgone go thabela tshimologo ya ngwaga.
Dikgakololo mo Baeting (Tourist Tips)
Fa o le moeti mo Botswana ka nako ya Ngwaga o Mosha, go na le dilo tse o tshwanetseng go di itse gore o itumelele nako ya gago:
- Loapi: Firikgong ke kgwedi ya selemo se se tletseng. Mogote o ka nna magareng ga 25°C le 35°C. Go botlhokwa go nwa metsi a mantsi le go apara diaparo tse di motlhofo. Gape, go nna le dipula tsa tshoganyetso, ka jalo nna o ipapaasetse.
- Dipalangwa: Ditsela tse di golaganyang ditoropo le magae (jaaka tsela ya A1) di nna le dikoloi tse dintsi fela thata. Fa o rala mosepele, simolola nako e sa ntse e le teng go tila thubano ya dikoloi. Diteksi di ka nna boutsana mo malatsing a boikhutso, ka jalo rulaganya pele.
- Mafelo a Boitsholo: Mafelo a bojanala a a tshwanang le Kasane, Maun, le Delta a nna a tletse fela thata. Fa o batla go etela koo, netefatsa gore o beeletsa (book) dikgwedi di le tharo kapa go feta pele ga nako.
- Maitseo: Batswana ke batho ba ba nang le thitlo le tlotlo. Go dumedisa ke selo se se botlhokwa fela thata. Fa o tsena mo lelapeng kapa o kopana le batho, dumedisa ka gore "Dumela rra" (fa e le monna) kapa "Dumela mma" (fa e le mosadi).
- Bojalwa le Melao: Puso ya Botswana e na le melao e e kgaotsang go nowa ga bojalwa mo mafelong a botlhe (public places). Netefatsa gore o nwa fela kwa mafelong a a letleletsweng go tila go atlholwa ke mapodisi.
Isago le Tsholofelo
Letsatsi la Ngwaga o Mosha mo Botswana ke nako ya go itsetsepela. Batswana ba le bantsi ba dirisa nako e go itirela "New Year's Resolutions" kapa maikano a ngwaga o mosha. Ba bangwe ba tlhoma dikeletso tsa go aga mantlo, go oketsa dipalo tsa dikgomo mo merakeng, kapa go tsweledisa dithuto tsa bone.
E re ka Botswana e le lefatshe le le gatetseng pele mo go somareleng diphologolo le tikologo, batho ba le bantsi ba simolola go lemoga botlhokwa jwa go keteka ka tsela e e sa gobatseng tikologo. Go na le thuto e e tsweletseng ya go tila go thunya ditlhobolo kapa go tshuba mello e e ka bakang kotsi mo sekgweng, segolo bogolo kwa mafelong a a gaufi le diphologolo.
A ke Letsatsi la Boikhutso la Semmuso?
Ee, Letsatsi la Ngwaga o Mosha ke boikhutso jwa setshaba (Public Holiday) mo Botswana jo bo tlotliwang fela thata.
Ditiro tse di tswalwang: Dikantoro tsotlhe tsa puso, dibanka, dikolo, le dikhamphani tse di ikemetseng di a tswalwa ka January 1, 2026. Se se fa badiri botlhe nako ya go nna le malapa a bone. Ditiro tse di bulwang: Go nna le ditiro tsa potlako tse di sa tswalweng jaaka dikokelo (hospitals), mapodisi, le baemedi ba tshireletso. Mabaka a mangwe a mabenkele a matona (retail shops) a ka nna a bula ka diura tse di khutshwane, mme bontsi bo simolola go bereka ka botlalo ka Firikgong a le tharo. Boikhutso jo bo oketsegileng: Jaaka go boletswe, Botswana o na le boikhutso jwa malatsi a mabedi (January 1 & 2). Fa letsatsi la ntlha la ngwaga le wela ka Sontaga, Mosupologo le Labobedi di nna malatsi a boikhutso. Mo ngwageng wa 2026, ka le wela ka Thursday, Batswana ba tla bo ba na le boikhutso jo bo telele jo bo simololang ka Labone go fitlha ka mafelo a beke.Go tswala ditiro mo go fa setshaba nako ya go ikhutsa mo mosepeleng o moleele wa ngwaga o o fetileng. Ke nako ya go "recharge" dithata tsa mmele le tlhaloganyo pele dikolo di bulwa mo bogareng jwa kgwedi ya Firikgong.
Bokhutlo
Fa re konosela, Letsatsi la Ngwaga o Mosha mo Botswana ke moletlo o o kopanyang mowa wa segompieno le setso sa rona se se humileng. Ke nako ya go keteka botshelo, go leboga pula, le go nonotsha dikgolagano tsa rona le ba re ba ratang. Fa re tsena mo ngwageng wa 2026, molaetsa o mogolo mo go mongwe le mongwe ke wa kagiso, boitumelo, le katlego.
Re lakaletsa mongwe le mongwe yo o mo Botswana kapa yo o ikaelelang go tla go re etela, ngwaga o o tletseng masego. A pula e lo nele, mme ditiro tsa lona di nne le katlego e e feteletseng.
Pula! Pula! Pula!
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about New Year's Day in Botswana
Mo ngwageng wa 2026, Letsatsi la Ngwaga o Mosha le tlaabo le le ka Thursday, January 1, 2026. Go setse malatsi a le 0 gore re goroge mo letsatsing le le kgethegileng le. Botswana bo ipelela tshimologo ya ngwaga ka boitumelo jo bogolo, mme gape go na le letsatsi le lengwe la boitshoko ka Labotlhano, la bobedi la Firikgong, go letla batho go ikhutsa le go keteka ka botlalo le ba malapa a bone pele ba boela mo ditirong.
Ee, ke letsatsi la boitshoko le le mo molaong (public holiday) mo Botswana yotlhe. Ka letsatsi le, diofisi tsa puso, dibanka, dikolo, le dikgwebo tse dintsi di a tswalwa gore badiri ba kgone go ipelela boikhutso le ba malapa a bone. Ditirelo tse di tlhokegang fela jaaka dipatela le mapodisi ke tsone di nnang di butswe. Ka ngwaga wa 2026, puso e neetse Batswana malatsi a le mabedi a tatelano e le boitshoko, e leng la ntlha le la bobedi la Firikgong, go natefisa moletlo o.
Letsatsi la Ngwaga o Mosha le tshwaya tshimologo ya ngwaga o mosha go ya ka kalenda ya Gregorian e e dirisiwang mo lefatsheng lotlhe, go akaretsa le Botswana. Le fa le se na ditso tse di kgethegileng tsa segologolo sa Botswana, ke letsatsi le le tlotlegang e le sesupo sa tshimologo e ntšha le go tlogela a a fetileng kwa morago. Batswana ba le tsaya e le nako ya go itsetsepela, go itirela maikano a masha, le go leboga Modimo go bo a ba fitlhisitse mo ngwageng o mongwe ka kagiso.
Batswana ba keteka letsatsi le ka ditsela tse di farologaneng tse di tletseng boitumelo. Ba le bantsi ba simolola letsatsi ka go ya ditirelong tsa kereke mo mosong go rapela le go leboga. Morago ga moo, malapa a kopana go ja dijo tsa natefo. Mo ditoropong tse di tona jaaka Gaborone le Francistown, go nna le meduane ya mmino, ditshupo tsa ditatlampane (fireworks), le meletlo e e farologaneng. Ba bangwe ba rata go ya kwa merakeng kgotsa masimo go ya go ikhutsa mo lerateng la toropo.
Dijo ke karolo e tona ya moletlo wa Ngwaga o Mosha mo Botswana. Batho ba rata go nna le 'braai' kgotsa go apaya dijo tsa setso tse di akaretsang seswaa (nama e e thulwang), morogo wa dinawa, le phane kgotsa bogobe jwa lerotse. Go nna le mokete o mogolo mme go jewa ka dinkgo le ka megopo, go nowa majalwa a a farologaneng le dino tse di tšhisang go leleka mogote wa selemo.
Ka nako ya Ngwaga o Mosha, Botswana bo a bo bo le mo paka ya selemo, mme go nna go le mogote thata. Mogote o ka nna magareng ga 25°C le 35°C. Ke nako e gape go ka nnang le dipula tsa medupe kgotsa tsa dikadima ka e le paka ya dipula. Baeng ba gakololwa go rwala dikausu le go nwa metsi a mantsi, mme ba nne ba ipaakanyeditse gore pula e ka nna ya na ka nako nngwe le nngwe mme ya ba fodisa.
Baeng ba gakololwa go rulaganya loeto lwa bone nako e sa le teng, segolo bogolo marobalo mo ditoropong jaaka Gaborone, Kasane, le Maun ka go a bo go tletse. Gape, tsweetswee gakologelwa gore dipalangwa tsa setshaba jaaka dikombi le ditaxi di ka nna boutsana, mme thulaganyo ya mosepele e tshwanetse go dirwa go sa le gale. Ke nako ya boitumelo, mme go botlhokwa go tlotla meila ya malapa le go ela tlhoko melao ya go nwa majalwa mo mafelong a botlhe.
Botswana bo kgethegile ka go nna le malatsi a le mabedi a boitshoko a Ngwaga o Mosha (la ntlha le la bobedi la Firikgong). Se se direlwa go neela batho nako e e lekaneng ya go ikhutsa le go fola mo meletlong ya go lala ba letile ngwaga (New Year's Eve). Ka gore batho ba le bantsi ba a bo ba tsere mosepele go ya kwa magaeng a bone, letsatsi la bobedi le a ba thusa gore ba se ka ba potlakela go boela ditirong, ba kgone go tsamaya ka pabalesego mo ditseleng.
Historical Dates
New Year's Day dates in Botswana from 2010 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Wednesday | January 1, 2025 |
| 2024 | Monday | January 1, 2024 |
| 2023 | Sunday | January 1, 2023 |
| 2022 | Saturday | January 1, 2022 |
| 2021 | Friday | January 1, 2021 |
| 2020 | Wednesday | January 1, 2020 |
| 2019 | Tuesday | January 1, 2019 |
| 2018 | Monday | January 1, 2018 |
| 2017 | Sunday | January 1, 2017 |
| 2016 | Friday | January 1, 2016 |
| 2015 | Thursday | January 1, 2015 |
| 2014 | Wednesday | January 1, 2014 |
| 2013 | Tuesday | January 1, 2013 |
| 2012 | Sunday | January 1, 2012 |
| 2011 | Saturday | January 1, 2011 |
| 2010 | Friday | January 1, 2010 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
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