Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- Good Friday
- Country
- Eswatini
- Date
- April 3, 2026
- Day of Week
- Friday
- Status
- 90 days away
- About this Holiday
- Good Friday is a global Christian observance two days before Easter Sunday.
Good Friday
Eswatini • April 3, 2026 • Friday
90
Days
21
Hours
37
Mins
07
Secs
until Good Friday
Africa/Mbabane timezone
About Good Friday
Also known as: Sihlanu Lomuhle
Good Friday e-Eswatini: Lusuku Lweluvuko Nelukhumbulo Lwekubetfelwa KwaJesu
Good Friday, nome "Lwesihlanu Lolungcwele," lilanga lelibaluleke kakhulu emlandvweni nasekukholweni kwebantfu base-Eswatini. Njengesive lesinemisebentzi leminyenti yebuKhristu, lolu suku lutsatfwa njengesisekelo selukholo lapho kukhunjulwa khona kuhlupheka, kubetfelwa, nekufa kwaJesu Khristu esiphambanweni eCalvary. Emaveni lamanyenti, leli langa libonwa njengelilanga lelusizi, kodvwa e-Eswatini, lihambisana nencazelo lejhonile yemusa nensindiso leletfwa nguloku kutinikela lokukhulu.
Ngalolu suku, umoya loseveni wonkhe wase-Eswatini uyashintsha. Kusuka etigodzini tasetigangeni kuya emadolobheni lamakhulu lafana neMbabane neManzini, kuthula nemoya wekuphumula kuyabonakala. Bantfu labanyenti basebentisa leli langa kucabanga ngekuphila kwabo, kuhlanyela lutsandvo, nekucinisa budlelwane babo naNkulunkulu. Lukholo lwakaNgwane lugunzuza kakhulu kulendzabuko yeliPhasika, kantsi Good Friday yiyo levulela luhlelo lwemikhosi lelandzelako yeluvuko.
Good Friday nga-2026
Emnyakeni wa-2026, leli langa lelibalulekile litawugcinwa ngalelilanga naku:
Lusuku: Friday Idayithi: April 3, 2026 Sikhatsi lesisalele: Kusele amalanga langu-90 kutsi lolu suku lufike.
Kubalulekile kuphawula kutsi Good Friday ayinalo lusuku lolulodwa lolumisiwe minyaka yonkhe (fixed date). Lolu lusuku lolushintshashintshako (movable feast) ngobe luncunywa ngenyanga (lunar calendar). Luhlelo lwelikhalenda leliKhristu lutsatsa Good Friday njengalelwesihlanu lolungaphambi kweliSonto leliPhasika, kantsi iPhasika nalo lihambisana nenyanga legcwala kwekucala ngemuva kwe-Equinox yasentwasahlobo (Spring Equinox). Ngako-ke, nakuba idayithi ishintsha, umnyombo welilanga uhlala ungunaphakade emishini yemaSwati.
Umlando Nemvelaphi yaGood Friday
Umlando weGood Friday usekelwe etibhalweni letingcwele teliBhayibheli, ikakhulu etindzabeni teliVangeli letichaza ngetemidlalo yekugcina yaJesu emhlabeni. Ngokusho kwenkholelo yebuKhristu, lolu lusuku lapho Jesu abanjwa khona, tetfwa licala lelingasilo litalo, ashaywa, agcotshwa ngelitsambo lemanyeva, ekugcineni abetfelwa esiphambanweni.
E-Eswatini, lelandvo yafika nemishinari yemaKhristu eminyakeni leminyenti leyengca. Njengobe inkosi Somhlolo abenebono "leNcwadzi neluVele" (iBhayibheli nemali yelulwimi lwasengani), iBhayibheli laba yinsika yekuphila kwemaSwati. Ngako-ke, kukhunjulwa kwekufa kwaKhristu kwangeniswa njengencenye lebaluleke kakhulu yemasiko nemikhuba yelive. Libito lelitsi "Good" (Lolungcwele/Loluhle) lingase libonakale limangalisa kulilanga lekufa, kodvwa ngekwenkholelo yebuKhristu, litsi "lihle" ngobe lelo kufa kwaba kunqoba kwesono nekufa, kwavulela bantfu indlela yekuphila lokuphakadze.
Indlela EmaSwati Lagcina Ngayo Lolu Suku
Indlela emaswati lagcina ngayo Good Friday ihlukile futsi ijhonile. Nayi eminye yemikhuba nemikhosi leyentiwako:
1. Imisebentzi Yesontfo (Church Services)
Lona ngulomunye wemisebentzi leminyenti kakhulu e-Eswatini. Emasontfo lahlukahlukene, kusuka kulawadzala lafana ne-Anglican, Catholic, neMethodist, kuya kulasha kakhulu (Pentecostal/Charismatic) kanye nemasontfo emdzabu (Zionist churches), aba nemisebentzi lebalulekile. Seven Last Words: Emasontfo lamanyenti aba nemisebentzi lemetfulela "emavi lasikhombisa" Jesu lawasho asiphambanweni. Imikhuleko yeluzilo: Kunemoya weluzilo lapho kuculwa tingoma leticindzetela kuhlupheka kwaKhristu. Kushunyayelwa kwelivangeli: Bafundisi nebazalwane bahlangana kute bakhumbutisane ngemusa nangekutinikela.2. Kutsantaza Nekuzila Kudla (Prayer and Fasting)
EmaSwati lamanyenti atsi nakufika Good Friday, acale kutila kute badvumise Nkulunkulu. Labanye batila kudla (fasting) kusukela ekuseni kuze kube natsite ntsambama, bakhombisa kuhlonipha kuhlupheka kwaJesu. Imikhuleko emakhaya nasetindzaweni temphakatsi iyandza kakhulu.3. Imibuthano Yemindeni
Njengobe leli lilanga lekuphumula, imindeni leminyenti iyahlangana. Labanye labasebenta emadolobheni baphindsela emakhaya emaphandleni kute bayewukhonza nemindeni yabo. Kudliwa kudla lokulula, kantsi emakhaya lamanyenti kwekudla lokufana nenhlanzi kuyatsandvwa kakhulu kunenyama ebovu ngalolu suku, kulandsela indzabuko yetenkholelo letitsite tesiKhristu.4. Imikhosi Yemasontfo Emdzabu (Zionist Gatherings)
E-Eswatini, emasontfo aseZiyoni makhulu kakhulu. Ngeliviki leliPhasika, kufaka phakathi Good Friday, kunemibuthano lemikhulu lapho bazalwane bagcoka timphahla tabo telisontfo letimabalabala. Kuyaculwa, kudzatjuliswe, kukhulekelwe live neNkhosi.Lisiko Nemikhuba Lephawulekako
E-Eswatini, Good Friday ayisilo nje lilanga lelisemtsetfweni, kodvwa linetinkholelo letitsite letingabhaliwe kodvwa letihlonishwako:
Kuthula: Akukhuthatwa umsindvo lomkhulu. Emaphathi nemicimbi yekutijabulisa lemikhulu ayivamisile ngalolu suku kute kuhlonishwe kufa kwaKhristu. Kusitana: Bantfu bakhutsatwa kutsi basitane, banikete labaphuyile, futsi bakhombisane lutsandvo, njengesifundvo lesitfolakala ekufeni kwaJesu. Kuhlonipha Indzabuko: Nakuba kulilanga lesiKhristu, emaSwati asahlanganyelisa loko nemikhuba yawo yekuhlonipha labadzala nemphakatsi.
Ulwati Lolubaluleke Kubantfu Nabasebentisako
Uma uhlala e-Eswatini nome uhlela kuvakashela live ngaleli langa la-April 3, 2026, 2026, nawa emaphuzu labalulekile:
- Kuvalwa Kwemabhizinisi: Njengobe leli lilanga lekuphumula lelisemtsetfweni (Public Holiday), emabhizinisi lamanyenti avalwa nshinshe. Lokufaka phakathi:
- Temphilo Nemisebentzi Lephutfumako: Tetibhedlela nemaphoyisa kuhlale kuvuliwe kute kusitwe umphakatsi, kodvwa imisebentzi lelambako (non-essential services) iyamiswa.
- Tekutfutsa: Emabhasi nematekisi ayasebenta, kodvwa angase abe litsatfu kakhulu kunetinsuku letetayelekile, ikakhulu emizileni yasetigodzini njengobe bantfu labanyenti basuke basekhaya nome emasontfweni.
- Kuhamba Emingceleni: Emingcele yase-Eswatini (fana neNgwenya, Lavumisa, neMahamba) ivame kuba nemitsimba leminyenti yebantfu labangena nalabaphumako ngaleli viki leliPhasika. Uma uhlela kuhamba, kuhle kutsi ucinisekise kutsi uniketa sikhatsi lesenele sekulindza.
Good Friday Njengelicudze Lelikhalenda Lase-Eswatini
E-Eswatini, Good Friday yincenye yeliviki lelibitwa ngekutsi yi-Easter Weekend. Lolu luhlelo lolucala nga-Good Friday, luye ku-Easter Saturday (Lwesitfathu lolungcwele), Easter Sunday (liSonto leluvuko), bese luphetsa nga-Easter Monday (uMsombuluko weliPhasika).
Easter Monday (April 6, 2026): Lolu nalo lulilanga lekuphumula lelisemtsetfweni e-Eswatini. Ngemuva kwesomiso nenkholelo yeGood Friday, uMsombuluko uba lilanga lekutijabulisa nekugubha luvuko lwaKhristu nemindeni.Kubaluleka Kwelilanga eSiveni
Good Friday idlala indzima lenkhulu ekuhlanganiseni sive sase-Eswatini. Live lase-Eswatini litsandza kakhulu kuthula nenkholelo kuNkulunkulu. Emavi lashiwo ngemakhosi ase-Eswatini eminyakeni leyengca ahlale agcizelela kutsi i-Eswatini "sipululu saNkulunkulu." Ngako-ke, Good Friday ayisilo nje lilanga lekungayi emsebentini, kodvwa lilanga lekucinisa lona lelo budlelwane emkhatsini wesive nemdali waso.
Kunemoya wekutfobeka lowetfulekako emhlabeni wonkhe wase-Eswatini ngalolu suku. Ngisho nalabo labangasiwo emakholwa lamakhulu, bayalihlonipha leli langa ngetizatfu temitsetfo yelive kanye nemasiko emphakatsi.
Siphetfo
Good Friday e-Eswatini lilanga lelinezisindvo letinkulu ngetemasiko nangetelongcwele. Nga-April 3, 2026, 2026, sive sitawube siphumule, kuthulile, kukhulekwa emakhoneni onkhe akaNgwane. Kulabo labahlala kuleli live, lolu lusuku lwekubonga, kucabanga kabusha, nekucinisa lutsandvo lwebuntfu.
Uma ungumvakashi e-Eswatini ngaleli langa, uyawubona buntfu nelutsandvo lwemaSwati luvetwa ngendlela leyehlukile—ngemikhuleko, ngetingoma taseZiyoni, nangekuthula lokusandza kulo lonkhe live kusukela etintsabeni teMdzimba kuya ematfofotini aseLubombo. Good Friday yisikhumbuto sekutsi ngetulu kwekuhlupheka, kuhlale kunelitsemba leluvuko nempilo lenkhulu.
Ulwati lwakamuva: Umnyaka: 2026 Lusuku lweGood Friday: April 3, 2026 Lisontfo: Friday Sikhatsi lesisalele: 90 emalanga.
Leli langa lihlala lililanga lekuphumula lelisemtsetfweni (Public Holiday) e-Eswatini, lapho yonkhe imisebentzi lelandzelako imiswa kute kuniketwe litfuba lekukhonza nekuphumula.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Good Friday in Eswatini
Ngemnyaka wa-2026, liholide lale-Good Friday litawugcinwa ngelilanga la-Friday, mhlaka April 3, 2026. Lokusho kutsi kusele emalanga langu-90 kusukela namuhla kuze kufike lelilanga lelibaluleke kakhulu kulabo labakholwa ngetimfundiso tebuKhristu eveni lase-Eswatini. Leli lilanga lelisetjentiswa kukhumbula kuhlushwa kanye nekubethelwa kwaJesu Khristu esiphambanweni, futsi liyincenye yeliviki lelingcwele leliholela emkhosini weliPhasika.
Yebo, i-Good Friday liholide lelisemtsetfweni (public holiday) eveni lase-Eswatini. Loku kusho kutsi luvunyelwe ngumtsetfo wembuso kutsi kube lilanga lekuphumula sive sonkhe. Ngenca yaloko, tikolwa, ema-ofisi aHulumende, kanye nemabhizinisi lamanyenti ayavalwa kute kunikwe ngetisebenti kanye nemndeni sikhathi sekugcina lelilanga ngenhlonipho nangetinkonzo telisontfo. Leli liholide lilandzelwa li-Easter Monday, nalo leli liholide lelisemtsetfweni eveni.
I-Good Friday liholide lebuKhristu leligcinwa kukhumbula kubethelwa kwaJesu Khristu kanye nekufa kwakhe eCalvary. Eveni lase-Eswatini, lelinelinyenti lebantfu labangemaKhristu, lelilanga litsatfwa njengesisekelo sekukholwa ngobe likhombisa kutinikela kwaJesu kute asindzise bantfu etonweni tabo. Libitwa ngekutsi 'inhle' (Good) ngobe nakuba kulilanga lelusizi, liholela ekunqobeni kwelulaka nekufa lokugcinwa ngelilanga leliPhasika (Easter Sunday) lapho kuvuka kwakhe kukhunjulwa khona.
Bantfu base-Eswatini baligcina lelilanga ngekuhambela tinkonzo telisontfo letikhetsekile letigcamisa kuhlushwa kwaKhristu. Njengobe kulilanga lelihloniphekile, emabandla lamanyenti abamba tinkonzo letidvonsa sikhatsi lesidze, lapho kufundvwa khona imibhalo lengcwele futsi kuhlatjelelwa tingoma telusizi. Bantfu labanyenti baphindze balisebentise lelilanga kute bahlangane nemindeni yabo, kantsi labanye batila kudla njengendlela yekukhombisa inhlonipho nekutinikela emkhandvweni wekukhumbula kufa kwaJesu.
Imikhuba yale-Good Friday e-Eswatini igcwele kuthula nenenkhonjo. Akusilo lilanga lemidlalo leminyenti noma imikhosi lephitsitshelako, kodvwa luhlobo lwelilanga lekucabanga nekutihlola emoyeni. Etindzaweni letinyenti, kuthula kuyabonakala njengobe bantfu bagwema kwenta imisindvo leminyenti. Emabandla lamanye enta luhambo lwekuhamba ngetinyawo baphetse siphambane (Way of the Cross) emigwacweni kute bakhombise luhambo lwaJesu aya eCalvary, lokuyintfo lekhombisa kubambisana kwebantfu ekukholweni.
Ngenca yekutsi i-Good Friday liholide lelisemtsetfweni, emabhizinisi lamanyenti, kuhlanganise nalamakhulu njengemabhange kanye nemahhovisi, ayavalwa. Letinye titolo letincane kanye netindzawo tekudla tingase tivule ngetikhatsi letincane kakhulu. Tikolwa nato tiyavalwa ngalelilanga. Kubalulekile kutsi naba nemicupho yekutsenga noma kusebentisa tinsita taHulumende, ukwente loko ngaphambi kwalelilanga noma ulindze kuze kube ngulwesibili emuva kweliPhasika.
Kulabo labavakashele e-Eswatini ngalelilanga la-April 3, 2026, 2026, kubalulekile kwati kutsi tinsita tekuhamba emphakatsini tingase tibe tincane. Njengobe kulilanga lelikhetsekile lekukholwa, tindzawo letinyenti tekungcebeleka tingase tingabi nemisebenti leminyenti. Kuyancunywa kutsi uvakashele emasontfo uma ufuna kubona emasiko nemikhuleko yesive. Sicela ucinisekise kutsi unako konkhe lokudzingako njengemitsi noma kudla kusesele sikhatsi ngobe titolo letinyenti titawube tivaliwe.
I-Good Friday licala lemphelasontfo yeliPhasika (Easter Weekend). Ngemuva kwayo, kulandzela i-Easter Saturday, bese kuba liPhasika (Easter Sunday) lapho kukhona imikhosi yekujabula nekugubha kuvuka kwaJesu. Ngelilanga lelilandzelako, i-Easter Monday, bantfu base-Eswatini bavame kuyisebentisela imibuthano yemindeni, tepikiniki, kanye nemidlalo yetemidlalo njengobe kusuke kuliholide lekugcina ngaphambi kwekutsi bantfu babuyele emisebentini nasetikolweni.
Historical Dates
Good Friday dates in Eswatini from 2010 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Friday | April 18, 2025 |
| 2024 | Friday | March 29, 2024 |
| 2023 | Friday | April 7, 2023 |
| 2022 | Friday | April 15, 2022 |
| 2021 | Friday | April 2, 2021 |
| 2020 | Friday | April 10, 2020 |
| 2019 | Friday | April 19, 2019 |
| 2018 | Friday | March 30, 2018 |
| 2017 | Friday | April 14, 2017 |
| 2016 | Friday | March 25, 2016 |
| 2015 | Friday | April 3, 2015 |
| 2014 | Friday | April 18, 2014 |
| 2013 | Friday | March 29, 2013 |
| 2012 | Friday | April 6, 2012 |
| 2011 | Friday | April 22, 2011 |
| 2010 | Friday | April 2, 2010 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
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About Eswatini
- Country Code
- SZ
- Continent
- Africa
- Total Holidays
- 5