Good Friday

Good Friday ilo Aelōn̄ in Majeļ: Juon Iien Kūrijtiōn eo Ekwojarjar kab Kakije

Good Friday, ak "Ran in Karuo" eo ekwojarjar, ej juon iaan raan ko rōutiejtata ilo aelōn̄ in Majeļ. Ej juon iien eo me armejin Majeļ rej kōmmetoone im kōmeļmelye kōn matmat eo an Iijis Kiraj ilo debwāāl eo. Kōnke Majeļ ej juon laļ eo me elōn̄ armej ie rej Kūrijtiōn, raan in ejjab kōn kwiit ak ej kōn būromōj im lōke eo me ej tōl n̄an iien jerkakpije eo ilo Easter Sunday. Ilo raan in, aolepen aelōn̄ in Majeļ ej pād ilo juon iien eo emōmōno im kōmmetoone kōtōmān ko an Anij.

Ilo Majeļ, kōmeļmelyn Good Friday ej kōmman ilo juon wāween eo me ej kōttōbrak wōt mānnoḍ im kien ko an eklejia ko rekajojo. Men̄e elōn̄ kain eklejia ko rōkadede ilo aelōn̄ in, āinwōt Protestant (UCC), Catholic, Assembly of God, im jet bar eklejia ko, aolep rej koba im kōmmetoone raan in kōn juon wōt kōttōbar: n̄an kōmmetoone iakwe eo an Kiraj n̄an aolep armej. Ej juon iien n̄an jar, kōmmetoone bwebwenato ko ilo Baibōl, im pād ippān baamle ko n̄an kōkajoorļōk mōttā im iakwe ilo mōn jar ko.

Ñāāt eo Good Friday ilo 2026?

Ilo iiō in 2026, raan in ekwojarjar ej tōkeiktok ilo raan eo me ej:

Raan: Friday Raan in iitōk: April 3, 2026 Wōnmanļoie: Ewor wōt 90 raan mōttan n̄an raan in.

Raan in Good Friday ejjuon raan eo me ej ukōt iitōk eo an ilo kōrener eo an iiō im iiō (variable date). Ej pedped wōt ioon iien eo an Easter Sunday, eo me ej rōļo̧k iitōk eo an kōn iien eo an allōn̄ (lunar cycle). Eñin ej kōmman bwe ran in en ukōtok iitōk eo an, ak iien otemjej ej pād wōt ilo raan in Karuo mōttan Easter.

Bwebwenato im Unin Kake Good Friday

Bwebwenato in Good Friday ej pedped ioon kallejar ko ilo Baibōl kōn iien eo mōttan āliktata ilo mour eo an Iijis Kiraj ioon laļ in. Ej kōmeļmelye kōn iien eo rej kaluuji, kōmetak, im kadebwāāle Iijis ilo Calvary. N̄an armejin Majeļ, bwebwenato in ej kōmman bwe ren kile bwe mour eo ejjab aolep iien ej mōñā im mōñā, ak ewor bar iien būromōj n̄an bōk lo̧mo̧o̧r.

Majeļ ej juon laļ eo me emōj an bōk tōmak in Kūrijtiōn jān iien ko etto ke mijinede ro jān Amedka (American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions) rar tōkeiktok ilo iiō ko 1850 mōttan. Jān iien eo, mānnoḍ ko an Kūrijtiōn rar kōmman bwe ren mōttan wōt mānnoḍ ko an Majeļ. Good Friday ej juon iaan mōttan ko me rej kwaļo̧k wāween an armej in Majeļ lōke Anij. Ilo bwebwenato, raan in ej mōttan "Holy Week" ak "Wiik eo Ekwojarjar," eo me ej jino jān Palm Sunday n̄an Easter Sunday.

Wāween an Armej in Majeļ Kōmeļmelye Raan in

Ilo aelōn̄ in Majeļ, Good Friday ejjuon raan eo me ejjab āinwōt raan in kwiit ko jet. Ewor jet wāween ko me armej rej kōmmane:

1. Jar im Kweilo̧g ko Ekwojarjar

Aolep eklejia ko ilo Majuro, Ebeye, im aolepen aelōn̄ ko ilo rōt (outer islands) rej kōmman jar ko rōlap. Elōn̄ eklejia rej kōmman jar ilo jibbon̄ im elōn̄ bar rej kōmman ilo raelep n̄an kōmetoone iien eo Iijis ear mej ie ilo debwāāl eo. Ilo jar kein, rej al al in būromōj im jar kōn tōmak eo aer. Jet iien, armej rej kōmman "Stations of the Cross" ak kwaļo̧k pija ko kōn iien eo Iijis ear bōk debwāāl eo an.

2. Jitlo̧k (Fasting) im Kōjparok

Elōn̄ armej rej kāālet n̄an jitlo̧k ak ejjab mōñā jet kain mōñā ko ilo raan in. Rej kōmman men in n̄an kwaļo̧k aer jelā kōn metak eo Iijis ear bōke. Ilo jet baamle, rej kōjparok bwe en ejjeļo̧k keroro ak mōñā ko rōlap, n̄an kwaļo̧k aer kōmmetoone ran in.

3. Iien ippān Baamle

Kōnke ejjuon raan in kakije, baamle ko rej koba ippān doon. Rej kabbwebwenato kōn Baibōl im kōjparok bwe ajiri ro ren meļeļe unin an raan in aorōk. Ilo Majeļ, baamle ej men eo eaorōktata, im ilo raan in, rej kōkajoorļōk iakwe eo aer n̄an doon im n̄an Anij.

4. Jemjerā ilo Jukjukin-pād

Ilo aelōn̄ ko ilo rōt, armej rej aikuj koba ippān doon n̄an kōmman jar. Ejjeļo̧k kain mōttan kwiit ko rōlap āinwōt mwin ak kōmman iien mōñā ko rōlap. Ej juon iien n̄an mānnoḍ im kōmmetoone wōt.

Meļeļe n̄an Ro rej Itok im Lolok Majeļ

N̄an ro rej itok jān laļ ko jet n̄an Majeļ ilo iien Good Friday, ewor jet men ko rej aikuj jelā:

Kōjparok Mānnoḍ: Majeļ ej juon laļ eo me ej kōjparok mānnoḍ in Kūrijtiōn. Ilo Good Friday, kajjion̄ bwe en ejjeļo̧k keroro ak kōmman men ko me rej kwaļo̧k kwiit eo elap. Koneen mōn jar: N̄e kwōj deļo̧n̄ mōn jar, kōnar ko rōmman im kwaļo̧k kautiej. N̄an kōrā ro, emman n̄e rej kōnar jikit ak nuknuk ko rōmājej. Mōn wia im kein kadiwōjtōk: Elōn̄ mōn wia im opis ko an kien rej kiil. Aikuj kōpooj mōñā im men ko kwōj aikuji mōttan raan in.

• Iien Ektak: Iien ektak (taxi) im wa ko jet remaron̄ jidrik aer jerbal ilo raan in kōnke aolep armej rej pād ilo mōn jar ak baamle.

Good Friday ej Juon Raan in Kakije n̄an Aolep (Public Holiday)

Ilo aelōn̄ in Majeļ, Good Friday ej juon raan in kakije eo me kien ej kōmman bwe en "Public Holiday." Men in ej meļeļein:

1. Opis ko an Kien: Aolep opis ko an kien (RMI Government) rej kiil. Ejjeļo̧k jerbal ilo raan in.
2. Jikuuļ ko: Aolep jikuuļ ko, jān Primary n̄an College (āinwōt CMI ak USP), rej kakije.
3. Bank ko: Bank ko rej kiil, inem aikuj kōmman jerbal in jānni mōttan raan in.
4. Mōn Wia ko Rōlap: Elōn̄ iaan mōn wia ko rōlap rej bar kiil ak kōmman iien jerbal eo ekadu wōt.

Kōnke Good Friday ej pād ilo raan in Karuo, ej kōmman bwe en juon "Long Weekend" n̄an armejin Majeļ. Armej rej bōk iien in n̄an kakije jān jerbal im kōpooj aer tōmak n̄an raan in Easter Sunday eo me ej raan in jerkakpije im mōñā eo elap.

Kōkaduduun

Good Friday ilo Majeļ ejjab juon wōt raan in kakije jān jerbal. Ej juon iien eo me ej kōkaal tōmak im iakwe ilo aelōn̄ in. Ej juon iien n̄an kōmmetoone bwe men̄e ewor metak im būromōj, mōñā im lo̧mo̧o̧r ej itok mōttan iien eo an Anij. N̄an aolep armej ilo Majeļ, raan in ej kwaļo̧k mānnoḍ eo an aelōn̄ in—juon aelōn̄ me ej kōjparok tōmak, baamle, im jemjerā eo ekwojarjar.

Ilo 2026, ilo raan eo April 3, 2026, aolep rej kūr n̄an kōmmetoone raan in kōn mānnoḍ im jar. Men̄e kwōj pād ilo Majuro, Ebeye, ak jabrewōt aelōn̄ ilo Majeļ, Good Friday ej iien eo n̄an kōmmānee būruwōm im lōke bwe juon raan eo emman ej itok.