New Year

Rwanda • January 1, 2026 • Thursday

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Holiday Details

Holiday Name
New Year
Country
Rwanda
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.

About New Year

Also known as: Ubunani

Ubunani mu Rwanda: Umunsi Mukuru w’Intangiriro n’Icyerekezo Gishya

Ubunani mu Rwanda si umunsi usanzwe wo guhindura kalendari gusa, ahubwo ni igihe cy’isanamitima, ubumwe, n’ibyiringiro bishya ku banyarwanda bose. Ni umunsi ufatwa nka rurangiza mu minsi mikuru isoza umwaka, ugasiga abantu bishimiye intambwe bateye mu mwaka ushize kandi biteguye guhangana n’imbogamizi nshya z’umwaka utangiye. Mu muco w’abanyarwanda, uyu munsi urangwa n’ubusabane bukomeye, aho imiryango n’inshuti biterana kugira ngo basangire ibyishimo byo kuba babashije kwambuka umwaka ari bazima.

Iki gihe kirangwa n’umwuka w’isuku n’umucyo mu mijyi no mu cyaro. Mu murwa mukuru Kigali, amatara y’amabara n’ibirungo bishashagirana biba bimitse ku mihanda no ku nyubako zikomeye, bigatuma ijoro ryo kuwa 31 Ukuboza rishashagira nk’amanywa. Umwihariko w’Ubunani mu Rwanda ugaragarira mu buryo bw’imyemerere n’imibanire y’abantu, aho usanga abantu b’ingeri zose, imyaka yose, n’amadini yose bahuzwa n’intego imwe: kwishimira ubuzima no kwifurizanya amahoro. Ni igihe cyo gushimira Imana ku byagezweho no gusaba imigisha ku mishinga iri mbere.

Uyu munsi kandi ufite ishingiro rikomeye mu mateka n’iterambere ry’igihugu. Nyuma y’ibihe bikomeye u Rwanda rwanyuzemo, buri Bunani bwibutsa abanyarwanda akaga k’ubumwe, ubwiyunge, n’icyizere cy’ejo hazaza. Ni umunsi wo kwishimira ko u Rwanda rurimo gutera imbere mu mutekano n’uburumbuke. Mu nsengero, mu ngo, ndetse no mu tubari n’amaresitora, usanga abantu bose bafite akanyamuneza, babyina, baririmba, kandi basangira amafunguro ya gakondo n’aya kigezweho, byose bigaragaza umuco w’ubugwaneza wubatse u Rwanda rushya.

Itariki n'Igihe cy'Ubunani muri 2026

Umunsi w’Ubunani mu Rwanda uba ku itariki ya mbere Mutarama buri mwaka. Muri uyu mwaka, uyu munsi mukuru uzizihizwa ku buryo bukurikira:

Itariki: January 1, 2026 Umunsi w'icyumweru: Thursday Hasigaye iminsi: 0 kugira ngo uyu munsi ugera.

Itariki y’Ubunani ntabwo ihindagurika; buri gihe ni itariki ya 1 Mutarama hakurikijwe kalendari ya Gregorian ikoreshwa mu Rwanda no ku rwego mpuzamahanga. Icyakora, ibirori nyirizina bitangira ku muganda w’umunsi ubanza, ni ukuvuga ku itariki ya 31 Ukuboza, ahazwi nka "New Year's Eve". Uwo mugoroba uba ari uwa kabutindi mu gihugu hose, aho abantu bategereza ko isaha igera kuri saa sita z’ijoro ngo bishimire itangira ry’umwaka mushya.

Amateka n'Inkomoko y'Ubunani mu Rwanda

Amateka y’Ubunani mu Rwanda afite imizi mu mico itandukanye. Mu bihe bya cyera, abanyarwanda bari bafite uburyo bwabo bwo kubara igihe bushingiye ku bihe by’ihinga n’isarura. Icyakora, kuza k’ubukoloni n’idini rya gikirisitu byazanye kalendari ya Gregorian, ari nayo yatumye itariki ya 1 Mutarama iba umunsi mukuru w’igihugu n’uw’idini.

Mu myaka ya vuba, Ubunani bwafashe indi sura ikomeye nk’ikimenyetso cy’ubumwe bw’abanyarwanda. Nyuma ya Jenoside yakorewe Abatutsi mu 1994, uyu munsi watangiye guhabwa agaciro kadasanzwe nk’igihe cyo kwisuzuma no kureba aho igihugu kigeze mu rugendo rwo kwiyubaka. Ni umunsi utagifite ishingiro ry’idini gusa, ahubwo n’irya politiki n’imibereho myiza, aho umutekano n’amahoro bigaragarira mu buryo abantu batembera ijoro ryose badafite ubwoba.

Mu nsengero z’abaporotesitanti n’abagatolika, hagaragara umuco wo kumanika amabendera y’ibihugu bitandukanye by’isi ku munsi w’ubunani. Ibi bishimangira ko u Rwanda ari igice cy’isi, kandi ko rwifuza amahoro atari mu gihugu gusa, ahubwo no ku isi yose. Uyu mwuka w’amahanga uhura n’umuco nyarwanda uka babyara ibirori byihariye bitasangwa ahandi muri Afurika y’Iburasirazuba.

Uburyo Abanyarwanda Bizihiza Ubunani

Ibirori by’Ubunani mu Rwanda bitangira kare mu mpera z’Ukuboza, ariko akanyamuneza kaba kenshi ku itariki ya 31 Ukuboza. Dore uko uwo munsi ugenze mu ngeri zitandukanye:

1. Ibikorwa byo mu Nsengero (Vigils)

U Rwanda ni igihugu kirimo abakirisitu benshi (barenga 90%), bityo idini rifite uruhare runini mu birori. Ku mugoroba wa tariki 31, insengero ziba zuzuye.
Abagatolika: Akenshi batangira misa zabo mu ma saa kumi n’ebyiri z’umugoroba (6 PM), bagashimira Imana umwaka urangiye. Abaporotesitanti n’Amatorero ya Pentekote: Bo bakunze kugira ibirori by’ijoro ryose bitwa "Night of Destiny" cyangwa "Cross-over Night". Batangira mu ma saa tatu cyangwa saa nne z’ijoro, bakaririmba, bakabyina, bagahanura ibyiza by’umwaka mushya. Iyo saa sita z’ijoro zigeze, urusengero rwose ruraturika mu byishimo, abantu bakifurizanya "Umwaka Mushya Muhire".

2. Ijambo rya Perezida wa Repubulika

Kimwe mu bintu bikomeye biba ku Bunani ni ijambo ry’umukuru w’igihugu. Perezida wa Repubulika ageza ku banyarwanda ijambo risoza umwaka, akagaragaza ibyagezweho mu nzego z’ubukungu, imibereho myiza, n’umutekano, akavuga n’intego z’umwaka utangiye. Iri jambo rikurikiranwa n’abantu benshi kuri Radio na Televiziyo y’u Rwanda (RBA), kandi rifatwa nk’umurongo ngenderwaho w’igihugu.

3. Ibitaramo by’Ibiratansazi (Fireworks)

Mu mijyi nka Kigali, Rubavu, na Musanze, saa sita z’ijoro ziba ari akataraboneka. Kigali Convention Centre (KCC) ni ryo huriro rikomeye ry’ibiratansazi bitangaje. Abantu babarirwa mu bihumbi bateranira ku misozi itandukanye nka Rebero, Mount Kigali, cyangwa mu bice bya Kimihurura kugira ngo barebe uko ikirere gihindura amabara. Ibi bituma u Rwanda ruba ahantu heza ho kuba uri mu gihe cy’Ubunani muri Afurika.

4. Ubusabane mu Miryango

Ku munsi nyirizina w’itariki ya 1 Mutarama, imiryango irahura. Abantu bava mu mijyi bakajya mu byaro gusura ababyeyi, cyangwa abaturanyi bagatumirana. Ibiryo nka kawunga, ibishyimbo, inyama z’inka cyangwa iz’ihene, n’ibitoki bitunganyije neza biba ari byinshi. Kunywa ku nzoga (cyane cyane inzoga z’inkorano n’iz’inganda nka Primus cyangwa Mutzig) ndetse n’izitwa "Spumante" cyangwa "Champagne" mu rwego rwo kwishima ni umuco usanzwe.

Imigenzo n'Imyitwarire ku Bunani

Mu Rwanda, hari imigenzo n’imyitwarire yihariye iranga uyu munsi:

Kwizigama no Kwambara Neza: Abanyarwanda bakunda kwambara imyenda mishya cyangwa iyabo myiza cyane ku Bunani. Mu nsengero, abagore bambara "Imishanana" (imyambaro ya gakondo y’icyubahiro), naho abagabo bakambara amashura cyangwa amakositimu. Gupfumbatira Inshuti n’Abavandimwe: Guhoberana no guhana ibiganza ni ikimenyetso cy’urukundo n’amahoro. Intero iba ari imwe: "Umwaka Mushya Muhire!" Gukora Umuganda w’Isuku: Mbere y’uko Ubunani bugera, buri rugo rugomba kuba rucanye, ruzindutse, kandi ruriho isuku. Bifitanye isano n’imyemerere y’uko uko umwaka ugusanze ari ko uzaba umeze umwaka wose. Gusura Abarwayi n’Abatishoboye: Nubwo ari igihe cy’ibyishimo, hari umuco wo kwibuka abari mu bitaro cyangwa abatishoboye, abantu bakabashyira ibiryo n’ibikoresho by’isuku kugira ngo nabo bumve ko umwaka mushya ari uwabo.

Amakuru y'Ingenzi ku Basura u Rwanda mu gihe cy'Ubunani

Niba uri umushyitsi uteganya gusura u Rwanda muri iki gihe cya 2026, dore ibyo ukwiye kumenya:

1. Ikirere (Weather)

Muri Mutarama, u Rwanda ruba rufite ikirere cyiza cyane. Ubushyuhe buba buri hagati ya 20°C na 25°C. Ni igihe cy’izuba riringaniye, nubwo imvura y’akataraboneka ishobora kugwa. Ni igihe cyiza cyo gutembera mu mapaki y’igihugu nka Akagera cyangwa Nyungwe, ariko ugomba kwitwaza umwenda w’imvura n’uw’imbeho muke ku mugoroba.

2. Ingendo n'Umutekano

Umutekano mu Rwanda ni ntangarugero. Ushobora kugenda n’amaguru mu mujyi wa Kigali saa munane z’ijoro nta nkomyi. Icyakora, ku munsi w’Ubunani n’umunsi ubanza, imihanda ishobora kuba ifunze mu bice bimwe na bimwe kubera ibirori cyangwa fireworks. Taxi nka "Yego Cab" cyangwa "Volkswagen Move" ziba zikenewe cyane, bityo ni byiza guteganya hakiri kare.

3. Amafunguro n'Ibinyobwa

Gerageza kurya "Brochettes" (inyama zokeje ku giti) n’ibirayi cyangwa ibitoki byokeje. Mu birori by’Ubunani, aya mafunguro niyo akundwa cyane mu tubari no mu bitaramo. Niba ushaka uburyo bwa gakondo bushobora kukurinda inyota, gerageza "Urwagwa" (inzoga y’ibitoki), ariko ube maso kuko iba ikomeye!

4. Kwambara mu Nsengero

Niba uhisemo kujya mu rusengero kwizihiza Ubunani, wibuke kwambara mu buryo bwiyubashye. Abagore bakwiye kwambara imyenda ipfuka amagunzu, naho abagabo bakirinda amakabutura mu rusengero. Abanyarwanda baha agaciro kenshi imyambarire mu nzu y’Imana.

5. Guhagarika serivisi (Bookings)

Kubera ko abantu benshi baza mu biruhuko, amahoteli n’amaresitora akomeye muri Kigali no mu mijyi nk’i Rubavu (ku kiyaga cya Kivu) akunda kuzura. Ni byiza gukora "reservation" asigaye byibura ukwezi kugira ngo utazabura aho urara cyangwa aho usangirira n’inshuti.

Ese uyu ni Umunsi w'Ikiruhuko cy'Igihugu?

Yego, itariki ya 1 Mutarama ni umunsi w’ikiruhuko mu Rwanda rwose (Public Holiday).

Ibiro bya Leta: Ibiro byose bya guverinoma, amashuri, n’ibigo bya leta biba bifunze. Amabanki: Amabanki menshi ntabwo akora, usibye zimwe mu mashami make cyangwa serivisi za ATM n’iz’ikoranabuhanga kuri telefone (Mobile Money) zikomeza gukora. Ubucuruzi: Amaduka mato (boutiques) n’amasoko bishobora gufungura nyuma ya saa sita, ariko mu gitondo cy’itariki ya mbere Mutarama, imihanda iba ituje cyane kuko abantu baba baruhutse nyuma y’ijoro ryo kwizihiza umwaka.

  • Amaresitora n’Ubuhabiro: Inzu z’imyadagaduro, amaresitora, n’amahoteli nibyo biba bifite akazi kenshi cyane kuri uyu munsi, kuko abantu benshi basohoka kwishimira umwaka mushya.
Niba hari serivisi z’ubuyobozi ukeneye, ni byiza kuzishaka mbere ya tariki 30 Ukuboza cyangwa ugategereza kugeza tariki 3 Mutarama, kuko akenshi tariki ya 2 Mutarama nayo ishobora kuba ikiruhuko niba itariki ya 1 yahuriranye n’impera z’icyumweru (Weekend), cyangwa bitewe n’uko guverinoma yabiteganije.

Ubunani mu Rwanda ni igihe cy’ubumuntu, gusangira, n’icyizere. Ni umwanya mwiza wo kubona ubusabane bw’abanyarwanda no kumva umutima w’igihugu cyiyubatse kigana imbere. Umwaka Mushya Muhire kuri bose

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about New Year in Rwanda

Mu mwaka wa 2026, umunsi mukuru w'Ubunani uzaba ku munsi wa Thursday, tariki ya January 1, 2026. Hasigaye iminsi 0 ngo uyu munsi ugera. Ni umunsi ugaragaza itangiriro rishya ry'umwaka mu Rwanda no ku isi yose, aho Abanyarwanda bitegura kwinjira mu bihe bishya bafite intego n'icyizere cy'iterambere rirambye haba ku rwego rw'umuntu ku giti cye cyangwa ku rwego rw'igihugu.

Yego, tariki ya mbere Mutarama ni ikiruhuko cyemewe n'amategeko mu Rwanda. Kuri uyu munsi, ibiro bya leta, amabanki, amashuri, n'ibigo byinshi by'abikorera biba bifunze kugira ngo abakozi babone umwanya wo kwizihiza uyu munsi hamwe n'imiryango yabo. Gusa, resitora, utubari, n'ahandi hantu ho kwidangadurira hashobora gukomeza gukora kugira ngo bafashe abantu mu birori byo kwishimira umwaka mushya.

Abanyarwanda babona Ubunani nk'amahirwe yo gutangira bushya, bishimira intambwe n'iterambere bagezeho mu mwaka ushize. Ni igihe cyo gushimangira ubumwe n'ubwiyunge, aho abantu b'ingeri zose n'amadini atandukanye bahurira hamwe mu byishimo. Uyu munsi ufite imizi ikomeye mu muco n'iyobokamana, aho ufatwa nk'ikimenyetso cy'icyizere nyuma y'amateka igihugu cyanyuzemo, hagamijwe kubaka ejo hazaza heza h'ubumwe n'uburumbuke.

Ibirori nyamukuru bitangira mu ijoro ryo ku itariki 31 Ukuboza. Abanyarwanda benshi bajya mu nsengero mu materaniro yo gushimira Imana, aho Kiliziya Gatolika itangira saa kumi n'ebyiri z'umugoroba naho amatorero y'Abapotesitanti agatangira saa kumi z'ijoro. Mu nsengero haba harangwa n'indirimbo, kubyina, n'isengesho ryo kubarura iminota ya nyuma ngo umwaka ushire. Hanze mu mijyi nka Kigali, haba hari n'ibirori by'akatarabaretse birimo kurasa ibishashi by'umuriro (fireworks) ahantu nka Kigali Convention Centre, i Rebero, no ku Musozi wa Kigali.

Ku munsi w'Ubunani, Abanyarwanda bakunda gusangira amafunguro n'ibinyobwa mu miryango, hamwe n'inshuti n'abaturanyi. Ni igihe cyo gusabana, guhana impano, n'ubutumwa bwiza bw'umwaka mushya. Ikindi gikorwa gikomeye ni ijambo ry'Umukuru w'Igihugu rigezwa ku Banyarwanda binyuze kuri Radiyo na Televiziyo by'Igihugu, aho avunira abaturage akaryo k'umwaka mushya akanagaragaza icyerekezo cy'igihugu mu mwaka utangiye.

Abasura u Rwanda bagirwa inama yo kwitabira amateraniro yo mu nsengero kugira ngo biyandurire ibyishimo by'Abanyarwanda, ariko bakibuka kwambara mu buryo bwiyubashye. Ni byiza kugera kare ahantu hateganyijwe kurebera ibishashi by'umuriro kuko haba hari abantu benshi. Turasaba abashyitsi guteganya amacumbi hakiri kare mu mujyi wa Kigali kuko abantu baba ari benshi, kandi bakitegura ko imodoka zitwara abagenzi (taxis) ziba zifite akazi kenshi muri ryo joro.

Nta buryo bwihariye bw'imyambarire buhatirwa abantu ku Bunani, usibye gusa kwambara neza kandi mu buryo bwiyubashye iyo ugiye mu rusengero. Mu migenzo isanzwe, gusangira ibyo kunywa nka divayi cyangwa spumante mu gihe cyo kwifurizanya umwaka mushya ni ibintu bisanzwe. Ikiruta byose ni umuco wo kwakira abantu neza, aho abashyitsi batumirwa mu miryango gusangira ifunguro rya saa sita cyamasigibi.

Mu ntandiriro za Mutarama, u Rwanda rukunze kugira ikirere cyiza kitari gikonje cyane cyangwa ngo gishyushye bikabije, aho igipimo cy'ubushyuhe kiba kiri hagati ya dogere 20 na 25 Celsius. Ibi bituma ibirori byo hanze bishimisha. Ku bijyanye n'ingendo, ni byiza kwirinda gutwara imodoka mu gihe cy'akuvura k'ibishashi by'umuriro kuko imihanda imwe n'imwe iba ifunze cyangwa hari umuvundo w'abantu benshi n'imodoka mu mujyi.

Historical Dates

New Year dates in Rwanda 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.