Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- Remembrance of Archbishop Janani Luwum
- Country
- Uganda
- Date
- February 16, 2026
- Day of Week
- Monday
- Status
- 44 days away
- About this Holiday
- Remembrance of Archbishop Janani Luwum is a public holiday in Uganda
Remembrance of Archbishop Janani Luwum
Uganda • February 16, 2026 • Monday
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About Remembrance of Archbishop Janani Luwum
Also known as: Remembrance of Archbishop Janani Luwum
Okujjukira Ssaabalabirizi Janani Luwum: Olunaku lw’Omujulizi w’omu Kyasa Ekya Makumi Abiri mu Uganda
Olunaku lw’okujjukira Ssaabalabirizi Janani Luwum luluunaku lwa nnyini lukulu nnyo mu ggwanga lya Uganda, nga lulaga obuzira, okukkiriza okunywerere, n’okwagala eggwanga okuyitirira. Olunaku luno lukwata ku bulamu n’okufa kw’omu ku bakulembeze b’eddiini abasinga okutiibwa mu lulyo lw’Abafirika, eyawaayo obulamu bwe ng’alwanirira eddembe ly’obuntu n’obwenkanya mu kiseera ky’obufuzi obw’ekitigiri obwa Idi Amin Dada. Janani Luwum tabaliwa nti yali Ssaabalabirizi w’Ekereziya ya Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, ne Boga-Zaire kwokka, naye era yali mpagi nnyigirwa mu kukkiriza eyagaanira ddala okukkiriza obulyake, obutemu, n’okutyoboola eddembe ly’obuntu ebyali bisaasaanidde eggwanga mu myaka gya 1970.
Okujjukira Janani Luwum si kuliira na kunywa naye kuli mu kwebaza n’okusoma ku bulamu bw’omuntu eyayimirirawo yekka mu maaso g’emmundu n’emidumu gy’emizinga, n’agamba nti "Nneetegefu okufa olw’ekitalo kya Kristo." Olunaku luno lufuuse akabonero k’obumu mu Uganda, nga lukunganya abantu b’amadiini ag’enjawulo, ab’ebika eby’enjawulo, n’ab’ebyobufuzi okujjukira nti eddembe lye tulina lyafiirirwa bangi. Mu nsi yonna, Luwum amanyiddwa ng’omu ku bajulizi b’omu kyasa ekya makumi abiri, era ekifaananyi kye kyateekebwa ku mulyango gw’ekereziya ya Westminster Abbey mu Bungereza, okumusiima ng’omu ku bakafulu b’okukkiriza.
Mu Uganda, olunaku luno lulimu ekitiibwa eky’enjawulo kubanga lutuyigiriza nti omukulembeze ow’amazima alina okubeera n’obuvumu obuyimirirawo n’abantu be ne mu kaseera ak’akatyabaga. Ssaabalabirizi Luwum teyadduka ggwanga wadde ng’amanyi nti obulamu bwe bwali mu kabaane, naye yasigala n'abantu be okutuusa lwe yattibwa mu ngeri ey’ekitalo. Olunaku luno luba lwa kusirika, kusaba, n’okwefumiitiriza ku nnyingiza y’obulamu bwaffe ng’abantu n’eggwanga lyaffe lyonna.
Olunaku luno luli ddi mu 2026?
Olunaku lw’okujjukira Ssaabalabirizi Janani Luwum lukwata ku lunaku lwe yattibwa, nga luno luli namba ennywevu mu kalenda ya Uganda. Mu mwaka gwa 2026, olunaku luno lugenda kubeerawo ku:
Olunaku: Monday Ennaku z’omwezi: February 16, 2026 Ebula ennaku: 44 okutuuka ku lunaku luno.
Olunaku luno lwa nkalakkalira ku buli nga 16 Ogwokubiri (February 16). Gavumenti ya Uganda, wansi w’obukulembeze bwa Pulezidenti Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, yalangirira olunaku luno okubeera olw’okuwummula mu ggwanga lyonna mu mwaka gwa 2015, era lwookebwa omulundi ogwasooka mu 2016. Okuva olwo, buli mwaka nga 16 Ogwokubiri, bannauganda bajjukira obuzira bwa Ssaabalabirizi Luwum.
Ebyafaayo n’Ensibuko y’Olunaku luno
Okusobola okutegeera obukulu bw’olunaku luno, kiteekwa okudda emabega mu bulamu bwa Janani Luwum n’embeera y’ebyobufuzi eyaliwo mu Uganda mu myaka gya 1970. Janani Luwum yazaalibwa mu mwaka gwa 1922 mu kitundu kye Mucwini, mu disitulikiti y’e Kitgum mu mambuka ga Uganda. Yali muntu wa bulijjo eyasoma n’afuuka omusomesa, naye mu mwaka gwa 1948, yafuna okukyuka okw’amaanyi mu kukkiriza kwe mu kaseera k’okuzuukuka kw’Obulukristo mu Buvanjuba bwa Afirika (East African Revival). Okukyuka kuno kwamuleetera okuweereza Katonda n’omutima gwe gwonna.
Yagenda amuka mu ddaala ly’obukulembeze mu Kereziya ya Uganda (Church of Uganda) okutuusa lwe yalondebwa okubeera Ssaabalabirizi mu mwaka gwa 1974. Mu kaseera kano, Uganda yali efugibwa Idi Amin, eyali asse abantu bangi, n’okutyoboola eddembe ly’obuntu nga kuli ku mwanjo. Abantu bangi, naddala ab’ebika eby’omu mambuka ga Uganda (Acoli ne Langi), baali battibwa mu ngeri ey’ekitalo, abalala nga bakwatibwa ne babulawo.
Ssaabalabirizi Luwum teyasobola kusirika. Yatandika okwogera n’obuvumu nti Idi Amin n’amagye ge balina okulekerawo okutta abantu n’okubanyigiriza. Mu Gwokubiri 1977, Luwum n’abalabirizi abalala mu Kereziya ya Uganda baawandiika ebbaluwa ey’amaanyi gye baawa Idi Amin, nga bamunnyonnyola ebikolwa eby’obukambwe bye yali akola. Kino kyanyiiza nnyo Amin.
Ku lunaku lwa 16 Ogwokubiri 1977, Luwum yayitibwa ku kitebe kya gavumenti (Nakasero) n’abalabirizi abalala. Amin yamulumiriza nti yali ayingiza emmundu mu ggwanga okumuwuula ku ntebe. Oluvannyuma lw’akaseera akatono, Luwum yakwatibwa n’atwalibwa mu bifo ebitali manyiddwa. Gavumenti ya Amin yalangirira nti Luwum yali afudde mu kabenje k’emmotoka bwe yali agezaako okudduka, naye amazima gaali nti yattibwa mu ngeri ey’ekitali. Abantu abaasooka okulaba omulambo gwe baagamba nti baasanga emmundu yamukubwa mu kifuba ne mu kamwa. Okudda kw’olunaku luno mu kalenda ya Uganda kuliwo okujjukira nti amazima n’obwenkanya biwangula obulimba n’obukambwe.
Engeri Olunaku gye Lukwatibwamu mu Uganda
Olunaku lwa Janani Luwum si lunaku lwa mbaga n’okusanyuka okuyitirira, wabula luli lunaku lwa kitiibwa, kusaba, n’okwebaza. Emikolo gy’olunaku luno gikulembezwamu Ekereziya ya Uganda (Church of Uganda) ne Gavumenti.
1. Okusaba okuva mu madiini ag’enjawulo
Emikolo emikulu gibeerawo ku Lutikko ya Saint Paul e Namirembe mu Kampala, oba mu kitundu kye Mucwini e Kitgum, gye yaziikibwa. Abantu okuva mu madiini gonna—Abakatoliki, Abasiraamu, n’abalala—beegatta ku Bannauganda bannaabwe okusaba. Ssaabalabirizi wa Uganda abeera omukulembeze omukulu ow’okusaba kuno, era ne Pulezidenti wa Uganda n’abakungu ba gavumenti bajja okuteeka emmindi ku kijjukizo kya Luwum.2. Okujjukira e Mucwini
Mucwini ye kifo gye Luwum yazaalibwa era gye yaziikibwa. Buli mwaka, enkumi n’enkumi z’abantu batambula okugenda e Kitgum okusaba n’okujjukira obulamu bwe. Kifo kino kyafuuka kyakitambula-na-musaayi (pilgrimage site), gye basomera ebyafaayo bye n’okulaba emmindi ye.3. Emikolo mu Masomero n’Ebitundu
Mu masomero mangi, abayizi bayigirizwa ku bulamu bwa Luwum. Basoma ku ngeri gye yayigirizaamu obumu n’okwagala. Mu bitundu eby’enjawulo, abantu bakulembeze bakola emikolo emitono okujjukira abantu abalala abaafiirira eggwanga lino mu kiseera ky’entalo.4. Ebyobufuzi n’Eddembe ly’Obuntu
Abakulembeze b’ebyobufuzi n’abalwanirizi b’eddembe ly’obuntu bakozesa olunaku luno okwogera ku mbeera y’eggwanga. Boogera ku nnyingiza y’eddembe ly’obuntu, obwenkanya mu madiini, n’obuvumu obwetaagisa okukulembera abantu mu mirembe gino.Empisa n’Ebikolwa eby’Enjawulo
Waliwo ebintu eby’enjawulo ebikolewa ku lunaku luno ebitalabika ku nnaku ndala:
Okusirika: Mu kaseera k’okusaba, wabaawo akaseera ak’okusirika okujjukira Janani Luwum n’abalala bonna abattibwa mu bufuzi bwa Idi Amin. Ennyimba z’Eddeede: Ennyimba ez’eddiini (hymns) naddala ezo ezaali zisinga okukozesebwa mu kaseera k’okuzuukuka (Revival) ze ziyimbibwa. Oluyimba "Tukutendereza Yesu" luba luyimba lwa mwanjo nnyo ku lunaku luno. Emisubawa: Abantu bangi bakoleeza emisubawa mu maka gaabwe oba mu kereziya okukiikirira omulanga gwa Luwum ogw’okubeera "omusana mu nzikiza."
Amagezi ku Batambuze n’Abagenyi
Bw’oba oli mugeyi mu Uganda ku lunaku luno, waliwo ebintu by’olina okumanya:
- Ennyambala: Olunaku luno lwa kitiibwa nnyo. Bw’oba ogenda mu kibiina ky’okusaba oba ku mikolo gya gavumenti, yambala mu ngeri eyeesigika. Abakyala basaanidde okubikka amaviivi n’ebibegabega, sso nga n’abasajja basaana okwambala ssuuti oba amakanzu (eminyambala gy’ekinnansi mu Uganda).
- Okugoberera Ettatizo: Eddedde ly’Abakristaayo lya mwanjo nnyo mu Uganda. Bw’oba ogenda mu kusaba, gondera enkola y’okusaba, yimirira n’okutuula nga bwe bakulagira, era osirike mu kaseera k’okusaba.
- Ebifo eby’Okukyalira:
- Embeera y’Obudde: Ogwokubiri mwezi gwa kaseere (dry season) mu Uganda. Obudde buba bwayaka nnyo, n’olwekyo weetegeke n’amazzi g’okunywa n’ekkooti entono singa enkuba etonnyamu mu ngeri ey’ekitalo.
Obukulu bw’Olunaku luno mu Ggwanga (Public Holiday)
Olunaku lwa Janani Luwum lunaku lwa kuwummula mu Uganda yonna (Public Holiday). Kino kitegeeza nti:
Gavumenti: Offiisi za gavumenti zonna ziba nzigale. Amabenki: Amabenki n’ebitongole by’ebyensimbi ebisinga biba nzigale, naye ATM zibeera zikola. Amasomero: Amasomero gaba gaawummula, n’abayizi bangi bagenda n’abazadde baabwe mu kusaba. Obusuubuzi: Amaduuka amanene (supermarkets) n’obutale buba buggule, naye obusuubuzi mu bitundu ebimu buyinza okugenda mpola okusobozesa abantu okugenda mu kusaba. Entambula: Entambula y’abantu (taxi ne boda boda) eba ekola, naye yingira mu nteekateeka nti mu bifo mubeera emikolo, enguudo ziyinza okubeera n’akalippagano k’emmotoka.Okufundikira
Okujjukira Ssaabalabirizi Janani Luwum kusinga okubeera olunaku lw’ebyafaayo. Kuli kujjukiza Bannauganda bonna nti obukulembeze obulungi buvusira mu kukkiriza, obwenkanya, n’obuvumu. Luwum yatuwa ekyokulabirako nti omuntu omu asobola okuyimirirawo n’ayita mu nzikiza y’obukambwe n’atandikawo omuliro gw’eddembe ogutasobola kuzikizibwa. Mu mwaka gwa 2026, bwe tuba tujjukira olunaku luno ku February 16, 2026, ka lubeerenga akaseera k’okuzzaamu obuggya obweyamo bwaffe eri eggwanga lyaffe n’eri Katonda, nga tugoberera ebigambo bya Luwum nti: "Ndi mu mikono gwa Katonda."
Buli munnauganda, waabe mu mambuka, mu buvanjuba, mu bugwanjuba oba mu masekkati, alina okusigala ng’ajjukira nti eddembe lye tulina lyafiirirwa omusaayi gw’abantu abazira nka Janani Luwum. Olunaku luno lutwegatta ng’eggwanga erimu, eririna okukkiriza okumu mu bwenkanya n’emirembe.
Ebituufu ku Lunaku luno: Lunnaku ki? Monday Ennaku z'omwezi? February 16, 2026 Ebula ennaku meka? 44 Omwaka? 2026
Tusembeze obulamu bwa Ssaabalabirizi Janani Luwum mu mitima gyaffe, era eggwanga lya Uganda lyeeyongere okutambula mu kukkiriza n’obumu.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Remembrance of Archbishop Janani Luwum in Uganda
Olubiri luno lugenda kubaawo ku Monday, February 16, 2026. Okunnyonnyola ebisingawo, waasigaddeyo ennaku 44 okuva kati okutuuka lwe lulituuka. Olunaku luno lukuumibwa buli mwaka nga 16 Ogwokubiri okujjukira obulamu n'okuweereza kwa Ssaabalabirizi Luwum eyattibwa mu ngeri ey'obukambwe mu mwaka gwa 1977.
Yee, luno luli ku lukalala lw'ennaku z'okuwummula mu Uganda yonna. Gavumenti ya Uganda yalutongoza mu mwaka gwa 2015, era lwatandika okukuumibwa mu butongole mu 2016. Ku lunaku luno, ofiisi za gavumenti, bbanka, n'amaguliro amangi biba biggalwawo okusobozesa Bannauganda okujjukira omulimu gw'omuzira ono eyalwanirira eddembe ly'obuntu n'obwenkanya.
Janani Luwum yali Ssaabalabirizi w'Ekereziya ya Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, ne Boga-Zaire wakati wa 1974 ne 1977. Ajjukirwa nnyo olw'obuvumu bwe yalaga mu kuliisa ebigambo eby'amazima eri obufuzi obw'ekitiggu bwa Idi Amin. Yakwatibwa era n'attibwa nga 16 Ogwokubiri 1977 oluvanyuma lw'okuvumirira okutyoboola eddembe ly'obuntu n'okutta abantu mu ngeri ey'ekitiggu. Atwalibwa nga omujulizi w'omu kyasa ekya 20 mu nsi yonna.
Olunaku luno lukuumibwa mu ngeri ey'ekitiibwa n'okusaba, so si mu ngeri ey'okusanyuka ennyo. Ebikolwa ebisinga okukolebwa mulimu okusaba mu makanisaye ag'enjawulo, nnyo nnyo ku Lutikko e Namirembe ne mu kifo eky'ebyafaayo e Mucwini mu disitulikiti y'e Kitgum. Abakulembeze b'eddiini n'ab'ebyobufuzi, nga n'omukulembeze w'eggwanga mw'atwaliddwa, batera okwetaba mu kusaba kuno okujjukira obulamu bwa Luwum.
Olw'okuba olunaku luno lwa ddiini era lwa kitiibwa, abantu bakubirizibwa okwambala mu ngeri eyeekitiibwa era ekuuma empisa. Abakyala batera okwambala ebiteeteeyi ebibikka amaviivi n'ebibega, ate abasajja ne bambala ssuuti oba ebitengi. Kwambala mu ngeri eteeyagaza oba empiimpi tekukkirizibwa nnyo mu bifo gy'okusabira okwambala okwo bwe kuba kutyoboola kitiibwa ky'omuzira ajjukirwa.
Ebifo ebikulu mulimu Lutikko y'e Namirembe mu Kampala, n'ekifo e Nakasero awaattirwa Ssaabalabirizi. Ate era, abantu bangi bagenda Mucwini okumpi n'ekereziya ya St. Paul, gye yaziikibwa. Mu bifo bino, ojja kusangayo ebyafaayo n'ebijjukizo ebinnyonnyola obulamu bwe n'engeri gye yalayidde okutuusa lwe yafiira eggwanga lye n'eddiini ye.
Tewali mmere ya njuuyi emanyiddwa nti y'eriibwa ku lunaku luno, kubanga essira litekkebwa ku bikolwa bya ddiini n'okujjukira ebyafaayo by'eggwanga. Ebisinga okukolebwa kuli kusaba, kuyimba nnyimba za ddiini, n'okuwuliriza ebigambo ebizimba n'okunnyonnyola eddembe ly'obuntu. Abantu batera okukuŋŋaanira mu bifo eby'olukale okusinga okubeera awaka.
Ekisinga obukulu kwe kufumiitiriza ku mpisa z'obwenkanya, emirembe, n'obuvumu bwa Janani Luwum. Olunaku luno luluubirira okusomesa abantu obukulu bw'okuyimirira ku mazima n'okulwanirira abanyigirizwa. Eri abagenyi, luno luba lulungi nnyo okuyiga ku byafaayo bya Uganda eby'oluvanyuma lw'okusaka obwetwaze n'engeri eggwanga gye lyayitamu mu biseera ebizibu eby'obufuzi bwa Idi Amin.
Historical Dates
Remembrance of Archbishop Janani Luwum dates in Uganda from 2016 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Sunday | February 16, 2025 |
| 2024 | Friday | February 16, 2024 |
| 2023 | Thursday | February 16, 2023 |
| 2022 | Wednesday | February 16, 2022 |
| 2021 | Tuesday | February 16, 2021 |
| 2020 | Sunday | February 16, 2020 |
| 2019 | Saturday | February 16, 2019 |
| 2018 | Friday | February 16, 2018 |
| 2017 | Thursday | February 16, 2017 |
| 2016 | Tuesday | February 16, 2016 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
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