Holiday Details
- Holiday Name
- Father Lini Day
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Date
- February 21, 2026
- Day of Week
- Saturday
- Status
- 49 days away
- Weekend
- Falls on weekend
- About this Holiday
- Father Lini Day is a public holiday in Vanuatu
Father Lini Day
Vanuatu • February 21, 2026 • Saturday
49
Days
12
Hours
34
Mins
40
Secs
until Father Lini Day
Pacific/Efate timezone
About Father Lini Day
Also known as: Lini Dei
Father Lini Dei: Memorial blong Papa blong Indipendens blong Vanuatu
Father Lini Dei i no wan holidei nomo long kalenda blong Ripablik blong Vanuatu; hemi wan dei we i fulap long rishis histri, ona, mo dip tingting long saed blong huia yumi olsem wan neson. Evri yia long namba 21 Febwari, ol pipol long saed blong saot mo not, long ol aelan mo long ol taon, oli stop blong rimemba laif mo wok blong Father Walter Hadye Lini. Hemi man we i bin lidim Vanuatu i go long fridom long yia 1980, afta we yumi bin stap aninit long tufala paoa blong Franis mo Inglan blong plante yia. Dei ia hemi wan spesel taem blong yumi lukluk bak long ol prinsipol blong "Melanesian Socialism" mo fasin blong holem taet graon mo kastom we Father Lini i bin tijim yumi.
Long ol narafala holidei, maet yu luk plante danis mo pati, be Father Lini Dei i narafala lelebet. Hemi wan "Memorial Day" – wan dei blong soem rispek mo blong tingting hevi. Ol seremoni we oli mekem long dei ia i gat wan spirit blong kwaet mo blong prea. Yumi stap ona long man we i bin givim laif blong hem blong mekem se nem ia "Vanuatu" i save girap i stanap strong. Father Lini i bin gat wan vison se "Peace is powerful" (Pis i gat paoa) mo "Small is beautiful" (Samting we i smol i naes), mo ol toktok ia oli stap gat mining yet long hat blong ol Ni-Vanuatu i kam kasem tede.
Wan nara samting we i mekem dei ia i spesel hemi fasin blong joenem kastom wetem gavman wok. Father Lini i no bin wan politik man nomo, be hemi wan Anglican pris mo wan jif long aelan blong hem, Pentikos. Long dei ia, yu save luk ol lida blong kantri oli sidaon tugeta wetem ol jif mo ol famle blong Lini blong mekem ol kastom seremoni. Hemi wan taem blong mekem se unit i stap strong long medel blong yumi, nomata wea ples yumi kam long hem. Dei ia i stap rimaendem yumi se indipendens i no bin kam isi, mo se yumi mas gohed blong lukaot gud long fridom we yumi gat.
Wetaem nao Father Lini Dei long 2026?
Long yia 2026, yumi bae selebretem mo ona long Father Lini long:
Dei: Saturday Deit: February 21, 2026 Taem i stap yet: I gat 49 dei i stap bifo yumi kasem spesel dei ia.
Deit blong Father Lini Dei hemi wan fixed date. Hemi stap foldaon evri yia long namba 21 Febwari. Hemia i folem deit we Father Walter Lini i bin pasewe long hem long yia 1999 long Port Vila. Stat long yia ia i kam, gavman i bin diklerem se namba 21 Febwari bae i wan pablik holidei blong mekem se nem blong hem i no save lus long histri blong yumi. Nomata wanem dei long wik i foldaon long hem, yumi mas stopem ol wok blong ona long hem.
Histri mo Storian blong Father Walter Lini
Blong kasem save long mining blong dei ia, yumi mas go bak long histri blong man ia we yumi kolem "Papa blong Indipendens." Father Walter Hadye Lini i bon long yia 1942 long aelan blong Pentikos, long wan ples we oli kolem Nazareth. Hemi bin wan Anglican pris we i gat wan strong tingting long saed blong soshial jastis mo raet blong ol blak man blong ona long graon blong olgeta.
Long ol yia 1970, Vanuatu i bin stap aninit long "Condominium" blong Franis mo Inglan – wan sistem we i bin had lelebet mo i bin mekem se ol lokol pipol i no gat ful raet long kantri blong olgeta. Father Lini, wetem ol narafala lida olsem Donald Kalpokas mo narafala moa, oli bin fomem "New Hebrides Cultural Association." Smosmol, grup ia i jenis i kam "New Hebrides National Party" mo afta i kam "Vanua’aku Pati." Oli bin yusum niuspepa blong olgeta blong wekemap tingting blong ol pipol mo talem se i taem blong yumi rulum yumi wan.
Hemi no bin wan isi rod. I bin gat plante raot mo trabol, masta i no wantem lego graon, be Father Lini i stanap strong. Hemi bin talem se: "Vanuatu" – we i minim "Graon blong yumi we bae i stap olwe." Long namba 30 Julae 1980, fridom i kam, mo Father Lini i kam fas Prime Minista blong yumi. Hemi bin lidim kantri blong 11 yia, gogo kasem 1991. Long taem blong hem, hemi bin sapotem tu ol narafala kantri long Pasifik mo wol we oli stap faet blong fridom, olsem New Caledonia mo East Timor. Hemi bin tok agens long ol niuklia testing long Pasifik mo i bin wantem se Vanuatu i no mas saed wetem ol bigfala paoa blong wol long taem blong Cold War.
Father Lini i bin pasewe long namba 21 Febwari 1999. Long taem ia, ful kantri i bin stap long bigfala sore. Gavman i bin disaed blong mekem dei ia i wan memorial dei blong ona long evri samting we hemi bin mekem blong yumi.
Olsem wanem ol pipol oli selebretem dei ia?
Fasin blong selebretem Father Lini Dei i no semfala olsem Independence Day (30 Julae). Hemia i wan dei blong rispek mo tingting bak. I no gat ol konset blong musik we i laod, be i gat ol seremoni we i gat mining.
Ol Seremoni long Not Pentikos
Ples ia Nazareth long aelan blong Pentikos hemi wan long ol namba wan ples blong ol seremoni. Hemia nao ples we beregraon blong Father Lini i stap long hem.- Savis long Jos: Ol memba blong famle, ol jif, mo ol lida blong gavman oli stap mekem wan spesel jos savis. Ol kiaman mo ol pris oli prea blong askem blesing long kantri mo blong rimemba ol tijing blong Father Lini.
- Leyi blong Wret: Ol bigman blong kantri oli stap putum ol flaoa (wret) long beregraon blong hem. Hemia i wan saen blong ona we i go dip.
- Kastom Seremoni: Ol jif blong Pentikos oli stap mekem ol kastom fasin blong ona long Lini olsem wan hae jif. Maet oli kilim pig o oli mekem ol narafala saen blong rispek folem kastom blong aelan.
- Kastom kakae: Afta long ol ofisel wok, i gat wan bigfala kakae blong komuniti we evriwan i save joen long hem.
Ol Seremoni long Port Vila
Long kapital taon, ples we plante pipol oli stap long hem, ol seremoni oli stap foldaon long Tagabe Anglican Church.- Memorial Savis: Pipol i fulap long jos blong lisin long ol toktok blong ol lida. Oli stap tokbaot olsem wanem yumi save gohed blong folem vison blong Father Lini tede.
- Leyi blong Wret long Memorial Ston: I gat wan ston nem blong Father Lini long Tagabe. Ol lida blong gavman oli stap go putum flaoa long ples ia.
- Toktok blong Neson: Plante taem Prime Minista o Presiden i stap givim wan mesej long redio mo televisen blong rimaendem ol pipol long impotens blong dei ia.
Ol Fasin mo Kastom
Wan bigfala samting we i stap kamaot long Father Lini Dei hemi fasin blong joenem ol Kristin valiu wetem Melanesian kastom. Father Lini i bin bilif strong se tufala samting ia i no save go narasaed narasaed. Hemi bin tijim yumi long "Melanesian Socialism." Mining blong hem se yumi mas serem samting, yumi mas lukaotem gud olgeta we oli no gat paoa, mo yumi mas lukaotem gud graon blong yumi bikos graon hemi laif blong yumi.
Long dei ia, ol kastom lida oli stap stanap wetem ol politik lida. Hemia i soem se long Vanuatu, kastom mo loa oli mas wok tugeta. Ol pipol oli stap werem ol "Island Dress" o ol "Island Shirt" we oli gat kala blong flag blong Vanuatu blong soem se oli gat praed long kantri blong olgeta.
Infomeson blong ol Turis mo ol Ekspat
Sapos yu wan turis o yu wan ekspat we yu stap long Vanuatu long taem blong Father Lini Dei, i gat sam samting we yu mas save:
- Rispek: Hemi wan dei blong memorial. Plis yu mas rispektem ol seremoni. Sapos yu go long jos o wan seremoni, yu mas werem ol klos we i kavremap gud bodi (shoulder mo knee). No mekem plante noes long ol ples blong seremoni.
- Ples blong luk: Sapos yu stap long Port Vila, yu save go long Tagabe Anglican Church long moning blong luk seremoni. Hemi wan naesfala taem blong luk olsem wanem ol lida blong Vanuatu oli ona long histri blong olgeta.
- Travel i go long Pentikos: Sapos yu wantem go long Pentikos blong luk seremoni long Nazareth, yu mas plan gud bifo. Ol plen oli save fulap mo ol bot oli save gat plante pipol. Nazareth hemi stap long Not Pentikos, mo i gat plante man bae oli go long ples ia.
- Weta: Long en blong Febwari, weta long Vanuatu i stap hot mo i gat plante ren (wet season). Tempreja i stap araon 28°C. Yu mas rere long smol ren mo hamiditi.
Father Lini Dei hemi wan Pablik Holidei?
Yes, Father Lini Dei hemi wan ofisel pablik holidei long ful Ripablik blong Vanuatu. Hemia i minim se:
Ol Ofis: Ol ofis blong gavman mo ol praevet kampani oli klos. Ol Skul: Ol pikinini i no go long skul. Ol Bank: Ol bank oli no open. Ol Shop: Plante shop long taon oli klos, be ol smol stoa long ol vilij o ol stoa blong kakae i save open blong sam aoa nomo. Transpot: Ol bas mo taksi oli stap ran yet, be maet i no plante olsem ol narafala dei.
I bin gat sam toktok long bifo blong jenisim nem blong holidei ia i kam "Leaders' Day" blong ona long evri lida, be kasem tede, nem ia "Father Lini Day" i stap yet bikos ol pipol i luk hem olsem wan spesel man we i no gat nara man i save tekem ples blong hem.
Ol Toktok blong Father Lini we yumi rimemba
Long dei ia, plante taem yumi stap herem ol toktok we Father Lini i bin talem long bifo. Wan long olgeta we i gat paoa hemi: "God i givim graon ia long yumi blong yumi rulum, i no blong narafala man i rulum yumi." Toktok ia i stap givim paoa long ol yangfala blong tede blong oli mas save se Vanuatu hemi wan neson we i gat digniti mo i gat raet blong mekem prapa desisen blong hem.
Father Lini i bin wan man we i no fraet blong talem tru tok, nomata sapos ol bigfala kantri oli no agri wetem hem. Hemi bin wantem se Vanuatu i mas stap "non-aligned" – i no mas stap saed wetem Amerika o Rusia long taem ia, be i mas stanap selwan olsem wan Melanesian neson. Vison ia i stap gohed yet tede long ol politik blong Vanuatu.
Summary blong Father Lini Dei
Father Lini Dei long 2026 bae i wan taem blong yumi evriwan i joen blong rimemba rod we yumi bin pas long hem. Stat long Nazareth long Pentikos i kam kasem ol ofis blong gavman long Port Vila, spirit blong Father Walter Lini i stap laef yet. Hemi no wan dei blong stap hom mo slip nomo, be hemi wan dei blong rimaendem yumi se:
- Indipendens i gat praes blong hem.
- Unit i mekem yumi strong.
- Kastom mo Jos i mas go tugeta.
- Vanuatu i mas stanap strong long wol.
Long dei ia, yumi mas singaot strong se: "Long God Yumi Stanap!" Hemia nao motu blong kantri we Father Lini i bin help blong jusum, mo hemi stap olsem wan bigfala rimaenda long tijing blong hem kasem tede.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Father Lini Day in Vanuatu
Bae yumi obsevem Father Lini Day long Saturday, February 21, 2026. I gat 49 de i stap yet bifo yumi kasem de ia blong tingbaot bigname lida blong yumi. Evri yia long de ia, ol pipol blong Vanuatu oli stop blong givim ona long laef mo wok blong Father Walter Lini we i bin pasewe long February 21, 1999.
Yes, Father Lini Day emi wan ofisel pablik holide long ful kantri blong Vanuatu. Long de ia, ol ofis blong gavman, ol skul, ol bank, mo ol bigfala bisnis oli mas klos blong letem ol sitisen oli tekem taem blong tingbaot histri blong indipendens. Emi wan long ol 14 pablik holide we loa blong kantri i rekonaesem blong ona long man we i lidim yumi i go long fridom.
Father Walter Hadye Lini emi wan Anglikan pris blong Pentecost aelan mo emi fes Praem Minista blong Vanuatu. Emi bin lidim muvmen blong kasem indipendens long ol yia 1970 i go kasem 1980 taem yumi stap aninit long rul blong Franis mo Briten. Oli singaotem hem olsem 'Papa blong Indipendens' mo emi bin dikaerem se nem blong kantri bae i 'Vanuatu', we i minim 'Graon blong Yumi blong Olwe'. Yumi ona long hem from vision blong hem long Melanesian Socialism mo fasin blong holem taet kastom mo Kristin valiu.
Father Lini Day emi wan de blong tingting bak mo prea, i no wan de blong pati o mekem noes. Ol ofisel seremoni i stap nambawan long Nazareth long Not Pentecost long ples we gref blong hem i stap, mo tu long Tagabe Anglikan Jyos long Port Vila. Ol aktiviti i inkludim ol sevis blong jyos, leing blong ol flaoa (wreaths) long gref o memoriol ston, mo ol toktok blong ol lida blong kantri. I gat tu ol kastom seremoni we ol jif mo famle blong hem long Pentecost oli mekem blong ona long status blong hem olsem wan hae jif.
Yes, kastom i pleiem wan bigfala rol, speseli long Pentecost aelan. Long February 20 mo 21, ol lida mo ol rilesen blong Father Lini oli stap mekem ol kastom seremoni blong soemaot rispek long hem olsem wan bigfala jif. Long Nazareth, ol kastom lida oli stap givim ona wetem ol spesel kastom drens mo kakae. Fasin blong serem kakae o 'traditional feast' emi wan pat blong seremoni ia blong soemaot yuniti mo pis long komuniti, folem tingting blong hem se 'peace is powerful'.
Ol turis o ekspatriat oli welkam blong obsevem ol seremoni ia, be oli mas soemaot bigfala rispek. Long Port Vila, ples we i moa isi blong go long hem emi Tagabe Anglikan Jyos long moning. Yu mas dres ap long wan fasin we i klin mo i kavremap solda mo nivi (modest dress) from emi wan sevis blong jyos. Sipos yu wantem go long Pentecost, yu mas planem kakae mo ples blong slip bifo yu go, mo yu mas rere blong stap kwaet mo obsevem nomo ol kastom mo ol prea we i stap gohed.
Long en blong February, weta long Vanuatu i stap hot mo i gat plante ren (tropical season), so yu mas rere blong holem ambrela. Sipos yu wantem go long Pentecost blong luk seremoni long gref blong Father Lini, yu mas bukum plane o bot eli tumas from plante pipol oli stap go long taem ia. Long Port Vila, plante taksi mo bus oli no stap plante olsem evri de, so i gud blong mekem plan blong yu eli sipos yu nid blong muv raon long de ia.
Nomo, nem blong hem long loa emi Father Lini Day yet. Be long sam yia i pas, i bin gat sam storian long saed blong politik blong lukluk sipos i gud blong jenisim nem ia i go long 'Leaders' Day' blong ona long evri lida blong bifo. Be kasem tede, nem ia i no jenis mo ol pipol blong Vanuatu oli stap gohed blong ona long Father Lini spesifikali long February 21 blong rimemba spesel wok we hem wan i bin mekem blong kantri.
Historical Dates
Father Lini Day dates in Vanuatu from 2010 to 2025
| Year | Day of Week | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Friday | February 21, 2025 |
| 2024 | Wednesday | February 21, 2024 |
| 2023 | Tuesday | February 21, 2023 |
| 2022 | Monday | February 21, 2022 |
| 2021 | Sunday | February 21, 2021 |
| 2020 | Friday | February 21, 2020 |
| 2019 | Thursday | February 21, 2019 |
| 2018 | Wednesday | February 21, 2018 |
| 2017 | Tuesday | February 21, 2017 |
| 2016 | Sunday | February 21, 2016 |
| 2015 | Saturday | February 21, 2015 |
| 2014 | Friday | February 21, 2014 |
| 2013 | Thursday | February 21, 2013 |
| 2012 | Tuesday | February 21, 2012 |
| 2011 | Monday | February 21, 2011 |
| 2010 | Sunday | February 21, 2010 |
Note: Holiday dates may vary. Some holidays follow lunar calendars or have different observance dates. Purple indicates weekends.
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