New Year

Chaka Chinyowe mu Zambia: Chikumbutso cha Chiyambi cha Chaka cha 2026

Chaka Chinyowe mu dziko la Zambia si tsiku chabe pa kalendala, koma ndi nthawi ya chimwemwe chachikulu, chiyembekezo, ndi umodzi mwa anthu onse a m’dziko lino la mtendere. Pamene dziko lonse lapansi likukonzekera kulandira chaka chatsopano, ku Zambia kuli mchitidwe wapadera umene umaphatikiza miyambo ya makolo, chikhulupiriro cha Chikhristu, ndi chikondwerero chamakono chomwe chimasonkhanitsa anthu a mitundu yonse ndi zigawo zonse—kuyambira ku Lusaka mpaka ku mbali zakutali za m’maboma. Uwu ndi m’nyengo imene anthu amasiya nkhawa za chaka chimene chatha ndikuyang’ana m’tsogolo ndi chidwi chambiri, kwinaku akuthokoza Mulungu chifukwa cha moyo ndi mwayi wina wowona dzuwa latsopano.

Chikondwererochi chimayamba usiku wa pa 31 December, womwe umadziwika kuti "New Year's Eve." Usiku umenewu, mizinda ikuluikulu monga Lusaka, Ndola, Kitwe, ndi Livingstone imakhala yodzaza ndi phokoso la chimwemwe. Anthu amapita m’matchalitchi kukapemphera ndi kuthokoza Mulungu m’mapemphero amene amadziwika kuti "Watchnight Services," pamene ena amasankha kupita m’malo osangalalira, m’mahotela, kapena kukhala panyumba ndi mabanja awo. Pamene koloko ikuimba pakati pa usiku (midnight), dziko lonse limaphulika ndi chisangalalo—mizinga ya moto (fireworks) imayatsidwa m’mwamba, malipenga amayimbidwa, ndipo kuseka ndi kufunirana zabwino zimamveka m’makona onse. Ndi nthawi imene m’bale amakumbatira m’bale, ndipo mlendo amalandiridwa ngati m’modzi mwa banja.

Chaka Chinyowe mu Zambia chimakhala chakudya, nyimbo, ndi gule. Dziko lino lomwe lili ndi mitundu yopitilira 72 limagwirizana pa tsiku lino kudzera mu chikhalidwe chimodzi cha kuchitira limodzi zinthu. Ndi nthawi imene nshima, yomwe ndi chakudya chachikulu m’dziko muno, imaphikidwa ndi nyama yowotcha (braai) kapena nkhuku ya m’mudzi, ndipo mabanja amakhala pansi kudya limodzi. Kwa a Zambian, chaka chatsopano chimatanthauza mwayi wosintha makhalidwe, kukhazikitsa zolinga zatsopano (resolutions), ndi kulimbitsa maubwenzi amene angakhale atafooka m’chaka chakale. Ndi tsiku la chiyambi chatsopano m’mbali zonse za moyo.

Kodi Chaka Chinyowe chili liti mu 2026?

Mu chaka cha 2026, dziko la Zambia lidzalandira chaka chatsopano pa tsiku loyamba la mwezi wa Januwale. Izi ndi ndondomeko za tsikuli:

Tsiku: January 1, 2026 Tsiku la Sabata: Thursday Nthawi yotsala: Kwatsala masiku 0 kuti tifikire tsiku losangalatsali.

Tsiku la Chaka Chinyowe ku Zambia ndi lofikika (fixed date) chifukwa limatsatira kalendala ya Gregorian yomwe imagwiritsidwa ntchito padziko lonse lapansi. Choncho, chaka chilichonse limakhala pa 1 Januwale. Komabe, tsiku la sabata limasintha chaka ndi chaka. Mu 2026, tsikuli lidzagwa pa Thursday, zomwe zikutanthauza kuti anthu ambiri adzakhala ndi mwayi wopumula pakati pa sabata ndikukonzekera ntchito za chaka chatsopano ndi mphamvu zatsopano.

Mbiri ndi Chiyambi cha Chaka Chinyowe

Mbiri ya Chaka Chinyowe padziko lonse lapansi inayambira ku Roma wakale zaka zambiri zapitazo. Poyamba, Aroma ankakondwerera chaka chatsopano m’mwezi wa March, koma pambuyo pake mfumu Julius Caesar anasintha kalendala (Julian Calendar) ndipo anakhazikitsa 1 Januwale kukhala tsiku loyamba la chaka. Dzina lakuti "January" linachokera kwa mulungu wa Aroma dzina lake Janus, yemwe anali ndi nkhope ziwiri—imodzi iyang’ana m’mbuyo (ku chaka chakale) ndipo ina iyang’ana m’tsogolo (ku chaka chatsopano). Choncho, lingaliro la chaka chatsopano lili ndi maziko a kusintha ndi kuyang’ana m’tsogolo.

Ku Zambia, chikondwerero cha Chaka Chinyowe chinakhazikika kudzera mu ulamuliro wa atsamunda a nchingerezi (British colonial rule). Dziko la Zambia litapeza ufulu mu 1964, linapitiriza kugwiritsa ntchito kalendala ya Gregorian pazochitika za boma, maphunziro, ndi malonda. Ngakhale kuti mitundu yosiyanasiyana mu Zambia inali ndi njira zawo zowerengera nyengo (monga nthawi yokolola kapena nthawi yamvula), 1 Januwale anakhala tsiku logwirizanitsa dziko lonse monga tchuthi cha boma. Masiku ano, Chaka Chinyowe mu Zambia chimatengedwa ngati chizindikiro cha umodzi wa dziko ("One Zambia, One Nation") komanso nthawi yogwirizana ndi dziko lonse lapansi m’nyengo ya masiku a maholide.

Momwe Anthu a mu Zambia Amakondwerera

Chikondwerero cha Chaka Chinyowe mu Zambia chimasiyana malinga ndi komwe munthu ali, koma pali zinthu zina zomwe zimachitika m’dziko lonse:

1. Mapemphero a Usiku (Watchnight Services)

Zambia ndi dziko lachikhristu (Christian Nation), choncho tchalitchi chimakhala ndi gawo lalikulu pa chaka chatsopano. Pa 31 December usiku, matchalitchi amadzaza ndi anthu. Mapempherowa nthawi zambiri amayamba cha m’ma 8 kapena 9 usiku ndipo amapitirira mpaka pakati pa usiku. Anthu amayimba nyimbo za chigonjetso, kupereka maumboni (testimonies) a zinthu zimene Mulungu anawachitira m’chaka chakale, ndipo m’busa amapereka uthenga wa chiyembekezo wa chaka cham’tsogolo. Pamene koloko ikufika 00:00, pakhala kufuula kwa "Happy New Year!" kotsatidwa ndi mapemphero odzipereka kwa Mulungu.

2. Phwando la Panyumba ndi Braai

Kwa mabanja ambiri, Chaka Chinyowe ndi nthawi ya chakudya cham’mawa kapena cham’masana chapadera. M’mizinda monga Lusaka ndi Copperbelt, anthu amakonda kuchita "braai" (kuwotcha nyama). Nyama ya ng’ombe, nkhuku, ndi soseji (boerewors) zimawotchedwa pamoto wa makala, ndipo zimadyedwa ndi nshima ndi saladi ya chakalaka. Nyimbo za ku Zambia monga Zamrock, Kalindula, kapena nyimbo zamakono za Afropop zimakhala zikulira mokweza m’mabwalelo.

3. Zisangalalo m’Mizinda

M’malo akuluakulu, kuli maphwando amene amakonzedwa ndi mahotela ndi malo usiku (nightclubs). Ku Livingstone, komwe kuli mathithi a Victoria Falls, alendo ochokera m’maiko akunja ndi a m’dziko muno amasonkhana kudzasangalala ndi nyengo yabwino komanso zochitika zosiyanasiyana. Mizinga ya moto (fireworks) imakhala yochititsa chidwi kwambiri pamene ikuphulika pamwamba pa mtsinje wa Zambezi.

4. Kufunirana Zabwino

Zambia ndi dziko la anthu ansangala. Pa tsiku lino, foni zimakhala zotanganidwa kwambiri. Anthu amatumizirana mauthenga (SMS) ndi mavidiyo pa WhatsApp ofunirana zabwino. Mawu akuti "Happy New Year" kapena m’Chibemba "Mwaka Upya Usuma" komanso m’Chinyanja "Chaka Chinyowe Chosangalatsa" amamveka paliponse.

Miyambo ndi Mwambo wa Chaka Chinyowe

Ngakhale kuti Zambia ilibe mwambo umodzi wa makolo umene uli wachindunji pa 1 Januwale, pali zinthu zina zimene anthu azolowera kuchita:

Zolinga za Chaka Chatsopano (New Year's Resolutions): Monga kulikonse, a Zambian amakonda kukhala ndi zolinga. Ena amalonjeza kusiya kumwa mowa, ena kufunafuna ntchito yabwino, ndipo ena kumanga nyumba zawo. Anthu amakhulupirira kuti chaka chatsopano chimabweretsa mwayi watsopano ("New beginnings"). Kugula Zovala Zatsopano: Makamaka kwa ana, Chaka Chinyowe ndi nthawi yovala zovala zatsopano zimene anagulidwa pa nthawi ya Khirisimasi kapena pambuyo pake. Izi zimasonyeza chiyambi chatsopano ndi ulemerero. Kuyeretsa Nyumba: Anthu ambiri amakonda kuyeretsa nyumba zawo ndi m’mabwalo awo pa 31 December kuti alowe m’chaka chatsopano m’malo aukhondo. Pali kakhulupiriro kakuti ngati chaka chikupeza uli wauve kapena m’nyumba muli chisokonezo, chaka chonsecho chidzakhala chotero.

Zambiri kwa Alendo Odzacheza ku Zambia

Ngati mukukonzekera kudzacheza ku Zambia pa nthawi ya Chaka Chinyowe mu 2026, nazi mfundo zofunika kuzidziwa:

1. Nyengo (Weather): Mwezi wa Januwale uli pakati pa nyengo yamvula ku Zambia. Kutentha kumakhala pakati pa 25°C mpaka 30°C. Kumakhala kotentha koma nthawi zambiri kumagwa mvula yamphamvu masana kapena usiku. Ndibwino kunyamula zovala zopepuka komanso ambulera kapena jekete lamvula.
2. Mayendedwe: Misewu imakhala yotanganidwa kwambiri pa 31 December ndi 1 Januwale. Ngati mukufuna kuyenda pakati pa mizinda (monga kuchoka ku Lusaka kupita ku Livingstone), ndibwino kusungitsa malo (booking) m’mabasi kapena m’ndege pasadakhale. Samalani pamene mukuyendetsa galimoto usiku chifukwa chakuti anthu ena amatha kukhala ataledzera.
3. Malo Okhala: Mahotela ndi malo opumulirako (lodges) amadzaza msanga, makamaka m’malo monga Livingstone kapena m’mapaki a nyama (National Parks) monga South Luangwa. Onetsetsani kuti mwasungitsa malo anu miyezi ingapo isanafike.
4. Chakudya ndi Zakumwa: Musaope kuyesa nshima ndi nyama yowotcha. Ndi chakudya chomwe chimakusiyani mutakhuta komanso chili ndi kukoma kwake. Zambia ilinso ndi mowa wa m’dziko muno monga "Mosi" kapena "Castle" womwe uli wotchuka kwambiri pa nthawi ya zikondwerero.
5. Chitetezo: Zambia ndi dziko lotetezeka kwambiri kwa alendo. Komabe, pa nthawi ya maphwando akuluakulu, ndibwino kupewa kukhala m’malo a phokoso kwambiri usiku kwambiri ngati simukudziwa bwino malowo. Khalani osamala ndi katundu wanu m’malo amene muli anthu ambiri.

Kodi Chaka Chinyowe ndi Tchuthi cha Boma?

Inde, Chaka Chinyowe ndi tchuthi chachikulu cha boma m’dziko la Zambia. Pa tsiku la January 1, 2026, Thursday, zinthu zotsatirazi zimachitika:

Zotsekedwa: Maofesi onse a boma, mabanki, masukulu, ndi makoleji amakhala otsekedwa. Makampani ambiri azinsinsi amapatsanso ogwira ntchito awo tchuthi kuti akasangalale ndi mabanja awo. Zotsegula: Malo ogulitsira zakudya (supermarkets) monga Shoprite ndi Pick n Pay nthawi zambiri amakhala otsegula koma amatha kutseka mofulumira kuposa masiku onse. Zipatala ndi maofesi a chitetezo (apolisi) amakhala otsegula nthawi zonse kuti athandize pa ngozi kapena matenda.

• Zochitika Zamalonda: Masiku otsogolera ku Chaka Chinyowe, m’masitolo mumakhala malonda a "sales" kumene anthu amagula zinthu pa mtengo wotsika.

Chaka Chinyowe mu Zambia chilinso ndi tanthauzo lina la zamalonda. Chifukwa chakuti Januwale ndi mwezi umene masukulu amatsegulidwa (Term One), makolo ambiri amakhala akukonzekera kugula zovala za kusukulu ndi mabuku pambuyo pa zikondwerero. Choncho, ngakhale kuli chimwemwe, a Zambian amakumbutsana kuti "Januwale ndi mwezi wautali," kusonyeza kufunika kosunga ndalama mosamala pa nthawi ya maphwando.

Mapeto

Kulowa mu chaka cha 2026 mu dziko la Zambia ndi mwayi wapadera wowona umodzi wa anthu okhala m’dziko lino. Kaya uli m’mudzi uli pansi pa mtengo wa muwuyu ukumwa chakumwa cha makolo (monga chibwantu kapena munkoyo), kapena uli m’tauni ukusangalala ndi mizinga ya moto, mzimu wa Chaka Chinyowe ndi umodzi: kuthokoza chifukwa cha zomwe zapita ndi kulandira zam’tsogolo ndi manja awiri.

Zambia ikupitiriza kukhala chitsanzo cha mtendere mu Africa, ndipo Chaka Chinyowe ndi nthawi imene mtendere umenewu umaonekera kwambiri. Anthu amayiwalako za ndale kapena kusiyana kwa mitundu ndipo amakondwerera monga "Zambians." Pamene mukukonzekera tsiku la Thursday, January 1, 2026, kumbukirani kuti muli m’dziko limene lili ndi mtima wofunda, ndipo aliyense amene mudzakumana naye adzakhala wokonzeka kukuuzani kuti: "Happy New Year! Tikulandirani ku chaka cha 2026!"