{"id":56540,"date":"2024-01-13T21:46:01","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T21:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/?p=56540"},"modified":"2024-01-13T06:52:47","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T06:52:47","slug":"chakwera-directs-establishment-of-umodzi-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-directs-establishment-of-umodzi-day","title":{"rendered":"Chakwera directs establishment of Umodzi Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. <\/strong><\/span>President Lazarus Chakwera has directed that every first Thursday of November is Umodzi Day, a day Malawians should celebrate peace and unity. Chakwera made the directive Thursday at Chilimampunga Ground in Mtandire, Lilongwe during the commemoration of the Umodzi Day.<\/p>\n<p>The President said the day will be celebrated by promoting Malawian things, such as fabric, food, languages, dances, arts, inventions, and other Malawian attractions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGoing forward, this is to be a day for remembering Malawian history and teaching the young the values of Malawian culture and promoting peace,\u201d said Chakwera.<\/p>\n<p>He said in his pursuit of fostering unity in the country, government is implementing one of the pillars in his Super High 5 agenda and Malawi 2063 which aims at uniting Malawians.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is the vision I have been in pursuit for the past three years by going to every region of the country to remind every citizen occupying every district of Malawi, including far places like Likoma Island, that they are all part of this country and that they matter to its development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have graced every cultural celebration as truly Malawian and have welcomed every religious and political grouping as having a stake in our national development,\u201d Chakwera continued.<\/p>\n<p>He then called on political, cultural, religious and corporate leaders to use their voices and platforms to promote peace instead of instigating Malawians towards resentment, division, and disrespect, saying as leaders and citizens, everyone has a responsibility to be peacemakers.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the same function, Local Government, Unity and Culture Minister Richard Chimwendo Banda said commemoration of Umodzi Day does not mean an end to other cultural gatherings in the country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe commend the president for allowing us to commemorate the Umodzi Day, which seeks to unite all Malawians irrespective of religious, tribal and political affiliations. The gathering here signifies that we are a united people, and there is no need for us to practice tribalism and divisions in the country,\u201d Chimwendo Banda said.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on behalf of traditional leaders, Inkosi ya Makosi Mbelwa IV said as chiefs they will strive to foster peace and unity among Malawians in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Marking the commemoration of Umodzi Day, various cultural groups showcased their diversity in food, dressing and dances, among other cultural aspects.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\">Malawi<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Malawi. President Lazarus Chakwera has directed that every first Thursday of November is Umodzi Day, a day Malawians should celebrate peace and unity. Chakwera made the directive Thursday at Chilimampunga Ground in Mtandire, Lilongwe during the commemoration of the Umodzi Day. The President said the day will be celebrated by promoting Malawian things, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":56539,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12,410],"tags":[233,371,234],"class_list":["post-56540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","category-to-homepage","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-malawi","tag-malawi"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Chakwera directs establishment of Umodzi Day - Malawi<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"President Lazarus Chakwera has directed that every first Thursday of November is Umodzi Day, a day Malawians should cele ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-directs-establishment-of-umodzi-day\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Chakwera directs establishment of Umodzi Day\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"President Lazarus Chakwera has directed that every first Thursday of November is Umodzi Day, a day Malawians should cele ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-directs-establishment-of-umodzi-day\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Malawi\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-01-13T21:46:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2024\/01\/sm_1705116009.726567.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1728\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1151\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-directs-establishment-of-umodzi-day#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-directs-establishment-of-umodzi-day\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Chakwera directs establishment of Umodzi Day\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-01-13T21:46:01+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-directs-establishment-of-umodzi-day\"},\"wordCount\":389,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-directs-establishment-of-umodzi-day#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/malawi\/sites\/36\/2024\/01\/sm_1705116009.726567.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Malawi\",\"Malawi\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\",\"to-homepage\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-directs-establishment-of-umodzi-day#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-directs-establishment-of-umodzi-day\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/malawi\/all-news\/chakwera-directs-establishment-of-umodzi-day\",\"name\":\"Chakwera directs establishment of Umodzi Day - 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