Okuqukethwe
Usuku olwandulela uKhisimusi lugujwa emazweni amaningi ngabantu bezinkolo ezahlukene. Lolu wusuku lokugcina lokuzila ukudla ngaphambi kukaKhisimusi, kuwumkhuba ukuwulungiselela ngokomoya nangokwenyama. Amakholwa afuna ukuhlanza imicabango yawo futhi achithe usuku emthandazweni onokuthula, futhi kusihlwa ahlangane nemindeni yawo esidlweni sakusihlwa ngemva kokuphuma kwenkanyezi yokuqala yakusihlwa.
Ngaphandle kwehlelo nendawo, wonke umuntu ngosuku olwandulela uKhisimuzi wezi-2023 unethemba lokuthola injabulo, ukuthula nemicabango emihle, ukuthinta isakramente elikhulu elizohlanza imicabango yakho konke okungabalulekile nobugwala. Funda mayelana namasiko alolu suku olukhulu kuma-Orthodoxy namaKatolika encwadini yethu.
Usuku Lwangaphambi kukaKhisimusi wama-Orthodox
U-Krismesi, noma u-Eva Wokuzalwa KukaKristu, usuku ngaphambi kokuzalwa kukaKristu, lapho amaKristu angama-Orthodox adlula ngomthandazo nangokuthobeka, ngokulindela ngenjabulo iholide elibalulekile nelikhanyayo.
Amakholwa agcina ukuzila ukudla okuqinile usuku lonke, futhi “emva kwenkanyezi yokuqala”, okwenza samuntu ukubonakala kwenkanyezi yaseBhetlehema, abuthana etafuleni elivamile futhi adle okusamanzi. Lesi sidlo sendabuko, esihlanganisa okusanhlamvu, uju nezithelo ezomisiwe.
Izinkonzo ezinhle zenziwa ethempelini ngalolu suku. Ingxenye ebalulekile yazo ukususwa kompristi enkabeni yethempeli kwekhandlela elikhanyisiwe, njengophawu lwenkanyezi ekhanyisiwe esibhakabhakeni eshona.
Ngobusuku bangaphambi kukaKhisimusi, "iwashi lasebukhosini" liyanikezwa - igama ligcinwe kusukela ngesikhathi abantu abathweswe imiqhele bekhona emkhosini wesonto. Kufundwa izingcaphuno ezivela emiBhalweni eNgcwele, ezikhuluma ngokufika koMsindisi osekukade kulindelwe, zeziprofetho ezathembisa ukufika kwakhe.
Lapho kugujwa
AmaKristu angama-Orthodox agubha usuku olwandulela uKhisimusi 6 January. Lolu wusuku lokugcina noluqinile kakhulu lokuzila ukudla kwezinsuku ezingamashumi amane, lapho kungavunyelwe ukudla kuze kube kusihlwa.
Lore
Sekuyisikhathi eside amaKristu ama-Orthodox echitha usuku olwandulela uKhisimusi esontweni ukuze athandaze. Abakwazanga ukwenza lokhu bazilungiselela ukuphuma kwesihlabani ekhaya. Wonke amalungu omndeni agqoke izingubo zeholide, itafula lalimbozwe ngendwangu yetafula emhlophe, kwakuyinto evamile ukubeka utshani ngaphansi kwalo, okwakufanekisela indawo lapho uMsindisi azalelwa khona. Kwalungiselelwa izitsha eziyishumi nambili zokuzila ukudla - ngokwenani labaphostoli. Ilayisi noma ukolweni ukuthia, izithelo ezomisiwe, inhlanzi ebhakiwe, i-berry jelly, kanye namantongomane, imifino, ophaya kanye nesinkwa se-ginger kwakuhlala kukhona etafuleni.
Kwabekwa isihlahla somsayipuresi endlini, okwakubekwe ngaphansi kwawo izipho. Zazifanekisela izipho ezilethwa kumntwana onguJesu ngemva kokuzalwa. Indlu yayihlotshiswe ngamagatsha asespruce namakhandlela.
Ukudla kwaqala ngomthandazo ofanayo. Etafuleni, wonke umuntu kwakudingeka anambithe zonke izitsha, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yini ayithandayo. Inyama ayizange idliwe ngalolo suku, izitsha ezishisayo azizange ziphakelwe, ukuze umninikhaya ahlale ekhona etafuleni. Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi leli holide lalibhekwa njengeholide lomndeni, abantu ababejwayelene nesizungu nomakhelwane bamenywa etafuleni.
Kusukela ngobusuku bangoJanuwari 6, izingane zazicula. Bangena indlu ngendlu futhi bahlabelela izingoma, bephethe izindaba ezinhle zokuzalwa kukaKristu, abamukela amaswidi nezinhlamvu zemali njengokubonga.
Ngobusuku obandulela uKhisimusi, amakholwa ayefuna ukuzikhulula emicabangweni engemihle nemicabango emibi, wonke amasiko enkolo ayehloselwe ukugqugquzela ubuntu kanye nesimo sengqondo esinomusa kwabanye. Amanye ala masiko asesekhona nanamuhla futhi afakwa ezizukulwaneni ezizayo.
UKhisimusi WamaKatolika
Usuku olwandulela uKhisimusi lubaluleke kakhulu kumaKatolika njengoba lubaluleke kakhulu kumaKristu angama-Orthodox. Balungiselela noKhisimusi, bahlanza indlu yabo ngothuli nothuli, beyihlobisa ngezimpawu zikaKhisimusi ngamagatsha esihlahla sonwele saseYurophu emi, izibani ezikhanyayo, namasokisi ezipho. Umcimbi obalulekile wamakholwa ukuhambela imisa, ugcina ukuzila ukudla okuqinile, imithandazo, ukuvuma izono ethempelini. I-Charity ibhekwa njengento ebalulekile yeholide.
Lapho kugujwa
UKhisimusi WamaKatolika uyagujwa 24 December. Leli holide landulela uKhisimusi wamaKatolika, ozoba ngoDisemba 25.
Lore
AmaKatolika aphinde achithe usuku olwandulela uKhisimusi esidlweni sakusihlwa somndeni. Inhloko yomndeni ihola ukudla. Ngaphambi kokuqala komkhosi, kuwumkhuba ukufunda izindima zeVangeli ezikhuluma ngokuzalwa kukaMesiya. Ngokwesiko amakholwa abeka izinkwa eziyisinkwa etafuleni - isinkwa esiyisicaba, esifanekisela inyama kaKristu. Wonke amalungu omndeni alinde ukuthi kuvele inkanyezi yokuqala ukuze inambithe zonke izitsha eziyishumi nambili okufanele zibe nazo zosuku.
Isici esihlukile seholide lamaKhatholika ukuthi isethi eyengeziwe yokusika ibekwe etafuleni lomuntu oyedwa - isivakashi esingahlelelwe. Kukholakala ukuthi lesi sivakashi sizofika nomoya kaJesu Kristu.
Emikhayeni eminingi yamaKatolika, kusewumkhuba ukufihla utshani obuthile ngaphansi kwendwangu yetafula yomkhosi njengesikhumbuzo sezimo umntwana uJesu azalwa kuzo.
Ekupheleni kwesidlo, wonke umkhaya uya eMiseni likaKhisimusi.
Kungosuku olwandulela uKhisimusi lapho kufakwa khona isihlahla sikaKhisimusi nomkhombe ekhaya, lapho utshani bubekwa khona ngobusuku bangaphambi kukaKhisimusi.