Sekudlule amakhulu eminyaka kusukela okhokho bethu beqala ukukholelwa kuKristu. Amadolobha aseRussia yasendulo azwa ingoma yensimbi ekhala, emathempeli kwakukhona izingoma, abantu abakhulekayo babona ubuso babangcwele. UKristu wafika ezweni lethu elilukhuni futhi eliphikisanayo, ehlanganyela izinsizi zabantu, izinkinga nezinjabulo. Incazelo kaKhisimusi yamaKristu inkulu kangangokuthi ibizwa ngokuthi "unina wamaholide onke." Futhi ngisho nokulandelana kwezinkathi ngokushesha kwaqala ukuhola kusukela ngosuku lokuzalwa kukaMsindisi wethu. Akumangazi ukuthi eRussia leli holide liyakuthandwa futhi lihlonishwe. Ngisho nangenkathi yokucindezelwa, abantu babembela ngasese ukuzalwa kukaKristu, badla isityu, bazila ukudla futhi beya emasontweni. Izikhathi zishintshile, futhi manje sekubuye kube yisikhathi esivulekile emazweni amaningi asendulo e-Union.
Umlando wokuzalwa kobuKristu bukaKristu
Ezikhathini zasendulo, izazi-mlando zesonto zaziphikisana isikhathi eside, ziveza usuku lwangempela lokuzalwa kukaMsindisi. Kuze kube sekupheleni kwekhulu le-IV, kuwo wonke amaChurch EMpumalanga, ligujwa ngoJanuwari 6. Kwakuhlanganiswe ne-Epiphany yeNkosi futhi yayinegama elivamile - i-Epiphany. Ngendlela, iSonto lase-Armenia liye lahlala lithembekile kulo mkhuba, futhi ngisho nasesikhathini sethu sigubha i-Epiphany ngoJanuwari 6 ngolunye usuku noKhisimusi. Usuku lomkhosi luhlehliselwe u-25 Disemba, kuqala eNtshonalanga yeSonto. Lokhu kwenzeka ngemiyalo kaPapa Julius engxenyeni yokuqala yekhulu le-IV. UMkhandlu waseConstantinople ngonyaka wama-377 wanikeza lesi siko eMpumalanga ye-Orthodox.
Usuku lokugubha uKhisimusi selungulwe kanje. Ekuqaleni kwakukholelwa ukuthi uMsindisi wazalwa ngosuku olufanayo no-Adamu wokuqala - ngosuku lwesithupha lwenyanga yokuqala. Yingakho begubha uKhisimusi, okokuqala kwaba ngoJanuwari 6. Kodwa kamuva wanquma ukugqamisa umcimbi obalulekile kangaka futhi uyithuthele ngosuku oluhlukile. UKristu wayefanele abe emhlabeni owonayo ngenani eligcwele leminyaka. Ngakho, usuku lokukhulelwa kumele luhambisane nosuku lokufa esiphambanweni. Uyaziwa ngokuqinisekile - ngoMashi 25 ePhasika lamaJuda. Ngemva kokubala izinyanga ezingu-9 kuyo, sizothola idethi edingekayo - ngo-Disemba 25. Kwakuhambisana ezikhathini zasendulo neholidi lobuhedeni le-solstice yasebusika. Abantu, ababambe iqhaza emikhosini yesonto, bafulathele inkolo yamandulo. Bayazi uNkulunkulu weqiniso, owaseTestamenteni Elisha ngokuthi iS Sun of Truth noMninimzi wokufa. Ukwethulwa kwekhalenda likaGregory kwaholela eqinisweni lokuthi amaKatolika nama-Orthodox baqala ukugubha uKhisimusi ngezinsuku ezahlukene. I-Russia, iBelarus ne-Ukraine benza lokhu kanye namanye amazwe eSonto Lama-Orthodox ngesitayela esidala - ngoJanuwari 7.
Umlando wokugubha uKhisimusi eRussia
Njengoba kufika ubuKristu emazweni ethu, uKhisimusi yaqala ukugubha kakhulu eKyivan Rus. Lapha futhi lihambisana namaholide asendulo amaqaba - abangcwele. AmaSlav asendulo ayeqhuba imikhosi ngalolo suku, azinikezelwe emadoyeni. Usuku lukaKhisimusi olungaphambi kukaKhisimusi luye lwabizwa ngokuthi uKhisimusi . I-Sochi - iphalishi enamafutha nemifino. Ungakwazi ukushada phakathi nobusuku bukaKhisimusi, kodwa okunye ukudla kulolu suku kwakungavinjelwe, kuze kube sekuthomeni kwenkanyezi yaseBetlehema.
Abantu kancane kancane basungula isiko lokugubha uKhisimusi. Ngakusasa abantu babehlanza ezindaweni zokulala, begeza ebhodini, balungiselela ama-carols. Ngobusuku abantu abasha babhala ubuso babo, babuthana ngamaqembu amakhulu, bembethe izingubo, bahamba bezungeza umuzi waseKolyada. Ngakho babiza idonsa noma intombazane egqoke izingubo ezikhethekile. Izingane zazigqoka inkanyezi ngaphesheya komuzi, zangena ezindlini zahlabelela ama-carols. Ngenxa yalokhu amabutho abanikeze ama-sweets - noma amanye amaswidi. Izitsha eziphoqelekile ngoKhisimusi kwakuyizinguquko kanye ne-vvar. Kusukela ngoKhisimusi, abantu baqala ukujabula ngezindaba zeKhisimusi, okwaphela e-Epiphany. Wonke umuntu kufanele akhumbule ukuthi umgomo oyinhloko waleliholide kukukhunjulwa nokukhazimuliswa komcimbi omkhulu ekubukeni komhlaba kuMsindisi. Lolu usuku olukhulu futhi olujabulisayo kithi sonke.