USt. Nicholas phakathi kwamaKristu kubhekwa njengongcwele ohlonishwa kakhulu futhi omdala kunabo bonke, abasondelene noNkulunkulu. Ngodumo lwakhe, amasonto amaningi namapaki akhiwa, uthandazelwa impilo yezingane, usizo, ukuncenga, umshado, inhlanhla emgwaqweni. Njalo ngonyaka, izinsuku zokuzalwa kwakhe, ukufa nokudluliselwa kwezinto ezivela ezweni laseLyria kuya eBari, ezenzeka ngo-1087, zihlonishwa. Lolu suku luwela ngo-Meyi 22, okuthiwa i-Nikolay ehlobo, futhi yini engakwazi ukuyenza, nalokho okungenakwenziwa ngalolu suku, kuzokwaziswa kule ngqungquthela.
USt. Nicholas akuyona into ebizwa ngokuthi isisebenzi esimangaliso. Ngisho nangesikhathi sokuphila kwakhe, wenza izimangaliso, waphendukela kuNkulunkulu, futhi emva kokufa kwakhe, abathungile nabahamba ngezinyawo, abathengisi balahla ngokungafanele, futhi omama bathandazela izingane zabo baqala ukucela usizo kuye. AmaKristu namuhla ambheka njengombusi wawo, uyise wabampofu, umsizi osheshayo. Igama lakhe lalivame ukunikezwa izingane, ngakho-ke kusukela ezikhathini zasendulo kuze kube sekuqaleni kwekhulu leminyaka igama likaKolya laliyinto ethandwa kakhulu kubafana. Ngokwekhalenda lomuntu, leli holide lalibizwa ngokuthi intwasahlobo, entwasahlobo, efudumele. Ngo-Meyi 22, Ukuqala kwaqala ngosuku lukaNilaylay, olwalusukela ngo-Juni 10, lapho ama-lilacs eqhakaza, u-almacia ne-elm ebhaliwe yaqhakaza, kanye nezihlahla eziningi zezithelo.
Izimpawu nemikhosi eNicholas ehlobo
Lo ngcwele wayebhekwa njengomphathi wezilwane zasendulo kusukela esikhathini esidlule, ngakho-ke ukuhlwanyela kwesinkwa sase-spring kwaqala eNikolas. Futhi ngaleli holide kwakunqunywe ukutshala amazambane. Abalimi babekholelwa ukuthi: "Cela uNicholas, futhi uzotshela i-Spas." Labo abazibuza ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukuba basebenzele i-Nikolas ehlobo, kubalulekile ukuphawula ukuthi ngalolu suku nabo babelusa izimvu. Abalimi balungiselela izinkambo zenkolo futhi, bephethe imifanekiso nezibani, beya emasimini, benza imisebenzi yokuthandaza emithonjeni, becela uNkulunkulu imvula. Ngokuvamile, imvula kaNicholas ehlobo yayinenhlanhla futhi isivuno esicebile. AmaKristu akhuluma ngobukhulu bomusa nomusa kaNkulunkulu, abonakaliswa emaconsi awela esibhakabhakeni. Futhi ngoMeyi 22 ihlobo likaNicolay lingahlwanyelwa uketshezi.
Leli phhathi lalibhekwa njengeholide lezinyanga, ngoba uNikola Vyshny wayehlonipha amahhashi. Ngalolu suku, amadlelo amahhashi aqala, futhi bonke abantu abasha baya emadolobheni lapho sekushona kwelanga. Bathi: "Abafana okokuqala bahamba ebusuku." Bathatha amahhashi kanye nabo, bahlambalaza futhi badla: bahlabelela izingoma, badansa futhi badansa kuze kuhlwe. Bathi: "UNicholas ihhashi lentwasahlobo liyogcwala, futhi ekwindla izoqhuba igceke". Abantu abadala nabantu asebekhulile bacela izinsizakalo zomkhuleko ngokuhlanjululwa kwamanzi ukuze uNikola asindise umhlambi wezilwane nezimbongolo futhi wanika amahhashi amandla namandla.
Kusukela ngosuku lukaNikolin, "wayala" amadlelo ngokusetshenziswa kwamagatsha namagatsha. Babambelele emhlabathini emngceleni futhi ngaleyo ndlela banqatshelwe ukudla kulezi zindawo. Abalimi babekholelwa ukuthi uma amaxoxo egwaza eSt. Nicholas ehlobo, khona-ke kuyoba khona isivuno esihle sama-oats. Ngalesi sikhathi kwakudingeka ukhula, ngoba "ama-oats aseMikolsky ngeke abe yinkosi noma ihhashi", okungukuthi, abantu noma izilwane ngeke zisondele. Lesi yisikhathi esihle kakhulu sokuqoqwa kwama-dandelions kanye nokuqala kokuvuna kwabo ebusika ngendlela yejamu, futhi njengeqoqo elomile ngezinhloso zokwelapha.
Yini ongenakuyenza ngoNicholas ehlobo?
Izimpungushe azizange zithinte umhlambi, ngalolu suku aluzange zamukelwe ukuze zihlolwe. Kwakucatshangwa ukuthi ngalesi sikhathi izimpisi zazikhuphula kakhulu iphunga futhi zinganciphisa izimvu ngokufutheka okukhulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, akekho owanikezwa amathuluzi okugqoka umuntu futhi akazange asebenze ephusheni. Phakathi nesikhathi sokugubha usuku lukaSt. George noSt. Nicholas hhayi ukutshala izindonga, kodwa ngenxa yokudla inyama, ulwazi luphikisana. Kodwa kukhona isibonakaliso ukuthi ngalolu suku etafuleni kumele kube yisobho sedoki. Kuze kube entwasahlobo uNicola awukwazi ukungena amanzi emanzini bese ugebha.