EbuKristwini, uSanta u-Anna ungumama weVirgin nogogo kaKristu. UmkaSt. Joachim, owabeletha intombazane ngemuva kweminyaka engapheli .
U-patroness oNgcwele u-Anna
Ayikho imithombo eminingi esasinda, lapho kukhona ulwazi mayelana nokuphila kuka-Anna. Wayengumalokazana wompristi uMatthan nomkakhe weJoachim olungileyo. Abashadile minyaka yonke banikeza izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu zemali engenayo ethempelini nabampofu. Kuze kube yilapho bebekhulile bengakwazi ukuzala abantwana. Ngu-Anna owazibheka njengesizathu esiyinhloko salesi sizi.
Wabuye waphinde wathandazela ngesipho sothando lomntwana futhi wathembisa ukuletha njengesipho kuNkulunkulu. Imithandazo yakhe yazwakala futhi ingelosi kaNkulunkulu yehla kuye isuka ezulwini. Watshela u-Anna ukuthi maduzane uzoba nengane, ukuthi kungaba intombazane okuthiwa uMariya, futhi kuyo zonke izizwe zomhlaba zizobusiswa. Ngalesi sibusiso, i-Angel noJoachim babonakala.
Kwaze kwaze kwaba iminyaka emithathu, lo mbhangqwana wamvusa ingane ngokwayo, wabe eseyinike ethempelini leNkosi, lapho uMariya wakhulela khona. Ngemva kwesikhathi esangeniswa ethempelini, uJoachim washona, futhi eminyakeni emibili kamuva u-Anna ngokwakhe.
Ngosuku lukaSt. Anna, i-Assumption of the Righteous igujwa. Ucatshangwa ukuthi uyisibopho sabo bonke abesifazane abakhulelwe. Abesifazane bayasondela kuye ngesicelo sokuzalwa okulula, impilo enhle yengane kanye nobisi obanele bokuncelisa .
Ngaphezu kwalokho, u-Anna uphinde uthathwa njengenkosikazi yezingubo zokugqoka kanye nama-femalehermomen, ngoba yilezi zinsuku ezithinta abesifazane futhi zihlobene nomama. Emasontweni angama-Orthodox namaKatolika, wayebekwa njengosanta.
Umkhosi kaSt. Anne
Usuku lomkhosi lukaSt. Anne e-Orthodoxy lugujwa ngo-Agasti 7. Umkhosi wamaSanta oNgcwele wamaKatolika, usuku lukaMariya uMgogo noMgogo kaKristu, ugubha ngoJulayi 26.
Ngaphezu komkhosi weSt. Anne ekuKatolika, kuyisiko ukugubha uDisemba 8. Kulolu suku, uMariya wakhulelwa. ISonto LamaRoma Katolika libona ukuthi le mcabango ingascoliswa, echaza lokhu ngokuthi uMariya akazange adlulise isono sangempela.
Ngosuku lukaSt. Anna lokukhunjulwa, kuyisiko ukugubha isimangaliso sokholo, ukubekezela, okuyinto umuntu olungile emele. Emasontweni ase-Orthodox, i-Great Assumption ye-Righteous Anna iqhutshwa. Kulolu suku kubalulekile ukuzinikela ngosuku lwesonto, ukuya eMkhosini. Kunconywa ukuhlehlisa wonke amacala, kungcono ukushiya ingxabano nomkhuba wendlu. Ngosuku lukaSt. Anna, imindeni engenamntwana kufanele ivakashele isonto noma ithi i-troparion ka-Anna. Ngosuku lwe-Assumption, ukubizelwa kwabaqotho kufanele kube okuqotho futhi kugcwele ukholo olujulile.