E- Estonia , njengakwamanye amazwe aseBaltic, uKhisimusi ihlotshaniswa ne-solstice yasebusika, eyayigubha ngaphambi kokuba isici sobuKristu seholidi sinebalulekile. Ngesikhathi i-Advent ibonakala, ama-Estoni aqeda ngempela amaholide kaKhisimusi ngoDisemba 23 futhi agubha ngoMgqibelo kaKhisimusi. Uma useseTallinn phakathi nenyanga kaDisemba, ungagubha nabantu base-Estoni emakethe yeKhisimusi yaseTallinn, lapho ngisho noSanta ethanda ukuhlala khona.
Izinhlangano zamaPagane
Abase-Estoni bazizwa belifa labo lobuqaba ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi, nemikhosi yase-winter solstice isikhumbuzo sokuthi kungani uDisemba wakhethwa ukugubha ukuzalwa kukaKristu. I-solstice yasebusika, njengosuku olufushane kakhulu lonyaka, ibizwa ngokuthi uJõulud e-Estonia. Igama libuye lisetshenziselwe "uKhisimusi." Usuku lokuqala lwe-solstice, owaziwa ngokuthi iSt. Thomas 'Day (ngoDisemba 21), okwakuthiwa luyisikhathi sokuphumula emva kokulungiselela isikhathi eside okwakuhlanganisa ubhiya, izilwane zokuhlambalaza nokulungisa ukudla. Ngemuva kweSt. Thomas Day, imisebenzi yayinganiselwe ukuze ingabesabi imimoya ezuzisayo ehambisana ne-solstice. I-effigy nayo yenziwa ngalolu suku ukuze idluliselwe endlini ngendlu ukuqinisekisa ukuthi amandla nenhlanhla kulezi zinyanga ezizayo.
Eqinisweni, izinkolelo-ze nokuhlambalaza kuzungeze leli holide, ngezici ezithile ezibikezela isivuno esihle noma izimo zezulu ngonyaka olandelayo.
Imifula ingasetshenziswa ngamademoni ukusabalalisa ububi, ngakho kubalulekile ukuthi bahlale behlanzekile. I-Jouluvana, i- Santa Claus yase-Estonia, ungumuntu osekhulile onomthwalo wokuletha izipho ezinganeni ezihle ngalesi sikhathi. I-Pakapikk ingenye inhlamvu ethi "uKhisimusi elf" ekhonza inhloso efanayo - ukusabalalisa izipho - ngesiko sase-Estonia.
I-Estonia Ifa likaKhisimusi
Sekuyisiko lesikhathi eside semholi we-Estonia ukumemezela ukuthula kukaKhisimusi ngoKhisimusi.
Amanye amasiko aseKhisimusi ase-Estonian asekude aqala ukudla, okusele etafuleni lemimoya yokuvakashela. I-blood sausage, sauerkraut, nokunye ukudla kungokwesiko kweKhisimusi yase-Estonia, futhi ubhiya uphinde uphuze njengengxenye yemikhosi yamaholidi. I-dessert, i-gingerbread yisidlo esithandwayo, esivame ukuhlanganiswa ngumndeni.
Amanye amasiko endala abonakala ngokufanisayo noma cha nanamuhla. Isibonelo, ukumboza phansi ngotshani noma utshani, umkhuba owawuyingxenye yokugubha iholide yase-Estonia awunakwenzeka kubantu abahlala ezindlini zendawo ezinamapulangwe anamuhla. Futhi, "imiqhele" kaKhisimusi iyingxenye yomhlobiso waseKhisimusi wase-Estonia. Lezi zenziwe ngotshani, kodwa lo mkhuba wawusondela ngokushona kukaKhisimusi ngesikhathi seSoviet. Kodwa-ke, emashumini ambalwa ambalwa adlule abone ukuvuselelwa kwamasiko kaKhisimusi e-Estonia, njengoba nje kutshalwa futhi kubolekwa kwamanye amasiko kanye namasiko omhlaba.