Ukuphela Kwezikhathi Ezinhle, Isiqalo Sokuqala
I-Ash ngoLwesithathu ingenye yemikhosi yenkolo eqondile e-Ireland - hhayi njengeholide lomphakathi (akunjalo), kodwa ngendlela ozothola ngayo izimpawu ezitaladini. Kubuso babantu. Ikakhulukazi amaKatolika akhuthele azodlala indawo yomlotha emabunzini abo, afakwe efomeni lesiphambano. Thola okungaphezulu ...
Kuyini i-Ash ngoLwesithathu?
Ngokuvamile, i-Ash ngoLwesithathu kungukuqala kokuphumula futhi kulandela izithende ze-pancake idili okuthiwa i-Shrove ngoLwesibili.
Iphelelwe yisikhathi ukuba kwenzeke izinsuku ezingamashumi amane nesithupha ngaphambi kwePhasika futhi ziboshwe ngosuku lwe-Easter, i-Ash ngoLwesithathu iyinhlangano ehamba phambili. Usuku lokuqala lwekhalenda lwenzeka ekuqaleni ngoFebruwari 4, zakamuva ngo-Mashi 10. Iphinde ibonise ukuqala kwesikhathi seLent esichazwa ngokucacile njengezinsuku ezingamashumi amane zokuzila ngaphambi kwePhasika.
Ukubonakala okungabonakali kwenkathi ehlala izinsuku ezingama-40 empeleni kuqala izinsuku ezingu-46 ngaphambi kokuba kuphele kuchazwe inqubomgomo yesonto, okungekho amaSonto ayisithupha ngesikhathi seLent kusukela ekuzila ukudla okwenziwe.
Ukuthuthukiswa komlando we-Ash ngoLwesithathu kubandakanya umsuka wegama - umlotha wendabuko ubeka emabunzini noma emakhanda ngesikhatsi sesisindo, sikhonza njengesikhumbuzo isikhumbuzo sokufa kanye nesibonakaliso sokulila nokuphenduka. Ngokuvamile umlotha wakhiqizwa ngokushisa ama-palm fronds kusukela ngeSonto lePalm lonyaka odlule.
I-Ash ngoLwesithathu nayo iyidlo elibandakanya kakhulu - amaKristu angamaKatolika, amaKatolika namanye (aguquliwe) agubha usuku.
Kungani i-Ash ngoLwesithathu ibonakala kakhulu e-Ireland
AmaKatolika azovame ukugcina i-Ash ngoLwesithathu ngokuzila ukudla, ukuyeka ukuzidla nokuguquka. Isibonakaliso sangaphandle salo mhlangano sihamba ngobuningi, lapho umlotha uthola khona kumpristi. Futhi lapha "okusobala" kungena, njengoba umlotha (isiphambano) ngeke ususwe ngemuva kwalokho, kodwa kuvunyelwe ukuba "ngokwemvelo" kuphele.
Uma ungumhambeli e-Ireland futhi ungayigubhi umkhosi, akungabazeki ukuthi uzoshaywa inani labantu abahamba ngalolwesiLwesithathu "ngamabunwe aphethwe", ikakhulukazi ngemva kwemini. Gwema ukunikeza izeluleko ezinobungane kanye neshidi, i-faux pas eyokubeka ngaphesheya kombala.
Njengolwazi oluhlukile - ngenkathi uGardai evinjelwe ngokomthetho ukubonisa inkolo yezenkolo (noma ezombangazwe) emsebenzini futhi efomini, kubonakala sengathi isiphambano esiphambanweni ebunzini.
Kanjani Kakhulu Kangakanani I-Irish Take Ash Ashithathu?
Yebo, lokho kuxhomeke ... kumuntu ngamunye. Abantu abaningi abakhathaleli nhlobo, abanye abakhathaleli ngempela ngaphandle kokumisa nokuthola umlotha, abanye bahamba ngendlela egcwele, yendabuko.
Abadala, amaKatolika anempilo futhi angenakude kakhulu, ngokusemthethweni, avunyelwe ukuba badle ukudla okuphelele ku-Ash ngoLwesithathu, kodwa ukudla okuncane okuncane kungavunyelwa (uma nje labo bebonke bengadluli ukudla okugcwele - okuzwakala kakhulu njengendlela yokudla). U-Ash ngoLwesithathu uzoba usuku lokuzidla ekudleni (okuyinto, ngokuchazwa kwesonto, kusho ukuthi izilwane ezincelisayo nezinyoni - kuvunyelwe). Kodwa amanye amaKatolika angase aphule izibopho ezincane ezenzelwe ukusheshisa okuphelele noma ukuzila ukudla ngesinkwa namanzi kuphela ngosuku.
AmaKatolika ambalwa kakhulu empeleni ayoqhubeka nokuzila ukudla kuze kube sekupheleni kweLente - nakuba lokhu kungasho ukuyeka ukuzidla ngokuphelele.
Ingabe i-As Ash ngoLwesithathu yayihlukile ezinsukwini zakudala?
Yebo no cha. Kubuye kuncike kakhulu kulowo muntu, kodwa ukukhuluma ngokujwayelekile ngemikhosi bekuyobe kunzima kakhulu futhi yonke indlu izoqinisekisa ukuthi okungenani ilungu elilodwa laba khona (okungabe lingathatha umlotha ekhaya elinye lamalunga omndeni).
Ukuzila ukudla kuzoba isikhathi eside nangaphezulu - okungahle kuhlangane nezidingo ze-larder engenalutho kanye nesikhathi esibucayi emvelo kanye. Imikhiqizo yezilwane yayingeke idliwe noma isetshenziswe ekuphekeni, futhi lokhu kusebenza kulabo abawunqobile kusuka ezifuywayo nezinyoni. Ngakho akukho nyama, amaqanda, ibhotela, ubisi namafutha esilwane. Ngokwesiko, i-pan yokudoba yahlanzwa ngemuva kwe-boncake ye-pancake yeShrive ngoLwesibili, bese ishiya isikhathi.
Konke ukuzijabulisa kuyobekwa okwesikhashana, akukho mculo, ukudansa noma imidlalo evunyelwe. Ngisho nokuvakashelwa kobuhle phakathi komakhelwane kungase kukhishwe. Utshwala nogwayi? Ngena ngemuva kwami ...
Amasiko amasha e-Ireland
Enye yezentuthuko ezintsha ezishayisayo kwakuwukuqoka i-Ash ngoLwesithathu ngokuthi "Usuku Lukazwelonke Lokubhema" eminyakeni embalwa eyedlule. Lokhu kuhambisana kahle nokuzonda okwejwayelekile kwendabuko enhle kakhulu ngesikhathi seLent ... futhi ngesithombe somlotha.
I-Ash ngoLwesithathu nayo ibe yindawo ebalulekile yokuqoqwa okuningi kosizo - njengokukhetha usuku njengendlela yokuqala yokuzilahla kwe-Lent kunoma yini oyifunayo. Umqondo wukuthi udela kancane ukunethezeka kwezinsuku ezingamashumi amane alandelayo futhi unike imali imali esilungele isizathu esihle. Ngakho-ke ngeke kube yinto engavamile ukuba ihlaselwe "ngabagwedli" emigwaqeni yaseDublin, becela abantu abangabazi ukuthi yini abahlela ukuyiyeka ngenxa yeLente. Kungakhathaliseki uhlanga noma inkolo.
Ngendlela, laba bantu ngokuvamile abanesithakazelo ngempela noma balalele. Ngisakhumbula ngidlula uStephen's Green nomngane futhi ngicelwa ukuthi ngiluhlaza okwakuluhlaza okwakuluhlaza okwakungokuhle ngikuhle ukuyeka ukuwayeka. Ngaphendula ukuthi ngangihlele ukuzila ukudla. I-chugger yahlonipha izinhloso zami futhi yabuza ukuthi ngabe ngifuna ukunikela imali ngokulondoloza ukuzila ukudla esiyimbangela yokusiza ...