Ekuqaleni kukaJanuwari, izitolo eziningi zokuthenga izitolo zizoqala ukuthengisa ikhekhe eliyindilinga elinezindwangu, oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka noluphuzi. Kulabo abavela eNew Orleans, i-King Cake yingxenye ebalulekile futhi ekulindeleke imikhosi yase-Lenten. Uma uhlale uzibuza ukuthi yini le nto ikhona ngekhekhe lenkosi nokuthi lisho ukuthini, hlola lezi zinto ezingu-5 okudingeka wazi ngekhekhe lekosi.
01 ka 05
Isikhathi Sesiko Senkosi Siqala NgoJanuwari 6 (Epiphany) Kuze Kufike Ukudla Ngolwesibili
Ngokungafani nokudla okuningi, amaqebelengwane enkosi asebenza kuphela ngesikhathi esithile sonyaka. Ikhekhe lekhekhe leNkosi liyi-Carnival yonke, okusho phakathi kwe-Epiphany, okuyizinsuku ezingu-12 emva kukaKhisimusi, kuze kube yiFat ngoLwesibili (noma i- Mardi Gras ). Ngokuyinhloko, ikhekhe lekosi liyingxenye ehlosiwe yoMkhosi we-Epiphany, nakuba amaKatolika amaningi ezohlanganyela ikhekhe lenkosi okungenani kanye ngesonto kuze kufike uMardi Gras.
02 ka 05
"Inkosi" e-King Cake ikhuluma ngamaMagi amathathu
I-New Revised Standard Version kaMathewu 2: 1-12, ichaza ukuvakashelwa kwamakhosi amathathu (noma magi) ekuzalweni kukaJesu:
Ngesikhathi sikaHerode inkosi, ngemva kokuzalwa kukaJesu eBhetlehema laseJudiya, amadoda ahlakaniphile aseMpumalanga afika eJerusalema, ebuza, "Uphi umntwana ozelwe inkosi yamaJuda? Ngoba sibheke inkanyezi yakhe lapho iphuma, futhi eze ukuzomkhothamela. " . . . . Kwathi sebezwile inkosi, baphuma; futhi lapho, ngaphambi kwabo, bahamba inkanyezi ababeyibonile lapho ivela, ize ivele phezu kwendawo lapho ingane yayikhona khona. Lapho bebona ukuthi inkanyezi yayimisiwe, bajabha ngenjabulo. Lapho bengena endlini, babona ingane noMariya unina; futhi baguqa phansi bamkhothamela. Kwabe sekuvula izifuba zabo, bamnika izipho zegolide, inhlaka yempepho nemure.
Kucatshangwa ukuthi la maMagi amathathu avakashela usana lukaJesu cishe amasonto amabili emva kokuzalwa kwakhe, yingakho uMkhosi we-Epiphany (noma uMkhosi wamaKhosi amathathu) ugubha ngoJanuwari 6. Ikhekhe leNkosi yikudla kokugubha i-Epiphany noma ukuvakashelwa kwalawo makhosi amathathu.
03 ka 05
Kukhona izimpendulo eziningi zeCake King
Kunezinguqulo eziningi zekhekhe lekosi, kufaka phakathi:
- I-New Orleans, e-United States: Leli yiCake Lenkosi abantu abaningi baseMelika abakwaziyo, elihlanganisa indandatho yenhlama enophephu, igolide, kanye noshukela oluhlaza, imibala yendabuko yeMardi Gras, emele ubulungisa, amandla, nokholo.
- Amazwe okukhuluma iSpanishi: Emazweni akhuluma iSpanishi, amabhakabhaka enza i- rosca de reyes , isinkwa esiphundu esinezithelo ezicandiwe.
- IFrance: EFrance, eQuebec naseBelgium, izibhakabhakeni zikhonza i- galette de rois , okuyi-puff pastry egcwele i-almond cream.
- IJalimane neSwitzerland: I- Dreikönigskuchen , i-sweet buns eyenziwe ngama-alimondi nama-raisins, ikhekhe lamakhosi angokwesiko eJalimane naseSwitzerland.
- ENgilandi: ENgilandi yakudala, Ikhekhe leshumi nambili laliyisidlo esidumile esasikhonza eMkhosini We-Epiphany. Ikhekhe leshumi nambili yi-fruitcake ehlotshiswe nge-frosting.
04 ka 05
Ingane Iyobe Ifihliwe Ekhakheni
Ngokwesiko, ibhontshisi encane yafakwa ekhekhe njengoba ibhaka ukufanekisela ingane uJesu. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, abapheki baqala ukusebenzisa ama- feve, okusho ukuthi ubhontshisi, kodwa empeleni kwakungokomfanekiso wokugcoba owenziwe ngekhekhe. Lezi zifuyo zazihle kakhulu futhi zinhle kangangokuthi imyuziyamu eFrance impela iqoqo le-feve, lapho izivakashi zingabona khona izithombe ezingamakhulu ezinkukhu. Namuhla, eziningi zokubhaka zisebenzisa i-plastic baby doll ekhishwa ku-ikhekhe, nakuba ezinye zokupheka zisebenzisa izithombe ezincike ngokukhethekile.
05 ka 05
Uma Uthola Ingane Efihliwe, Khona-ke Uthenga Ikhekhe Elilandelayo!
Umkhuba uthi umuntu othola umntwana ofihlekile ngaphakathi kwekhekhe lenkosi uhloswe inkosi ngosuku futhi unesibopho sokuthenga ikhekhe elilandelayo. Ezindaweni eziningi, ingane encane ihlezi ngaphansi kwetafula futhi ihlukanise izingcezu zekhekhe ngakho akekho owaziyo ukuthi ubani ozoyithola ingane futhi abe yinkosi. Umuntu othola umntwana noma umfuziselo uthola umqhele wephepha futhi kufanele athenge ikhekhe elilandelayo.