Isimangalo se-Riga Lays ku-Tradition Tradition Tradition
Uma ungumMelika uvakashela izwe laseBaltic laseLatvia ngesikhathi sikaKhisimusi, uzozizwa ekhaya. Amasiko abaluleke kakhulu kuleli zwe afana nalawa ase-United States. Amasiko kaKhisimusi yaseLatvia, njengabantu abaningi eYurophu, ayingxenye yamasiko angamaKristu nemikhosi yobuqaba ye-solstice yasebusika, eyenzeka ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambi kukaKhisimusi.
I-Latvia igubha uKhisimusi ngo-Disemba 25, futhi abaningi baseLatvia babhala izinsuku ezingu-12 eziholela kuKhisimusi ngezipho, njengokwamaKhisimusi othandekayo, "Izinsuku Eziyishumi Nambili ZikaKhisimusi," ezitshela ngomkhuba wokunikeza izipho izinsuku ezingu-12.
Njengabantwana abaningi base-US, izingane zaseLatvia zikholelwa kuSanta Claus oletha izipho zabo futhi azibeke ngaphansi kwesihlahla sikaKhisimusi. Izipho ngokuvamile zivuliwe ngoKhisimusi noma ngoKhisimusi ekuseni.
Isiko Somuthi KaKhisimusi
Akekho owazi ngokuqinisekile lapho isiko lokuhlobisa isihlahla esisihlahla esihlahleni kuKhisimusi sitholakala, nakuba i-Germany ivame ukunikezwa isikweletu. AmaLatvia abeka isimangalo sokuvela kwesiko somuthi kaKhisimusi.
Izinganekwane zitshela ngomuthi wokuqala kaKhisimusi ukuthi zakhiwe futhi zihlotshiswe eDolobheni LaseDolobheni lase-Old Town eRiga Town Hall Square ngo-1510. Lesi siko siyaqhubeka sithokoza ngokugcwele uKhisimusi kulelizwe laseBaltic, lapho kuyingxenye ebalulekile yokugubha iholide. Njalo ngonyaka isihlahla sikaKhisimusi sisasetshenziswa futhi sihlotshiswe endaweni lapho umlando uqala khona umkhuba. Izihlahla zivame ukuhlotshiswa ngezindwangu namakhandlela. Izakhi zemvelo ezinjengotshani nazo zisetshenziselwa kokubili izihlobiso nokuhlobisa ekhaya ngesikhathi samaholide.
Nakuba amazwe ahlukahlukene athi isimiso somuthi kaKhisimusi njengoba siqala ngawo, into eyodwa engavumelana ngayo ukuthi okokuqala kwenziwa eNyakatho Yurophu.
I-Yule Log
Yule kwakubizwa ngokuthi abahedeni ukugubha i-solstice yasebusika-usuku oluncane lonyaka-oluwela ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ngaphambi kukaKhisimusi.
U-Yule wabonakalisa ilanga, ngakho-ke izingodo zikaYule zishiswa futhi amakhandlela avuliwe ukuze adumisa unkulunkulu welanga futhi amkhuthaze ukuba ilanga libuye ngosuku olufushane kakhulu lonyaka. AmaLatvia, i-yule log isabalulekile njengesiko likaKhisimusi. Yindlela yokuhlanza isendlalelo, ukwenza indlela yoNyaka Omusha. Ihudulwa bese ishiswa ukufanekisa ukubhujiswa kwezenzakalo ezimbi ezenzeka kulo nyaka.
Christmas Dinner
Njengoba emazweni amaningi lapho uKhisimusi kugubha khona, idili elikhulu lomndeni liyisisekelo seholidi. Izenzo ezikhethekile eLatvia ziyi-bacon rolls kanye ne-gingerbread noma ama-cookie gingerbread. Itafula lesidlo saseLatvia cishe lihlala liphethe uhlobo oluthile lwenyama egazingiwe nesidlo sendabuko esibizwa ngokuthi i-grey peas, okuyi-peas eyomisiwe ephekwe futhi iphekwe nge anyanisi, ibhali kanye nebhethoni. Isidlo saseKhisimusi eLatvia ngokuvamile sihlanganisa izitsha ezingu-12.
Imakethe yeKhisimusi
Uma useRiga phakathi noDisemba, hlola izihlobiso zeholide nesampula zokudla zaseLatvia ngoKhisimusi emakethe yeRiga Christmas. Ungakwazi ukugcoba nge-gingerbread bese uphuza iwayini elinamathelethi ngenkathi uphazamisa izitolo ezihlinzeka izinto ezenziwe ngezandla njengama-shawls, ama-scarves, ama-mittens, namakhandlela.