Ukubuka konke okushiwo leliholidi likaKhisimusi
Unyaka ngamunye ngoDisemba. 13, Usuku lweSaint Lucia lugujwa kabanzi emazweni aseScandinavia, kuhlanganise neSweden, Norway, neFinland. Uma ungajwayele umsuka weholide nokuthi ugujwa kanjani, thola amaqiniso ngalesi sibuyekezo. Njengoba nje imikhosi yeKhisimusi ehlukile ezifundeni ezihlukene ibonakala emazweni wonke emhlabeni, imikhosi yaseSt. Lucia ihlukile eScandinavia.
Ubani owaseSt. Lucia?
Usuku lweSt. Lucia, owaziwa nangokuthi uSt. Lucy's Day, luhlonishwa lona wesifazane uthe ubelokhu omunye wabafel 'ukholo lobuKristu emlandweni. Ngenxa yokholo lwakhe lwenkolo, iSt. Lucia yabulawa amaRoma ngo-304 CE. Namuhla, Usuku lweSt. Lucia ludlala indima ebalulekile emikhosini kaKhisimusi eScandinavia. Kodwa-ke, emhlabeni jikelele, iSt. Lucia ayitholi ukuqaphela ukuthi abanye abafel 'ukholo, njengoJoan of Arc banalo.
IHholide ligujwa kanjani?
Usuku lweSt. Lucia lugubha ngesikhanyiso sokukhanyisa kanye nezinkambiso zendabuko yamakhansela, afana ne-Luminarias procession kwezinye izingxenye zeSouthwest United States. Abantu baseScandinavia abahloniphi nje iSt. Lucia ngendlelana ye-candlelit kodwa futhi ngokugqoka njengoye ekukhunjweni.
Isibonelo, intombazane endala emndenini ibonisa iSt Lucia ngokugqoka ingubo emhlophe ekuseni. Ubuye agqoke umqhele ogcwele amakhandlela, ngoba legend inakho iSt.
U-Lucia wayegqoka amakhandlela ezinwele zakhe ukuze amvumele ukuba abambe ukudla kwamaKristu aseRoma asetshenziswa ezandleni zakhe. Njengoba kunikezwe lokhu, amadodakazi amadala emindenini abuye akhonze abazali babo uLucia buns kanye nekhofi noma iwayini elixubile.
Ebandleni, abesifazane bahlabelela ingoma yendabuko yaseSt. Lucia echaza ukuthi iSt. Lucia inqobe kanjani ubumnyama futhi ithole ukukhanya.
Amazwe aseScandinavia ngalinye anamazwi afana nawo ngezilimi zawo. Ngakho-ke, kokubili esontweni nasemizini yangasese, amantombazane nabesifazane banendima ekhethekile ekukhumbuzeni umsanta.
Emlandweni waseScandinavia, ubusuku beSt. Lucia bwaziwa ukuthi ubusuku obude kunabo bonke bonyaka (i-solstice yasebusika), eyashintshwa lapho ikhalenda likaGregory lishintshwa. Ngaphambi kokuguqulwa kwabo ebuKristwini, amaNorse aqaphela i-solstice ngamabhonasi amakhulu aklanyelwe ukuvimbela imimoya emibi, kodwa lapho ubuKristu busabalalisa phakathi kwabantu baseNordic (cishe ngo-1000), nabo baqala ukukhumbula ukubulawa kweSt. Lucia. Empeleni, lo mkhosi unamasiko amasiko angamaKristu namasiko amaqaba. Lokhu akuyona into engavamile. Amaholide amaningi aqukethe izinto ezimbili zobuqaba nobuKristu. Lokhu kuhlanganisa izihlahla zikaKhisimusi namaqanda e-Easter, zombili izimpawu zobuqaba ezihlanganiswe emasikweni angamaKristu, naseHalloween.
I-Symbolism yeHholide
Umkhosi weSuku LwaseSt. Lucia wokukhanya ubuye ube nama-overtones angokomfanekiso. Phakathi nobusika obumnyama eScandinavia, umqondo wokukhanya owanqoba ubumnyama kanye nesithembiso sokubuya kwelanga kuye kwamukelwa yizakhamuzi amakhulu eminyaka. Imikhosi kanye nezinqubo zokuhamba ngosuku lweSanta Lucia zikhanyiswa izinkulungwane zamakhandlela.
Abaningi bathi, bekungeke kube uKhisimusi eScandinavia ngaphandle koSuku LwaseLucky Lucia.