Ivan Kupala - iholide enhle, ngexesha apho kukho ukusebenzisana nendalo. Ngeli xesha, iinkqubo ezahlukeneyo zenziwa, zijolise ekutshintsheni imeko yezinto kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo zobomi. Izithethe zamagqirha ku-Ivan Kupala zikunceda ukulahla izifo zengqondo nangokwenyama, fumana uthando lwakho, uphucule ubuhlobo kwintsapho kunye neemeko zakho zemali. Into eyona nto kukuba nokholo olungagungqiyo ukuba yonke into iya kuvela.
Isiqhelo ku-Ivan Kupala kwedwa
Abantu abaninzi banesizungu, ngoko unokulungisa loo nto ngobusuku bokuhlamba, emva kwesithethe. Kubalulekile ukulungiselela ikhandlela ezisixhenxe zebandla kunye ne icon yeNtombikazi kaMariya. Ngaphambi komfanekiso ukukhanyisa zonke ikhandlela, emva koko, amaxesha angama-40 sifunda umthandazo olandelayo:
"Uxinezeleke uMama kaThixo, oye wadlula zonke iintombi zomhlaba ngokucoca kwakhe nangenxa yobuninzi beentlungu, emhlabeni udluliselwe kuthi, samkele ukububula kwethu buhlungu kwaye usigcine phantsi kwengubo yakho yenceba. Ayikho enye indawo yokukhusela kunye nokufudumala ukumela kwakho, kodwa njengobungqina kubani ozelwe kuwe, sincede usisindise ngemithandazo yakho. Ewe, nakanjani, siya kufikelela kuBukumkani bamaZulwini, siya kucula nabo bonke abangcwele kwiZiqu zintathu kaThixo Lowo ngoku naphakade, naphakade naphakade. Amen. "
Kubalulekile ngexesha lokufunda umthandazo ukuba ungaphazamiseki nantoni na kwaye ungathathi ikhefu. Xa uphinda amagama ngamaxesha angama-40, kufuneka uphinda kathathu elinye iqhinga:
"Ilizwi elibi, uqalekisiwe, ububi, njengentloko yeentshaba, undibethe njengolukhuni! Kodwa ngoncedo lukaThixo, ngeyona nto ingcwele kwiTheotokos, ndiza kuzigcina ngethemba elingenakunqotshwa, ndiya kuhlambulula umthandazo wam, ndiza kufumana uncedo lukaYesu. Ngoku naphakade, naphakade naphakade. Amen. "
Isithethe kwiIvan Kupala ukutshata
Uninzi lwezesondo ezilungileyo ziphupha ukuya kwisithsaba somntu othandekayo, kodwa ngenxa yezizathu ezahlukahlukeneyo esi siganeko asenzeki. Ukuzisa usuku olusondeleyo, kufanelekile ukuqhuba isithethe esilula sothando ngo-Ivan Kupala. Kubalulekile ukuvuka ekuseni, ukulungiselela ubisi, i-gingerbread, ubusi kunye nemali. Ukuthatha zonke izinto, uye kwi-birch tree kufuphi nawe uze wenze icebo elinjalo:
"Unina-mkhuhlane, ndikhokele, thabatha umkhonzi kaThixo (igama) emtshatweni!"
Ngokukhawuleza emva koko, ubisi kunye nobusi buyithulule phantsi komthi, kwaye kufuphi nesiqu ushiye iinqebengwane kunye neengqekembe nje ngokuba unyango.
Isithethe sokukhusela i-Ivan Kupala
Kwimpilo yanamhlanje, abantu bahlala bejamelana nabantu abanobubi abahlukeneyo, obuchaphazela kakhulu ubomi kunye nempilo. Ukuze uzikhusele kule nto, ngobusuku bo-Ivan Kupala kufuneka kube yinto elula. Yenza kwangaphambili i-wreath yamagatsha e-birch, okufuneka uyenze. Nithengele ezintathu iikhandlela zecawa kwaye akukho naliphi ityala ukuthatha utshintsho lokuthenga okunjalo. Namathisela ikhandlela kwi-wreath ukwenzela ukuba bayenze unxantathu. Ukufutshane ukuya phakathi kobusuku, uye emfuleni ukuya kwindawo apho kungekho bantu khona. Ekulunxwemeni, sasaza amathambo kwaye, emi kufuphi naye, funda la magama:
"Mna, inceku (imyarek), umama ozelwe, ibandla elibhaptiziweyo, ndibeka umlindi kunye namakhoboka (ikhoboka) likaThixo (uThixo) (amagama abo bakhoyo). Ukuhlamba umlilo! Egameni likaJohane uMbhaptizi oqaqambileyo asisikelele kunye nokukhuseleka kwiintshaba kunye neentshaba, ukusuka kwikrele kunye nompu, ukugula nokukhathazeka, kwiintlungu zangaphakathi. Ndiyamgxeka uKristu kunye nomqobo ongenakulinganiswa kunyaka owodwa. Egameni likayise nendodana nomoya oyingcwele. Amen. "
Emva koko, gxuma phezu komlilo, ucinge ukuba ilangabi libhubhisa udonga olungabonakaliyo. Emva koko thabatha ukubhukuda emlanjeni, uphinde ucinge ngendlela amanzi ahlamba ngayo yonke into embi. Isinyathelo esilandelayo kukuba ufunde le ngqungquthela:
"Njengoko iNkosi yabhaptizwa eJordani, ngoko mna, umkhonzi kaThixo (igama), ekuhlambulukeni nase-hvoboba. Amen. "
Ixesha lokukhanyisa ikhandlela kwi-wreath, kwaye iyancipha emanzini. Xa i-wreath ihamba, yithetha la magama:
"Egameni likayise nendodana nomoya oyingcwele. Njengoko i-wreath emanzini ihamba, ngokunjalo umlindi wam uya kundisindisa. Amen. "