Ngamaxesha amandulo, amaKristu aqala ukufunda imihla ehambelana neziganeko ezibalulekileyo ezenzeka ngexesha lobomi bomhlaba beNtombikazi kaMariya. Kukho iintsuku ezininzi ezikhunjulwayo, xa iintsuku zokuhlanjululwa kweetempile ezidumileyo kunye neempawu zikaMama kaThixo zigujwa. Kodwa kukho iiholide ezinkulu zecawa ngokuhlonipha iNtombi kaMariya, ekwahlukileyo kwoluhlu, olubizwa ngokuba ngumthendeleko kaMama kaThixo. Yiloluhlu, olubaluleke kakhulu kuwo wonke amaKristu, sinika inqaku lethu elifutshane.
Iholide ngokuzukisa iNtombikazi Eyintsikelelo:
- Ivula uluhlu lweeholide lo-Orthodox yovuko lukaMariya oyiNtombi, ehlonishwa ngabantu kukuba idibaniswa neempawu ezininzi. AmaKristu akhiyozela esi siganeko esikhulu ngoSeptemba 21 (Septemba 8). Inendawo ephakamileyo, njengoko ifakwe kwinani leeholide ezilishumi elinambini.
- Umhla wekhalenda olandelayo ngoSeptemba 22 (Septemba 9) uphinde ubandakanywe uluhlu lwaMama wamaxesha kaThixo. Ngomhla, Usuku lokukhunjulwa kukaJoachim no-Anna bayawa, abazali beNtombikazi kaMariya bebekwe, bebekwe ngecawa kwinqanaba labangcwele.
- NgoDisemba 4 (21.11) ibonisa umthendeleko weentsuku ezilishumi elinesibhozo ngenhlonipho yokungena kwiNdlu yeNtombi.
- Ebusika, kukho iintsuku ezininzi ezingalibalekiyo zomKristu ngamnye. NgoDisemba 22 (9.12) ibhiyozelwa iConception ye-Anne wolungileyo weNtombi.
- Siyazi ukuba ngoJanuwari 8 (26.12) ngolunye usuku olulandelayo emva kweKrisimesi, eliphethe igama lecawa leCathhedral leNtombi. Kulo mhla ukuba sifanele sihlanganise imithandazo kuzuko lukaKristu kunye nodumo lweNtombikazi kaMariya.
- Ngo-Ephreli 7 (25.04) yayisiganeko esibalulekileyo, xa iGabriyeli oyiNtloko yabhengeza kuMama kaThixo ukuba wanikezelwa umsebenzi omkhulu wokuzalela enyameni kaYesu Kristu. Ukuvakaliswa kweNgcwelengcwele yeTheotokos ngenye yeentlanga ezilishumi elinesibini.
- ISabatha le-Akathist lingawela kwiintsuku zekhalenda ezahlukileyo, kodwa ihlala igujwa njalo ngoMgqibelo wesi-5 ukusuka kwiLente.
- Ngolwesihlanu weveki yePasika yinto ebalulekileyo yecawa - ngumhla woBungqina beCawa yeNtombi eNtsikelelo kuMthombo ophilisa ubomi eConstantinople.
- Izambatho zeNdlovukazi kaMariya - eyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu, ngokuhlonelwa kuyo iholide encinci Isikhundla sesambatho seNtombikazi Eyintombi eBlakhern. Ubhiyozelwa ngoJulayi 15 (2.07).
- Ngo-Agasti 7 (25.07) kufuneka ibhiyozelwe Ukuchithwa kwamalungisa uAna (iholide encinci).
- Ukuqatshelwa kweyona ngcwele kakhulu iTheotokos yindlobo ebalulekileyo kunazo zonke, ekufuneka iguqulwe ngo-Agasti 28 (15.08).
- Uluhlu lwethu luphela ngomhla kaSeptemba 12 (31.08) Isikhundla sebhanti yeThetokos engcwele kakhulu kwi tempile yaseKhalkopratian, eyona nto ibaluleke kakhulu ehambelana nokuhlala emhlabeni kweNtombikazi kaMariya. Qaphela ukuba le holide iwa ngomhla wokugqibela wonyaka webandla.