Ngokuhlwa, ngoJanuwari 18, uEpiphany uEva uqala. Kwababakholwa kwi-Orthodoxy yabasimili, umthendeleko wokubhaptizwa ungenye yeeholide ezili-12 ezinkulu zonqulo. Nje ngeKrisimesi , yonke intsapho ibuthela kwi- Christmas Eve kwi-Epiphany. Wayekhonza kuphela izitya ezinomzimba. Kwitheyibhile kufuneka ibe khona kutya - isitya selayisi, ivenkile kunye nobusi. Umthendeleko wokubhaptizwa kukaKristu uza ngoJanuwari 19. Ukususela ngomhla wama-18 ukuya ku-19 kaJanuwari ukuqala kwamanzi kuqale. Imizila yamakholwa ukudonsa kwiitempile okanye kumachibi ngamanzi angcwele, udibanise kwifomthi okanye kwindawo yokuqhawula izono. Ngaloo mini, kwanamanzi avela kwipompo kuthathwa njengongcwele, kwaye kuthiwa yinto yokuphulukisa impahla. Ababingeleli bathi intsalela enye yamanzi obhaptizo yanele ukuncedisa nayiphi na inani lamanzi aqhelekileyo.
Ubhaptizo liholide le-Orthodox, elaligcinwe ngamasiko kunye nezithethe zalo kwimoko yasekuqaleni. Ngokwesiko leeholide, ubhaptizo lwenziwe, umqhubi wenziwa ngexesha lomhlangano omkhulu wabantu emlanjeni okanye echibini elikhulu elisondeleyo, umngxuma uthatyathwa ngendlela yesiphambano, kwaye umbingeleli unqumle amanzi. Ukuhlamba emgodini wamanzi kuhlanjululwe izono kunye nomkholi wenyaniso, ngokweenkolelo, akahluphekanga nayiphi na into ebudeni bonyaka. Ukuphosa emanzini, umntu ulahla uSathana aze afunge ukuthembeka kuKrestu, kudibene nomoya wabangcwele.
Ubhaptizo - imbali yeeholide
Ukuba sibheka emva kubhaptizo, ibali lomthendeleko we-Epiphany - ubhaptizo lweNkosi, lugcine umgca ocacileyo ngokucacileyo phakathi kweemvumelwano ezidala kunye neentsha. U-Ivan Chrysostom wabhala: "Ukubonakala kweNkosi akusiyo umhla owazalwa ngawo, kodwa ngomhla wokubhaptizwa." Ubhaptizo, oku mhlawumbi sisona siganeko sokuqala kwimisebenzi kawonkewonke kaYesu Kristu.
Namhlanje, umthendeleko wobhaptizo kwezinye iindawo uye waba ngumhedeni. Abantu abade banqulo lobuOthodoki, babhekisela kumanzi angcwele njengomgcini. Ngaphezu koko, ngomhla weKrisimesi, endaweni yokutya ngokukhawuleza, badla zonke iintlobo zokutya nokusela utshwala, okusemthethweni akuvumelekanga kumKristu wama-Orthodox. Ngokwamagama ompostile uPawulos: "Ubabalo olusinikwe nguThixo kunye nenhlanganyelo kwindlu engcwele kufuneka lugcinwe ngokukhawuleza kangangoko kunokwenzeka, ukuze baqhubeke bekhula ngokomoya."
Amanzi angcwele athathwe e-Epiphany, unokufafaza indlu. Ukucoca izandla nge-pinch, ukwenza ukunyakaza okuphambeneyo, ukuqala ukusuka kwicala lasekunene leengcango zokungena, ukuhamba kweso kweso.