Sonke, abadala kunye nabantwana, bathanda iiholide zasebusika, ezizisa uvuyo oluninzi kunye nokuzonwabisa, kwaye ngo-Eva wonyaka omtsha nazo izipho ezivela eSanta Claus. Kwaye le holide iqala ukususela ngomhla kaSt. Nicholas uMmangaliso. Ngumhla weSt. Nicholas Day okanye, njengoko kuthiwa nguNicholas uMmangaliso, uNicholas the Sinner okanye uNicholas Winter?
Imbali kunye nezithethe zokubhiyozela usuku lukaNicholas uMmangaliso
Unyaka ngamnye usuku lukaSt. Nicholas (ubusika) lubhiyozelwa yiOthodoki ngoDisemba 19, nangamaKatolika ngoDisemba 6.
Kukholo lobuKristu kukho iingcwele ezininzi, abantu abaphendulela uncedo kwiimeko ezinzima. Omnye wabangcwele abahloniphekileyo nguNicholas uMmangaliso. Le ndoda yazalwa kwintsapho yama-Orthodox kunamaKristu acebileyo kwaye yindodana yabo yodwa neyilindele ixesha elide. Ngokomlando, ukususela kwiminyaka yokuqala yobomi bukaSaint Nicholas yayinemimangaliso. Ukuqala kwimilenze waqala ngokukhawuleza emva kokuzalwa kwakhe, kwaye kwiintsuku zokuzila ukutya umntwana wasenzela ubisi lomama. Nangona kunjalo, wayenenkqubela ekhompileni kwaye wayekhokela ubomi bodwa, wenza inzululwazi kwaye achitha ixesha lakhe lokuzimela xa ecinga ngoThixo.
Kamva uSt. Nicholas, esasabalalisa bonke ubutyebi abaye bamshiya abazali bakhe, kwihlwempu, bamkela umyalelo waza waba ngumshumayeli. Kungekudala wanyulwa umbhishophu weSixeko saseLycian saseMir.
Kwakungelona nto iSt. Nicholas ebizwa ngokuba nguMmangaliso: wasindisa ubomi abaninzi, wayebhekwa njengomkhuseli wabanqwelisi, abahambi kunye nabahwebi. Ububele bakhe obungenasiphelo kunye novelwano kubo bonke abantu abazange bamvumele ukuba ashiye umntu ofuna uncedo. Ngokukodwa uSt. Nicholas wayebathande abantwana kwaye wayehlala ezama ukuwanika iipesele.
Emva kokufa kukaNicholas uMmangaliso, iimpendulo zakhe zaqala ukukhupha isimangaliso sokuphilisa, okwakungokunye ukuqinisekiswa kobungcwele bakhe. Kuzo zonke izenzo ezininzi ezilungileyo uNikola uMmangaliso owenziwe ngexesha lokuphila kwakhe, emva kokufa kwakhe, babekwe phakathi kwabangcwele.
Ukubhiyozela usuku lukaSt. Nicholas uMmangaliso waqala ukuqala eJamani kwiphondo elide leX. Iifowuni zanikezelwa kubafundi beziko leparishi namhlanje. Kukho umzekeliso ngokuthi kungani iSt. Nicholas Day ibhiyozelwa kabini ngonyaka. Ngokutsho komlando, abalimi bahamba behamba endleleni, kwaye inqwelo yakhe yahlanganiswa nodaka. Kuye waya eSaint Kasyan eengubo ezicebileyo. Kwaye xa umfana ecela uncedo esuka kuKasyan, wenqaba, ecacisa ukuba wayedla epharadesi. Kungekudala uSt. Nicholas wadlula malunga nomlimi waza wancedisa ukukrazula inqwelo, ngelixa edibana nodaka.
Bobabini abangcwele bafika eNkosini, waza wabuza uNikolai ukuba kutheni sele ephuzile, kwaye kutheni iingubo zakhe zazidakeni. UNicho wachaza indlela encedisa ngayo abalimi. Emva koko uThixo wabuza isizathu sokuba uKasyan engamncedi, apho waphendula wathi wayekhawuleza kule ntlanganiso kwaye wayengenakufika kwiingubo ezingcolileyo. Emva koko uThixo wagqiba ekubeni uKasyan wayeza kudunyiswa ngenxa yodwa kuphela kwiminyaka emine, noNicolas uSinner-kabini ngonyaka. Ngako oko, imini kaSt. Nicholas uMmangaliso womthombo wonyaka uyabhiyozelwa ngoMeyi 22, umhla wokudluliselwa kweempahla zakhe e-Italy, kwaye ngoDisemba 19, ngosuku lokufa kwakhe.
Uhlobo lwaseNikola ubusika liholide eyintandokazi kubantwana. Emva koko, wonke umntu uyazi ukuba ngalobu busuku uSaint Nicholas uza kufaka iiskese phantsi komsila womntwana othobelayo, kodwa lowo ongashiyi mntu unokushiya intonga endaweni yesipho. Ngoko ke, ngamnye umntwana uzama ukufumana isipho esivela eNicholas. Namhlanje iSt Nicholas ingenise ngaphantsi komquzelo kungekhona kuphela ieskese kuphela, kodwa nayo inokudlala okanye incwadi enomdla.
Ngosuku lukaSt. Nicholas kwiicawa kunye namathredrals ziinkonzo zikaThixo ezibhiyozelayo. Iimvini zihlelwe ngabantwana kwizixeko ezininzi nakwiidolophana. Iziganeko ezahlukeneyo zothando ziququzelelwe iinkedama. Ukuqokelela amathoyizi, iincwadi, iimpahla, kunye nemali idluliselwa kubafundi beemfesane kunye nezikolo zebhodi. Ngoko ngamnye wethu unokunceda abantwana abasweleyo.