Iholidi elikhukhulayo: mangaki ama-Easter?

Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, cishe wonke umuntu uqala ukuzibuza ngesenzakalo esingavamile sePhasika lobuKristu. Lo mkhosi ojikelezayo ungawa ngo-Ephreli noMeyi, futhi uyajabula ukuthi mangaki ama-Easter kulo nyaka, futhi kungani amaKristu engakunqunywa, ngukuphi usuku okufanele ugubhe?

Uma uhlola emlandweni weholidini, kuvela ukuthi empeleni kwaba khona ngaphambi kokuba indaba yonke yenzeke noJesu Kristu. Uma ushiya inkolo yodwa, futhi uphendukela emlandweni, ngaleso sikhathi ngesikhathi sokungena kukaJesu okukhulunywe ngaso eJerusalema, izakhamuzi zakhona zazigubha iPasika. Kungenxa yeholidi lamaJuda, elingenalo lutho ngezindaba ezimbi zokubethelwa. Yingakho umbuzo wokuthi iyiphi inombolo ye-Easter engaphendulwa kuphela ngabaqondisi bezinkanyezi: yilo ngeSonto lokuqala lwenyanga egcwele ngemuva kwe-equinox yama-vernal. Uma intwasahlobo yentwasahlobo iwela ngo-Mashi 20 noma 21, khona-ke inyanga ezayo egcwele ayikwazi ukuboshwa ngosuku oluthile. Eqinisweni, kunesidingo sekhalenda yenyanga, okuzosiza ekunqumeni usuku luni lwe-Easter nenyanga ngayinye kulo nyaka.

Incazelo yale ncazelo ethile yosuku lweholide ihlezi ngokuqondile ekhalendeni yenyanga - isekelwe esimisweni somsebenzi wezolimo. I-Easter ingacatshangwa njengengxenye yokuqala kulo nyaka omusha wezolimo. EbuKristwini, kubalulekile hhayi kuphela ukuthi zingakanani i-Easter, kodwa futhi nemikhuba emihle yansuku zonke ehlobene naleli holide. Njengoba wazi, i-Easter iphetha Ukuzila Okukhulu - sekuyizinsuku ezingamashumi amane zokuzilahla, ingxenye engaphandle ekhonjelwa ukwenqaba izinhlobo ezithile zokudla. Kulesi simo, okubaluleke nakakhulu ukuzithiba, ngoba umgomo we-Lent ukuhlanzwa okungokomoya, hhayi ukudla okugcobayo. Noma kunjalo, abantu abaningi, ababoshwe emasikweni enkolo kuphela, bazokwazi ukuthi inombolo izoba yi-Easter, kuphela ngokushintsha i-assortment ezitolo ezinkulu. Kuthengiswa kukhona amapayipi amaqanda abilisiwe, amaqebelengwane azo zonke izinhlobo nobukhulu, amakhadi okuqukethwe okufanele.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, usuku lubuye lunikezwe uhlobo lwekhalenda elisetshenziselwa isiko lobuKristu. Cishe wonke umuntu uyazi umehluko oyinhloko ekuthandeni kwamaholide phakathi kwamasiko wama-Orthodox namaKatolika. ISonto Lama-Orthodox lisisebenzisa ikhalenda ye-Julian, yamaKatolika, ngokulandelana, uGregory. Lesi yisisekelo esiyinhloko sokuthi i-Easter iwa ngezinsuku ezahlukene, kodwa njalo eminyakeni engamashumi ayisishiyagalolunye, iPhasika lamaKatolika nama-Orthodox liwela ngosuku olulodwa. Ayaziwa ukuthi lokhu kungabhekwa njengesibonakaliso esihle kangakanani, kodwa amakhalenda ahlukile akuyona isithiyo ebuhlotsheni obunokuthula nobuhle phakathi kwamaKatolika nama-Orthodox.

Uma ufuna ukuzikhethela ukuthi iyiphi inombolo ye-Easter, kufanele uqale uqonde ukuthi yiyiphi inkolo engokwenkolo. Naphezu kokuthi i-Orthodoxy ikhona, ezinye izivumelwano aziphuli, ngakho-ke ungakwazi ukuzikhethela lezo zinkolelo zenkolo eziseduze nokubuka kwakho umhlaba. Uma i-Easter ingenye isizathu sokuthinta izimpande, ukujoyina amasiko abantu, bese wamukela ngokuzenzakalelayo ukuthi lokhu kuyisiko lama-Orthodox, lapho kukhona khona ukubonakaliswa kothando nenjabulo. Ekugcineni, amaholidi ayenzela le njongo futhi wadala ukujabula nokuhalalisana. Kulolu suku kuyisiko ukuphatha amaqebelengwane e-Easter, ukudla kwendabuko nenhle kunamaqanda abilisiwe aqoshwe ngemibala ehlukene futhi ngezinye izikhathi abhalwe ngamaphethini ahlukahlukene. Abaningi balungisa ingxube enhle ye-curd nezomisiwe, zonke izinhlobo zamaswidi kanye nenyama ukudla okulula. Gubha impilo yakho, uKristu uvukile!