Imvelaphi yeKrisimesi

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Umhla wama-25 kuDisemba lusuku apho amaKristu ekhumbula ukuzalwa kukaYesu, okubizwa ngokuba “yiKrisimesi”.

IKrisimesi, ekwabizwa ngokuba yiKrisimesi kunye nokuzalwa kukaYesu, iguqulelwe njenge "Christmas mass" , ngumthendeleko wemveli wasentshona kwaye ngowona mnyhadala ubalulekileyo kumazwe amaninzi asentshona.Ngeli xesha lonyaka, iingoma ezichwayitisayo zeKrisimesi zibhabha ezitalatweni nasezindleleni, kwaye iindawo zokuthenga zizele zimibalabala kwaye zikhazimle, zizaliswe ngumoya ofudumeleyo nowonwabileyo kuyo yonke indawo.Kumaphupha abo amnandi, abantwana bajonge phambili kuSanta Claus esiwa esibhakabhakeni aze azise izipho zabo zamaphupha.Wonke umntwana uzele ukulindela, kuba abantwana bahlala becinga ukuba nje kukho iikawusi entloko yebhedi, kuya kubakho izipho abazifunayo ngosuku lweKrisimesi.

IKrisimesi isuka kumnyhadala wonqulo waseRoma wokwamkela unyaka omtsha, nto leyo engenanto yakwenza nobuKristu.Emva kokuba ubuKristu bukhona kuBukhosi baseRoma, i-Holy See yafaka lo mbhiyozo wesintu kwinkqubo yobuKristu ukubhiyozela ukuzalwa kukaYesu.Noko ke, uSuku lweKrismesi asingomhla wokuzalwa kukaYesu, kuba iBhayibhile ayiluchazi usuku olukhethekileyo awazalwa ngalo uYesu, yaye ayilukhankanyi nemithendeleko enjalo, engumphumo wokwamkela kobuKristu iintsomi zamandulo zamaRoma.

Inkoliso yeecawa zamaKatolika iqala ukubamba iMisa ezinzulwini zobusuku ngoBubusuku obandulela iKrismesi ngoDisemba 24, oko kukuthi, ngentseni kaDisemba 25, ngoxa ezinye iicawa zamaKristu ziya kunikela iindaba ezilungileyo, zize emva koko zibhiyozele iKrismesi ngoDisemba 25;Namhlanje, iKrisimesi yiholide kawonke-wonke kumazwe asentshona nakweminye imimandla emininzi.

1. Imvelaphi yeKrisimesi

IKrisimesi ngumthendeleko wemveli wasentshona.Nge-25 kaDisemba minyaka le, abantu bayadibana kwaye benze itheko.Eyona ntetho ixhaphakileyo ngemvelaphi yeKrismesi kukukhumbula ukuzalwa kukaYesu.Ngokutsho kweBhayibhile, incwadi engcwele yamaKristu, uThixo wagqiba kwelokuba avumele uNyana wakhe okuphela kwakhe uYesu Kristu azalwe emhlabeni, afumane umama, aze aphile emhlabeni, ukuze abantu bamqonde ngakumbi uThixo, bafunde ukumthanda uThixo nokuthanda uThixo. thandanani.

1. Ukukhumbula ukuzalwa kukaYesu

“IKrisimesi” ithetha “ukubhiyozela uKristu”, ukubhiyozela ukuzalwa kukaYesu libhinqa eliselula elingumYuda uMaria.

Kuthiwa uYesu wakhawulwa ngoMoya oyiNgcwele waza wazalwa yiNtombi Enyulu uMariya.UMaria uganelwe umchweli uYosefu.Noko ke, ngaphambi kokuba bahlale kunye, uYosefu wafumanisa ukuba uMariya ukhulelwe.UYosefu wayefuna ukwahlukana naye ngokuzolileyo kuba wayeyindoda enesidima yaye engafuni ukumenza iintloni ngokumxelela ngale nto.UThixo wathumela umthunywa uGabriyeli ukuba axelele uYosefu ephupheni ukuba akayi kumfuna uMariya kuba wayengatshatanga yaye ekhulelwe.Umntwana wayemkhulelwe wayevela kuMoya oyiNgcwele.Endaweni yoko, wayeza kumtshata aze athiye umntwana “nguYesu”, nto leyo ethetha ukuba wayeza kusindisa abantu esonweni.

Xa uMaria wayesele eza kwakhiwa, urhulumente waseRoma wayalela ukuba bonke abantu baseBhetelehem bachaze iindawo zabo zokuhlala ezibhalisiweyo.UYosefu noMariya kwafuneka bathobele.Ukufika kwabo eBhetelehem, kwakumnyama, kodwa abazange bafumane hotele yokuchitha ubusuku.Kwakukho ishedi yamahashe kuphela yokuhlala okwethutyana.Kanye ngelo xesha, uYesu wayesele eza kuzalwa.Ngoko uMariya wazala uYesu emkhumbini kuphela.

Ukuze kukhunjulwe ukuzalwa kukaYesu, izizukulwana zamva zamisela uDisemba 25 njengeKrismesi yaye zikhangele phambili kwimibhiyozo minyaka le yokukhumbula ukuzalwa kukaYesu.

2. Ukusekwa kweCawa yamaRoma

Ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yesi-4, uJanuwari 6 yayingumthendeleko ophindwe kabini kwiicawe kwinxalenye esempuma yoBukhosi baseRoma ukukhumbula ukuzalwa nokubhaptizwa kukaYesu. kwihlabathi ngoYesu.Ngelo xesha, kwakukho ibandla kuphela e-naluraleng, elalikhumbula ukuzalwa kukaYesu kuphela kunobhaptizo lukaYesu.Ababhali-mbali bamva bayifumana kwikhalenda eyayidla ngokusetyenziswa ngamaKristu aseRoma eyabhalwa kwiphepha likaDisemba 25, 354: “UKristu wazalelwa eBhetelehem yakwaYuda.”Emva kophando, kukholelwa ngokubanzi ukuba i-25 kaDisemba ekhatshwa yiKrisimesi inokuba yaqala kwiCawa yamaRoma ngo-336, yanwenwela eAntiyokwe yaseAsia Minor malunga ne-375, nase-Alexandria eYiputa ngo-430. Icawa yaseNalu Salem yayamkela kwangoko , ngoxa icawa yaseArmenia yayisagxininisa kwelokuba iEpiphany ngoJanuwari 6 yayilusuku lokuzalwa kukaYesu.

NgoDisemba 25 IJapan nguMithra, uThixo weLanga wasePersi (uThixo wokukhanya) Umhla wokuzalwa kukaMithra ngumthendeleko wabahedeni.Kwangaxeshanye, uthixo welanga ukwangomnye woothixo bonqulo lwaseRoma.Olu suku lukwangumthendeleko we-solstice yasebusika kwikhalenda yamaRoma.Abahedeni abanqula uthixo welanga balugqala olu suku njengethemba lasentlakohlaza nesiqalo sokubuyiselwa kwezinto zonke.Ngesi sizathu, icawa yamaRoma yakhetha olu suku njengeKrisimesi.Oku amasiko kunye nemikhwa yabahedeni ngemihla yokuqala yecawa Enye yemilinganiselo yemfundo.

Kamva, nangona iicawa ezininzi zaziwamkela umhla wama-25 kaDisemba njengeKrismesi, iikhalenda ezisetyenziswa ziicawa kwiindawo ezahlukahlukeneyo zazahlukile, yaye imihla ethile yayingenakumanyaniswa, Ngoko ke, ixesha elisusela kuDisemba 24 ukusa kuJanuwari 6 wonyaka olandelayo lamiselwa njengexesha leKrismesi. , yaye kuzo zonke iindawo iicawa zazinokuyibhiyozela iKrismesi ngelo xesha ngokweemeko ezithile zasekuhlaleni.Ekubeni umhla wama-25 kaDisemba ugqalwa njengeKrismesi yinkoliso yeecawa, iEpiphany ngoJanuwari 6 yayisikhumbuzo sokubhaptizwa kukaYesu kuphela, kodwa iCawa yamaKatolika yamisela uJanuwari 6 “njengomthendeleko ozayo wookumkani abathathu” Ukukhumbula ibali lookumkani abathathu baseMpuma ( NW ) oko kukuthi oogqirha abathathu) abeza kunqula ekuzalweni kukaYesu.

Ngokusasazeka ngokubanzi kobuKristu, iKrisimesi iye yaba ngumthendeleko obalulekileyo kumaKristu awo onke amahlelo kwanabangengawo amaKristu.

2, Uphuhliso lweKrisimesi

Eyona ntetho idumileyo yeyokuba iKrismesi ilungiselelwe ukubhiyozela ukuzalwa kukaYesu.Kodwa iBhayibhile ayizange ichaze ukuba uYesu wazalwa ngolu suku, yaye kwanababhali-mbali abaninzi bakholelwa ukuba uYesu wazalwa entwasahlobo.Kwada kwaba yinkulungwane yesi-3 awathi uDisemba 25 wamiselwa ngokusemthethweni njengeKrismesi.Sekunjalo, ezinye iinkonzo zeorthodox zimisela uJanuwari 6 nowesi-7 njengeKrismesi.

IKrismesi yiholide yonqulo.Ngenkulungwane ye-19, ukuthandwa kwamakhadi eKrismesi nokuvela kukaSanta Claus kwenza ukuba iKrismesi yaziwe ngokuthe ngcembe.Emva kokuduma kombhiyozo weKrismesi kumantla Yurophu, ukuhombisa iKrismesi kudityaniswa nobusika kummandla osemantla welizwe.

Ukususela ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane ye-19 ukuya kutsho phakathi kwinkulungwane ye-19, kwaqaliswa ukubhiyozelwa iKrismesi kulo lonke elaseYurophu naseMerika.Kwaye ufumene inkcubeko yeKrisimesi ehambelanayo.

IKrismesi yanwenwela eAsia phakathi kwinkulungwane ye-19.IJapan, iSouth Korea kunye neTshayina zaphenjelelwa yinkcubeko yeKrisimesi.

Emva kohlaziyo kunye nokuvulwa, iKrisimesi yasasazeka ngakumbi eTshayina.Ekuqaleni kwenkulungwane yama-21, iKrisimesi yadityaniswa nezithethe zasekuhlaleni zamaTshayina yaza yakhula ngakumbi nangakumbi.Ukutya ama-apile, ukunxiba iminqwazi yeKrisimesi, ukuthumela amakhadi eKrisimesi, ukuya kumatheko eKrisimesi kunye nokuthenga iKrisimesi kube yinxalenye yobomi baseTshayina.

Namhlanje, iKrisimesi iye yaphela ngokuthe ngcembe ubume bayo benkolo eyomeleleyo, ingabingumthendeleko wenkolo kuphela, kodwa ikwangumthendeleko wesintu wasentshona wokuhlangana kosapho, isidlo sangokuhlwa kunye kunye nezipho ebantwaneni.