Candlemas, holide yachikunja yotengera Chikhristu

M'nkhaniyi tikufuna kulankhula nanu Makandulo, holide yachikristu imene imachitika pa February 2 chaka chilichonse, koma poyambirira inkakondwerera monga holide yachikunja, yogwirizanitsidwa ndi kutha kwa dzinja ndi kuchiyambi kwa masika. Phwando limeneli lasinthidwa m’kupita kwa nthaŵi ndi Chikristu, koma lero likusungabe miyambo ndi zikhulupiriro zina zimene zinayambira kuchikunja.

Mawu akuti "Candlemas" amachokera ku Chilatini "rum" zikutanthauza chiyani “za makandulo“. Ndipotu, imodzi mwa miyambo yofunika kwambiri ya tchuthiyi ndi ya kuyatsa makandulo ndi kuwanyamulira. Izi ndi zophiphiritsa ndipo zikuyimirakuunika ndi kuyeretsedwa kuti Kandulo imabwera kudzabweretsa pambuyo pa nyengo yamdima, yoimiridwa ndi dzinja.

Zomwe Ma Candlemas amaimira komanso momwe amakondwerera

Malinga ndi zikhulupiriro zakale zachikunja, a 2 February chinali kutha kwa dzinja ndi chiyambi cha masika. Milungu inayatsidwa moto pa chotsani mizimu yoyipaie kukonzanso chonde pa dziko. Mwambo uwu wodutsa kuchokera mdima ku kuwalandipo adasinthidwa kukhala Chikhristu ngati chizindikiro cha kuyeretsedwa di Maria atabereka, koma zikhulupiriro ndi miyambo yakale yachikunja ikadali yozikidwa patchuthicho.

Mwambo wina wolumikizidwa ndi Candlemas ndi wa dalitsani makandulo zomwe zidzagwiritsidwe ntchito chaka chonse. Izi zikuyimira mdalitso wa kuwala ndi wa speranza kuti makandulo awa adzabweretsa m'miyoyo ya anthu omwe amawawunikira.

Ku Italy holideyi imakondwerera in njira zosiyanasiyana, malingana ndi miyambo yakumaloko. M'madera ena, monga Sicily mwachitsanzo, amawotcha "San Biagio mikate“, timitembo tating’ono ting’onoting’ono tomwe timadalitsidwa ndi ansembe kenako n’kugawira anthu okhulupirika. Izi zikugwirizana ndi miyambo yachikhristu yomwe ikufuna San Biagio, chitetezo chapakhosi, kuteteza ku matenda a mmero ndi matenda.

Kuphatikiza pa miyambo yachipembedzo, ma Candlemas adalumikizidwanso ndi zikhulupiriro zodziwika bwino. Amanenedwa, mwachitsanzo, kuti ngati dzuwa likuwala nthawi ya Candlemas, nyengo yozizira imakhala nthawi yayitali masabata asanu ndi limodzi, pomwe tsiku likakhala lamitambo kapena lachisanu, masika adzabwera posachedwa.