I-Candlemas, iholide yemvelaphi yobuhedeni eguqulelwe kubuKristu
Kweli nqaku sifuna ukuthetha nawe malunga Iikhandlela, iholide yamaKristu ebakho ngoFebruwari 2 nyaka ngamnye, kodwa ekuqaleni yayibhiyozelwa njengeholide yabahedeni, enxulunyaniswa nokuphela kobusika nokuqala kwentwasahlobo. Lo mnyhadala uye wahlengahlengiswa ngokuhamba kwexesha bubuKristu, kodwa nangoku ugcina izithethe kunye neenkolelo ezibuyela kwimvelaphi yawo yobuhedeni.
Igama elithi "Candlemas" livela kwisiLatini “umnxeba” Ingaba ithetha ntoni “yamakhandlela“. Enyanisweni, esinye sezithethe ezibalulekileyo zale holide yileyo khanyisa amakhandlela nizithwale ngomngcelele. Esi senzo singumfuziselo kwaye simele iekukhanyeni nasekuhlambulukeni ukuba iKhandlela liza kuzisa emva kwethuba lobumnyama, elimelwe bubusika.
Yintoni emele i-Candlemas kunye nendlela ebhiyozelwa ngayo
Ngokweenkolelo zobuhedeni bamandulo, i I-2 ngoFebruwari kwaphawula ukuphela kobusika nokuqala kwentwasahlobo. Oothixo bakhanyiswa imililo nganye bagxotheni imimoya emdakaoko kukuthi, ukuhlaziya ukuchuma komhlaba. Esi siko lokudlula ukusuka mnyama ukuya ekukhanyenikwaye yaguqulelwa kubuKristu njenge uphawu lokuhlanjululwa di Maria emva kokuzala, kodwa iinkolelo nezithethe zobuhedeni zamandulo zisamile kakuhle kule holide.
Esinye isithethe esidityaniswe neCandlemas seso sikelelani amakhandlela eziya kusetyenziswa unyaka wonke. Esi senzo simele intsikelelo yokukhanya kunye ne speranza ukuba la makhandlela aya kuzisa ebomini babantu abakhanyisayo.
EItali le holide ibhiyozelwa ingeendlela ezahlukeneyo, kuxhomekeke kwizithethe zasekuhlaleni. Kweminye imimandla, njengeSicily, umzekelo, bayatshisa "Izonka zaseSan Biagio", izonkana ezimise okwezonka ezisikelelwe ngababingeleli zize zinikwe abathembekileyo. Esi senzo sinxulumene nesithethe sobuKristu esifuna iSan Biagio, umkhuseli womqala, ukukhusela kwizifo zomqala kunye nezifo.
Ukongeza kwizithethe zonqulo, iCandlemas iye yadityaniswa neenkolelo ezidumileyo. Kuthiwa, umzekelo, ukuba i ilanga liyakhanya ngexesha le-Candlemas, ubusika buya kuhlala ixesha elide iiveki ezintandathu, ngelixa ukuba imini inamafu okanye ikhephu, intwasahlobo iya kufika ngokukhawuleza.