Ama-Candlemas, iholidi lemvelaphi yobuqaba eliguqulelwe ebuKristwini
Kulesi sihloko sifuna ukukhuluma nawe mayelana Amakhandlela, iholidi lobuKristu eliba ngo-February 2 unyaka ngamunye, kodwa ekuqaleni laligujwa njengeholide lamaqaba, elixhunywe ekupheleni kobusika nokuqala kwentwasahlobo. Lo mkhosi uye washintshwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi ubuKristu, kodwa nanamuhla usagcina amasiko nezinkolelo ezithile ezisukela emisuka yawo yobuqaba.
Igama elithi "Candlemas" livela kwisiLatini "rum" kusho ukuthini “yamakhandlela“. Eqinisweni, elinye lamasiko abaluleke kakhulu aleli holide yilelo khanyisa amakhandlela nibathwale ngodwendwe. Lesi senzo singokomfanekiso futhi simelelaekukhanyeni nasekuhlanzweni ukuthi iKhandlela liza ukuzokuletha emva kwesikhathi sobumnyama, esimelelwe ubusika.
Yini emele i-Candlemas nokuthi igujwa kanjani
Ngokwezinkolelo zamaqaba zasendulo, i- 2 February kwaphawula ukuphela kobusika kanye nokuqala kwentwasahlobo. Onkulunkulu bakhanyiswa imililo ngayinye xosha imimoya emibiokungukuthi ukuvuselela ukuvunda komhlaba. Lesi siko lokudlula kusuka kumnyama ekukhanyenifuthi yaguqulelwa ebuKristwini njenge uphawu lokuhlanzwa di Maria ngemva kokubeletha, kodwa izinkolelo nemikhuba yobuqaba yasendulo isasekelwe kahle kuleli holide.
Elinye isiko elixhumene neCandlemas yileli lika busisa amakhandlela ezizosetshenziswa unyaka wonke. Lesi senzo simelela isibusiso sokukhanya kanye ne i-speranza ukuthi lamakhandlela azoletha ezimpilweni zabantu abawakhanyisayo.
E-Italy leli holide ligujwa in ngezindlela ezahlukene, kuye ngamasiko endawo. Kwezinye izifunda, njengeSicily ngokwesibonelo, ziyashisa "San Biagio izinkwa“, izinkwa ezincane ezimise okwezinkwa ezibusiswa ngabapristi bese zabelwa abakholwayo. Lesi senzo sixhumene nesiko lobuKristu elifuna iSan Biagio, isivikelo somphimbo, vikela izifo zomphimbo nezifo.
Ngaphandle kwamasiko enkolo, amaCandlemas nawo ahlotshaniswa nezinkolelo ezithandwayo. Kuthiwa, isibonelo, ukuthi uma ilanga liyakhanya ngesikhathi se-Candlemas, ubusika buzohlala isikhathi eside amasonto ayisithupha, kuyilapho uma usuku luguqubele noma lukhithika, intwasahlobo izofika maduze.