Yini Ash ngoLwesithathu? Inencazelo yayo yangempela
Usuku olungcwele ngolwesiBili ngolweSithathu luthatha igama laso kusiko lokubeka umlotha ebunzini labathembekile bese siphinda isithembiso sokuphenduka
Minyaka yonke amaKhristu agubha i-Ash ngoLwesithathu, usuku lokuzisola nokuphenduka oluba phakathi kokweqisa kwe-Shrove Lwesibili nokuzila ukudla okusheshayo kweLent.
Usuku olungcwele luthatha igama laso enkambisweni yokubeka umlotha ebunzini labakhonzayo nokuphinda isithembiso sokuphenduka.
Nansi incazelo ngemuva komgubho, lapho kwenzeka ngo-2020 nokuthi kungani abathembekile bemakiwe ngomlotha.
Yini Ash ngoLwesithathu?
I-Ash ngoLwesithathu ihlala iwela ngosuku olwedlule lwe-Shrove Lwesibili, noma usuku lwe-pancake - oluhlale lugujwa izinsuku ezingama-47 ngaphambi kwe-Easter ngeSonto - okwenza lube lusuku lwangoFebhuwari 25 kulo nyaka.
Ngokwesiko, abefundisi bashisa intende evela kwinkonzo yeSonto lePalm lonyaka owedlule ukudala umlotha wegama elifanayo lomkhosi wesonto.
Umkhosi uphawula ukuqala kweLent, ukugcinwa kobuKristu komlando wasebhayibhelini wokubuyiselwa kukaJesu Kristu ehlane izinsuku ezingama-40.
Ngalesi sizathu, i-Ash Lwesithathu ngokwesiko kuwusuku lokuzila ukudla, ukunqotshwa kanye nokuphenduka, namaKhristu amaningi agwema noma yini ngaphandle kwesinkwa namanzi kuze kushone ilanga.
Umlotha unencazelo esebhayibhelini njengendlela yokubonisa ubuhlungu, bobabili ngomqondo wokulila nokubonisa ubuhlungu bezono namaphutha.
Kusukela ezikhathini zokuqala, amaKhristu abesebenzisa wona njengophawu lwangaphandle lokuphenduka, ngokusetshenziswa kwawo ekuqaleni kwesiLente kwasungulwa kusukela ngeNkathi Ephakathi yangaphambili.
Isenzo sihambisana namagama athi "Phenduka futhi ukholelwe kwiVangeli" noma "Khumbula ukuthi uluthuli futhi uzobuyela othulini", imishwana eyenzelwe ukukhumbuza abakhulekeli ngokufa kwabo nangesidingo sokuphenduka.
I-Lent, uhlobo olufushanisiwe lwegama lesiNgisi lakudala elithi Lent elisho ukuthi "inkathi yasentwasahlobo", lihlala izinsuku ezingama-40 zokuzila (ngamaSonto ngokuvamile awafakwa phakathi nenkathi) ngaphambi kokuphela kwesonto lePhasika.
Ngokuya ngehlelo, usuku lokuphela luba ngoLwesine oNgcwele (Ephreli 9), usuku olwandulela uLwesihlanu oluhle noma uMgqibelo oNgcwele (Ephreli 11) ngobusuku bangeSonto le-Easter.
Isisekelo salo emihlatshelweni eyenziwe nguJesu sisho ukuthi iLent ngokwesiko inkathi yokungabanjwa, ngabaningi abangewona amaKristu abaqhubeka nokungena emoyeni wesizini ngokunikela ekhethekile.
Ngaso sonke lesi sikhathi, labo abamaka uLent bazoshesha noma banikeze izinto zokunethezeka, kanti abanye bangaya esontweni kaningi noma bathandaze okwengeziwe nsuku zonke.
Ngombono omubi wezinsuku ezingama-40 zokuyala isiyalo, mhlawumbe bekungeke kwenzeke ukuthi i-Shrove Lwesibili ibe yisikhathi sokuzijabulisa nokuzithokozisa ngobumnandi obuningi ngangokunokwenzeka.
NgesiFulentshi, usuku lwaziwa ngokuthi "Mardi Gras", noma "Shrove ngoLwesibili", ngenxa yalesi sizathu, futhi ilebula selamukelwe nakwamanye amazwe, ikakhulukazi e-United States.
Amanye amasiko athuthukiswe ezungeze i-Shrove ngoLwesibili ngaphezulu kokusebenzisa ngokweqile, njengemidlalo yebhola lezinyawo yasendaweni engalawulwa e-UK ehlehlela emuva ngekhulu le-17.
Ngenkathi izinguquko emthethweni wekhulu le-XNUMX zibenze bancipha, imidlalo efana ne-Ashborne's Royal Shrovetide Ibhola iyaqhubeka nokubanga udaka, udlame nezinxushunxushu ezijwayelekile minyaka yonke.