Ngoba iBoxing Day kufanele ibe yisiko lakho lomndeni elisha

Bheka phesheya ukuze ubone ukuthi lolu suku lwesibili lukaKhisimusi lufaneleke kanjani kunoma imuphi umndeni.

NjengeNgisi, bengihlale ngijabulela ukugubha usuku lweBoxing. Ngemuva kosuku lukaKhisimusi, usuku olunikezelwe njengeholide lomphakathi. Kodwa ngokomlando, bekuwusuku lapho abaphathi behambisa izipho kubasebenzi babo, imvamisa emabhokisini amancane, yingakho igama elithi "box". Kodwa-ke, ngenkathi lo mnikelo uqala emuva cishe ngonyaka we-1830, ngaphambi kwalokho bekuwusuku lapho amaKrestu ashiya iminikelo emabhokisini ezipho ukuze anikeze abampofu, ukukhumbula umkhosi kaSt.

Ngeshwa, namuhla umcimbi ovame ukumaka ukuqala kokuthengiswa kwabathengi futhi abantu abaningi baya ngqo ezitolo. Kodwa-ke, uma unqena ukuthenga abathengi futhi unamathela esikweni, kungukunwetshwa okuhle kosuku lukaKhisimusi lwemindeni. Nazi izinzuzo ezithile zokwamukela amasiko athile oSuku Lwesibhakela.

Iphathi yokudla
Ngenjabulo, alikho ikhishi. Ngemuva kwezinsuku zokulungiselela isidlo sasemini sikaKhisimusi, uSanto Stefano uyithuba lokuphela kokuningi okusele kosuku lukaKhisimusi. Ama-sandwich ane-turkey nokugxilisa kuyisidlwana esifanelekile eceleni kwanoma iyiphi enye inyama ephulukisiwe nojamu. Vele, izingane zingase zithambekele ekudleni ushokoledi wazo!

Izikhathi ezimnandi
Futhi wusuku lokugxila enjabulweni yokuba sekhaya. Ngenkathi izingane zingafuna ukudlala ngezipho zazo ezintsha, abazali bangabeka izinyawo zabo futhi bajabulele ukuthula. IBoxing Day iphinda inikeze ithuba elihle lokusonga futhi ubuke ifilimu kaKhisimusi eyintandokazi ndawonye noma ujabulele umdlalo webhodi noma emibili. Ngemuva kwamasonto wokuhlelela uKhisimusi, usuku lweBoxing lunikeza abazali abamatasa ithuba lokujabulela izingane zabo ngokweqiniso, okungenzeka ukuthi yisipho esikhulu kunazo zonke ongasithola kuloKhisimusi.

Ezemidlalo ngobuningi
E-UK, iBoxing Day nayo inikezelwe kwezemidlalo. Ngakho konke ukudla okulula okuvela ezinsukwini ezedlule, abalandeli bezemidlalo bangangena futhi babuke iqembu labo abalithandayo ngethemba lokushaya amagoli ambalwa.

Ukuvakashelwa komndeni
Ngokwesiko, iBoxing Day kwakusho ukuvakashela amalungu omndeni ongawabonanga ngoSuku lukaKhisimusi noma ukuhambela izivakashi ukuze uzodla ukudla neziphuzo. Nge-COVID kulo nyaka, abantu abaningi bazohlala lapha, kepha kusekhona ithuba lokuhlangana ku-Zoom. Ngokuphazamiseka okumbalwa kunoSuku lukaKhisimusi kungaphumula kakhulu futhi kukunikeze isikhathi esithe xaxa sokuxoxa.

Isikhathi sokuzinikela
Ngokuhambisana nomqondo wokunikela ngezipho, eminye imindeni ingahle ibandakanyeke emicimbini esontweni labo ukusiza labo abaswele. Ngenkathi ungaya njengomndeni ukuyosiza ibhange lokudla lasendaweni, une-COVID engqondweni, ungahle ukhawulelwe kulo nyaka ukuze ukwazi ukukhetha okuthile okuphephe njengokuqoqwa kukadoti. Noma yini okhetha ukuyenza, iBoxing Day inikeza ithuba elihle lokucabanga ngokunikela kwabanye, kungaba yimali, isikhathi noma imithandazo.

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