Kungani sigibela izihlahla zikaKhisimusi?
Namuhla, izihlahla zikaKhisimusi ziphathwa njengento edala amakhulu eminyaka yaleli holide, kodwa empeleni zaqala ngemikhosi yobuhedeni eyaguqulwa ngamaKristu ukugubha ukuzalwa kukaJesu Kristu.
Kusukela izimbali ezihlala ziluhlaza unyaka wonke, sezifanekisela impilo yaphakade ngokuzalwa, ukufa nokuvuka kukaKristu. Kodwa-ke, isiko lokuletha amagatsha ezihlahla ezindlini ebusika laqala ngamaRoma asendulo, ayehlobisa ngotshani ebusika noma afaka amagatsha e-laurel ukuhlonipha umbusi.
Ushintsho lwenzeka nezithunywa zevangeli ezingamaKristu ezazikhonza izizwe zamaJalimane cishe ngonyaka ka-700 AD Inganekwane ithi uBoniface, isithunywa sevangeli esingumRoma Katolika, wagawula isihlahla esikhulu se-oki eGeismar eJalimane lasendulo esasinikezelwe kunkulunkulu wokuduma waseNorse, uThor , wabe esakha isonto kusukela ehlathini. Ngokusobala uBoniface wakhomba esihlahleni esivamile njengesibonelo sempilo kaKristu yaphakade.
Izithelo ngaphambili "Izihlahla zePharadesi"
NgeNkathi Ephakathi, imidlalo yangaphandle yezindaba zeBhayibheli yayithandwa futhi omunye wagubha usuku lomkhosi ka-Adam no-Eva, owawubanjelwe ngoKhisimusi. Ukumemezela idrama yezakhamizi ezingafundile, ababambiqhaza bazungeza idolobhana bephethe umuthi omncane, owawufanekisela iNsimu yase-Edene. Lezi zihlahla ekugcineni zaba "izihlahla zeZulu" emizini yabantu futhi zahlotshiswa ngezithelo namakhukhi.
Ngama-1500s, izihlahla zikaKhisimusi zazivamile eLatvia naseStrasbourg. Enye inganekwane ithi kumgqugquzeli wezinguquko waseJalimane uMartin Luther umsebenzi wokubeka amakhandlela esihlahleni esivamile ukuze alingise izinkanyezi ezikhanya lapho kuzalwa uKristu. Eminyakeni edlule, abenzi bengilazi baseJalimane baqala ukwenza imihlobiso, futhi imindeni yakha izinkanyezi ezizenzele zona yalengisa namaswidi ezihlahleni zayo.
Abefundisi abawuthandi lo mbono. Abanye basayihlanganisa nemikhosi yobuhedeni futhi bathi isusa incazelo yangempela kaKhisimusi. Noma kunjalo, amasonto aseqalile ukubeka izihlahla zikaKhisimusi ezindaweni zabo ezingcwele, ephelezelwa yimipiramidi yamabhuloki okhuni anamakhandlela.
AmaKristu nawo athatha izipho
Njengoba izihlahla zaqala ngamaRoma asendulo, kanjalo nokushintshana kwezipho. Lo mkhuba wawudumile ngasikhathi sasebusika. Ngemuva kokuthi ubuKrestu bumenyezelwe njengenkolo esemthethweni yoMbuso WaseRoma nguMbusi uConstantine I (272 - 337 AD), isipho senzeka ngase-Epiphany nakuKhisimusi.
Leso siko sanyamalala, ukuvuselelwa futhi ukugubha imikhosi kaSt. Nicholas, umbhishobhi waseMyra (Disemba 6), owanikela ngezipho ezinganeni ezihluphekayo, kanye noMbusi Wenceslas waseBohemia wekhulu le-1853, owagqugquzela ingoma ka-XNUMX ethi "Merry INkosi Wenceslas. "
Njengoba ubuLuthela busakazekela eJalimane naseScandinavia, kwalandela isiko lokunikeza izipho zikaKhisimusi umndeni nabangane. Abokufika baseJalimane eCanada naseMelika bafika nesihlahla sabo sikaKhisimusi namasiko esipho kanye nabo ekuqaleni kwawo-1800.
Ukucindezela okukhulu kwezihlahla zikaKhisimusi kwaqhamuka eNdlovukazi yaseBrithani edume kakhulu uVictoria nomyeni wakhe u-Albert waseSaxony, isikhulu saseJalimane. Ngo-1841 babekela izingane zabo isihlahla sikaKhisimusi esiyinkimbinkimbi eWindsor Castle. Umdwebo womcimbi ku-Illustrated London News wasakazwa e-United States, lapho abantu babelingisa ngokulangazela zonke izinto, uVictorian.
Izibani zesihlahla sikaKhisimusi kanye nokukhanya komhlaba
Ukuthandwa kwezihlahla zikaKhisimusi kwahamba phambili futhi ngemuva kokuthi uMongameli wase-United States u-Grover Cleveland efake isihlahla sikaKhisimusi esinezintambo eWhite House ngo-1895. Ngo-1903, i-American Eve kakade Company yakhiqiza isibani sokuqala sikaKhisimusi. babengahamba besuka odongeni.
U-Albert Sadacca oneminyaka engu-1918 uqinisekise abazali bakhe ukuthi baqale ukwenza amalambu kaKhisimusi ngo-XNUMX, besebenzisa ama-light light aqhamuka ebhizinisini labo, athengisa amageji akhanyisiwe ngezinyoni zokuzenzela. Ngenkathi iSadacca ipenda ama-light bulbs abomvu naluhlaza ngonyaka olandelayo, ibhizinisi lasuka ngempela, kwaholela ekusungulweni kwe-NOMA Electric Company eyizigidi zamadola.
Ngokwethulwa kwepulasitiki ngemuva kweMpi Yezwe II, izihlahla zikaKhisimusi zokufakelwa zangena kwimfashini, zashintsha izihlahla zangempela. Yize izihlahla zibonwa yonke indawo namuhla, kusuka ezitolo kuya ezikoleni kuya ezakhiweni zikahulumeni, ukubaluleka kwazo kwezenkolo kulahlekile kakhulu.
Amanye amaKristu asaphikisana kakhulu nomkhuba wokufaka izihlahla zikaKhisimusi, besekela ukholo lwabo kuJeremiya 10: 1-16 naku-Isaya 44: 14-17, oxwayisa amakholwa ukuthi angazenzi izithombe ngokhuni futhi azikhothamele. Noma kunjalo, lezi zinyathelo zisetshenziswe ngokungalungile kuleli cala. UMvangeli nombhali uJohn MacArthur ubeka irekhodi eliqondile:
“Akukho ukuxhumana phakathi kokukhulekelwa kwezithombe nokusetshenziswa kwezihlahla zikaKhisimusi. Akufanele sikhathazeke ngezimpikiswano ezingenasisekelo eziphikisana nemihlobiso kaKhisimusi. Kunalokho, kufanele sigxile kuKhisimusi kaKhisimusi futhi sinikele ngakho konke ukukhumbula isizathu sangempela sonyaka. "