U-Ivan Kupala - iholide elihle, phakathi naleso sikhathi lapho kuhlangana khona nemvelo. Ngalesi sikhathi, izinqubo ezihlukahlukene zenziwa, ezihloswe ukushintsha isimo sezinto ezinhlotsheni ezahlukene zokuphila. Imikhuba yamagciwane ku- Ivan Kupala isiza ukukhipha izifo ezingokomzimba nangokwenyama, thola uthando lwakho, uthuthukise ubuhlobo emndenini kanye nesimo sakho sezezimali. Into eyinhloko ukuthi ube nokholo olungaqiniseki ukuthi konke kuzovela.
Isiko ku-Ivan Kupala kusuka enesizungu
Abantu abaningi banesizungu, ngakho-ke ungakwazi ukulungisa isimo ngobusuku bokugeza, emva kwesiko. Kubalulekile ukulungisa amakhandlela esonto ayisikhombisa nesithonjana seMariya uMariya. Ngaphambi kwesithombe ukukhanyisa wonke amakhandlela, bese kuthi izikhathi ezingu 40 zifunde umthandazo olandelayo:
"Ukubekezela kukaMama kaNkulunkulu, oye wadlula wonke amadodakazi omhlaba ngokuvumelana nokuhlanzeka kwakhe nokuhlupheka okukhulu, emhlabeni udluliselwe kithi, wamukele ukububula kwethu okusizi futhi usigcine ngaphansi kwesibopho somusa Wakho. Ayikho enye indawo yokuhlala kanye nesimo sokufudumala kuwe, kepha njengesibindi salowo ozelwe kuwe, sisize futhi usindise ngemithandazo yakho. Yebo, nakanjani, sizofinyelela uMbuso weZulwini, sizohlabelela nabo bonke abangcwele kuZiqu-zintathu kuLowo uNkulunkulu manje naphakade, naphakade naphakade. Amen. "
Kubalulekile ngesikhathi kufundwa umkhuleko ukuba ungaphazamiseki lutho futhi ungathathi amakhefu. Uma uphinda amagama angu-40, udinga ukuphindaphinda kathathu elinye icebo:
"Izwi elibi, eliqalekisiwe, elibi, njengomcibisholo wesitha, langishaya njengesizungu! Kodwa ngosizo lukaNkulunkulu, nge-Theotokos Engcwelengcwele, ngizozigcina ngithemba elingenakunqotshwa, ngizohlanza umthandazo wami ngokuhlanzekile, ngizothola usizo lukaJesu. Manje naphakade, naphakade naphakade. Amen. "
Isiko ku-Ivan Kupala ukushada
Iningi lamaphupho okulala ocansini okwenza kahle ukuhamba nomqhele othandekayo, kodwa ngenxa yezizathu ezehlukene lesi senzakalo asikwenzeki. Ukuze ulethe usuku olufisayo, kuyadingeka ukuqhuba umkhuba olula wothando ngo-Ivan Kupala. Kubalulekile ukuvuka ekuseni, ukulungiselela ubisi, ukugcoba i-ginger, uju kanye nezinhlamvu zemali. Ukuthatha zonke izinto, hamba esihlahleni se-birch esiseduze bese usho icebo elinjalo:
"Umama we-Birch, ngihole, uthathe inceku kaNkulunkulu (igama) emshadweni!"
Masinyane emva kwalokhu, ubisi noju ujule ngaphansi kwesihlahla, futhi eduze nesiqu ushiye amaqebelengwane nezinhlamvu zemali njengendlela yokwelapha.
Umkhuba wokuvikela ku-Ivan Kupala
Emiphakathini yanamuhla, abantu bavame ukubhekana nabantu ababi abahlukene, okuyinto ephazamisa impilo ngisho nempilo. Ukuze uzivikele kulokhu, ngobusuku buka-Ivan Kupala kufanele kube yinto elula. Ngaphambi kokwenza i-wreath yamagatsha e-birch, okudingeka uzenzele wona. Futhi uthenge amakhandlela amathathu esonto futhi kungenjalo ungathatha ushintsho lokuthenga okunjalo. Namathisela amakhandlela ku-wreath ukuze ayenze unxantathu. Cishe kuya phakathi kwamabili, iya emfuleni uye endaweni lapho kungekho khona abanye abantu. Emgodini, usakaze amathambo futhi, emi eduze naye, funda la mazwi:
"Mina, isigqila (imyarek), umama ozelwe, isonto elingcwele elibhapathiziwe, ngizibeka ngilabo kanye nezigqila (isigqila) sikaNkulunkulu (uNkulunkulu) (amagama alabo abakhona). Ukugeza umlilo! Egameni likaJohane uMbhapathizi oqaqambileyo usibusisa kanye nezivikelo ezivela ezitheni nasezitha, kusukela enkembeni nasibhamu, ezivela ekuhluphekeni nasezinsizeni, ezivela ebuhlungu obungaphakathi. Ngiyathukuthelela uKristu noNkulunkulu umgoqo ongenakunqotshwa unyaka owodwa. Egameni likababa nendodana nomoya ongcwele. Amen. "
Ngemuva kwalokho, gxuma phezu komlilo, ucabange ukuthi ilangabi libhubhisa udonga olungabonakali. Khona-ke thatha ukubhukuda emfuleni, uphinde ucabange ukuthi amanzi asula kanjani konke okungalungile. Isinyathelo esilandelayo ukufunda lolu qhinga:
"Njengoba iNkosi ibhapathizwa eJordani, ngakho-ke mina, inceku kaNkulunkulu (igama), ngisuka ekuhlanzeni nase-hvoboba. Amen. "
Sekuyisikhathi sokukhanyisa amakhandlela ku-wreath, bese uyiphonsa emanzini. Uma i-wreath ishaya, tshela lawa mazwi:
"Egameni likababa nendodana nomoya ongcwele. Njengengqimba emanzini iyahamba, ngakho-ke umlindi wami uzongisindisa. Amen. "