Abantu abaningi abangama-Orthodox bababuza njalo: kungenzeka yini ukuthi owesifazane agqoke i-trouser esontweni? Impendulo ifunwa emacaphuno ahlukahlukene eBhayibheli. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, abanye bababona ukuvinjelwa okungahambi kahle ukuhamba kumuntu wesonto esontweni, kuyilapho abanye bebaphatha ngendlela ehlukile.
Kungavunyelwe ukugqoka amavolontiki esontweni?
Uma uhlaziya izitatimende eziqukethwe eTestamente Elidala, zikhuluma ngokunqabela ukugqoka izingubo zobulili obuhlukile. Ithi owesifazane akufanele agqoke izingubo, kodwa kubesilisa - besifazane.
Nokho, ngaphambi kokuba udwebe noma yiziphi iziphetho, kufanele uhlaziye ukuthi izingubo zibukeka kanjani ngalezo zinsuku? Into eyimangalisa kakhulu ukuthi ngaleso sikhathi, ngisho nangemva kwesikhathi eside, eNkathini Ephakathi, ama-trousers awazange abe khona njengowesifazane noma njengendoda yesilisa ye-wardrobe. Ukubukeka kwabo kwenzeka kuphela ngekhulu le-19.
Uma uhlaziya emBhalweni wama-Orthodox, ungathola ukucaciswa okunjalo, yini ngempela etholakala ngaphansi kwezembatho ezihlukile kubantu abesilisa obuhlukile: "... nanoma yibuphi ubuso bomculi ...". Ngakho-ke, asisho izingubo ezivamile, kodwa okuhloswe ngakho-ke okubizwa ngokuthi ama-mummers. Ngakho, ukufaniswa kwenziwa ngemikhuba yobuqaba engena emphakathini wamaKristu.
Futhi kumabhononi angamaKristu, kuthiwa owesifazane uzogqoka izingubo zamadoda ngenxa yokucabangela ukucabanga. Lapha sisho ukuphambuka kwabesifazane besuka esimweni esiyinhloko, ngokwalokho uNkulunkulu akudalile.
Ngakho-ke, izingcaphuno zeBhayibheli cishe zinomqondo wezimfanelo ezingokomoya zowesifazane, futhi hhayi ukuthi kungani umuntu engafanele ukuya esontweni ngamahhashi.
Kumele kuthiwa amabhulukwe avela njengengxenye yesigqoko sesifazane, kuphela ekhulwini lama-20. Ekugcineni, bathola isimo sokugqoka abesifazane ngonyaka wama-60 ngenxa Yves Saint Laurent .
Ukuqhubeka kusukela ngenhla, kungaphetha ngokuthi iBhayibheli alivimbeli abesifazane ukuba bangene esontweni ngamahhashi. Muva nje, kuwumkhuba ovamile ukugqoka umkhonto omkhulu phezu kwamahhashi.
Ngokweziko ezivamile, uhambo oluya ethempelini luqala ukuba khona kwesibopho sekhanda lokubheka ubulili obuhle futhi kungabandakanyi ubude be-mini yesketi, kubalulekile ukuthi ihlanganise namadolo.