Sonke, abadala nabantwana, bathanda amaholide asebusika, okuletha injabulo enkulu futhi kumnandi, futhi ngo-Eva Wonyaka Omusha nazo izipho ezivela eSanta Claus. Futhi la maholidi aqala kusukela ngosuku lukaSt. Nicholas the Wonderworker. Uyini usuku lukaSt. Nicholas Day noma, njengoba kuthiwa, uNiclas Wonderworker, uNicholas the Sinner noma uNicholas Winter?
Umlando namasiko wokugubha usuku lukaNicholas uMmangalisa
Njalo ngonyaka usuku lukaSt. Nicholas (ebusika) lugujwa yi-Orthodox ngoDisemba 19, kanti ngamaKatolika ngoDisemba 6.
Enkolweni yobuKrestu kunabangcwele abaningi, abantu abaphendulela usizo kuzo ezimweni ezinzima. Omunye wabangcwele abahlonishwa kakhulu nguNicholas the Wonderworker. Le ndoda yazalwa emndenini wamaKristu angama-Orthodox kunamacebo acebile futhi yayiyindodana yabo eyedwa yesikhathi eside esilindelwe. Ngokusho komlando, kusukela eminyakeni yokuqala yokuphila kukaSt. Nicholas kwakugcwele izimangaliso. Ukuqala emilenzeni waqala cishe masinyane emva kokuzalwa kwakhe, futhi ngezinsuku zokuzila umntwana wasenqaba ubisi lomama. Kodwa-ke, wayeseyizintandane zakudala futhi ehola impilo yedwa, enza isayensi futhi esebenzisa isikhathi sakhe sonke sokuphumula ekucabangeni ngoNkulunkulu.
Kamuva uSt. Nicholas, lapho esakaza yonke ingcebo abazali bakhe abashiya kuyo, abampofu, bayamukela umyalo futhi baba umshumayeli. Ngokushesha wakhetha umbhishobhi wedolobha laseLycian iMir.
Kwakungelona lutho uSt. Nicholas ayebizwa ngokuthi uMmangalisa: wasindisa izimpilo eziningi, wayebhekwa njengomvikeli wabasolwandle, abahambi nabathengisi. Umusa wakhe nesihawu kubo bonke abantu abazange bamvumele ukuba ashiye isidingo umuntu odinga usizo. Ikakhulukazi uSt. Nicholas wayemthanda izingane futhi wayezama njalo ukubanika amaswidi.
Ngemva kokufa kukaNicholas uMmangalisa, iziqu zakhe zaqala ukuveza isimangaliso sokuphulukisa, okwakungenye isiqiniseko sobungcwele bakhe. Kuzo zonke izenzo eziningi ezinhle uNikola Wonderworker ayenze ngesikhathi sokuphila kwakhe, emva kokufa kwakhe, babekwe phakathi kwabazingcwele.
Ukugubha usuku lukaSt. Nicholas uMmangalisa waqale waqala eJalimane ngekhulu le-X kakhulu. Amaswidi anikezwe abafundi esikoleni samapaki kulolu suku. Kunomfanekiso wokuthi kungani iSt. Nicholas Day igubha kabili ngonyaka. Ngokusho komlando, abalimi behamba emgwaqweni, futhi inqola yakhe yaqina emdakeni. Kwaye kwahamba uSaint Kasyan ephethe izingubo ezicebile. Futhi lapho lo mfana ecela usizo oluvela eKasyan, wenqaba, echaza ukuthi wayedlulela ePharadesi. Ngokushesha uSt. Nicholas wadabula izakhamuzi futhi wasiza ukudonsa inqola, ngenkathi edonswa odakeni.
Bobabili abangcwele bafika eNkosini, futhi wabuza uNicola ukuthi kungani ephuzile, futhi kungani izingubo zakhe zidaka. UNicholas utshele ukuthi wasiza kanjani abalimi. Khona-ke uNkulunkulu wabuza ukuthi kungani uKasyan engazange asize, yena waphendula ukuthi wayephuthumayo kulo mhlangano futhi akakwazanga ukuza izingubo ezingcolile. Khona-ke uNkulunkulu wanquma ukuthi uKasyan uzodunyiswa ngenxa yale kanye kuphela eminyakeni emine, noNicolas the Sinner - kabili ngonyaka. Ngakho-ke, usuku lukaSt. Nicholas Wonderworker entwasahlobo lugujwa ngoMeyi 22, usuku lokudluliselwa kwezimpahla zakhe e-Italy, futhi ngoDisemba 19, ngosuku lokufa kwakhe.
U-Nikola ubusika yiholide ewuthandayo izingane. Ngemuva kwalokho, wonke umuntu uyazi ukuthi kulobubusuku uSt Nicholas uzobeka amaswidi ngaphansi komcamelo womntwana olalelayo, kodwa lowo oshiya akekho ongashiya induku esikhundleni sesipho. Ngakho-ke, zonke izingane zizama ukuthola isipho esivela kuNicholas. Namhlanje iSt. Nicholas ingangenisa ngaphansi komcamelo hhayi amaswidi kuphela, kodwa futhi ithoyizi noma incwadi ethakazelisayo.
Ngosuku lukaSt. Nicholas emasontweni nasezinkundleni zemikhosi kukhona izinkonzo zikaNkulunkulu ezigubhayo. Amatholampilo ahlelwe izingane eziningi nasemadolobheni amaningi. Izenzakalo ezihlukahlukene zosizo zihlelwe izintandane. Amaqoqo amathoyizi, izincwadi, izingubo, kanye nemali idluliselwa kubafundi bezintandane nezikole zokubhuka. Ngakho ngamunye wethu angasiza izingane ezidingayo.