Usuku lwangaphambi kukaKhisimusi luwubusuku noma usuku lonke ngaphambiUsuku lukaKhisimusi, umkhosi wokukhumbulaukuzalwakweUJesuUsuku lukaKhisimusi luyikubonwe emhlabeni wonke, futhi uSuku LukaKhisimusi lubhekwa kabanzi njengeholide eligcwele noma elingaphelele ngokulindela uSuku LukaKhisimusi. Zombili lezi zinsuku zibhekwa njengenye yemikhosi ebaluleke kakhulu ngokwesiko kweLobukholwa kanye nomphakathi waseNtshonalanga.
imikhosi kaKhisimusi e-amahlelokweUbuKristu baseNtshonalangasekuyisikhathi eside siqalile ngoKhisimusi, ngenxa yokuthi usuku lwenkonzo yobuKristu luqala ekushoneni kwelanga, umkhuba ozuzwe njengefa emasikweni amaJuda futhi osekelwe ku-indaba yokuDalwakuIncwadi kaGenesise: “Kwaba khona ukuhlwa, kwaba khona ukusa – usuku lokuqala.” Amasonto amaningi asaqhubeka nokuculaizinsimbi zesontobese ubambaimithandazokusihlwa; isibonelo, iNordicUbuLuthelaamasonto. Njengoba isiko likholelwa ukuthiUJesuwazalwa ebusuku (okusekelwe kuLuka 2:6-8),IMisa Yasebusukukugujwa ngoKhisimusi, ngokwesiko phakathi kwamabili, ukukhumbula ukuzalwa kwakhe. Umqondo wokuzalwa kukaJesu ebusuku ubonakala eqinisweni lokuthi uKhisimusi ubizwa ngokuthi uHeilige Nacht (Ubusuku Obungcwele) ngesiJalimane, uNochebuena (Ubusuku Obuhle) ngesiSpanishi kanye nakwezinye izindlela zokukhuluma ngezinto ezingokomoya zikaKhisimusi, njengengoma"Ubusuku Obuthule, Ubusuku Obungcwele".
Amanye amasiko amaningi ahlukahlukene kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho nakho kuhlotshaniswa nobusuku bukaKhisimusi emhlabeni wonke, okuhlanganisa ukuhlangana komndeni nabangane, ukuculaAmaculo kaKhisimusi, ukukhanya kanye nokujabulelaIzibani zikaKhisimusi, izihlahla, neminye imihlobiso, ukugoqwa, ukushintshaniswa nokuvulwa kwezipho, kanye nokulungiselela okuvamile koSuku LukaKhisimusi. Imifanekiso edumile ephethe izipho zikaKhisimusi ehlanganisaUSanta Claus,Ubaba uKhisimusi,UKristu, futhiuSanta Nicholaskuthiwa futhi bavame ukuhamba ohambweni lwabo lwaminyaka yonke lokuyoletha izipho ezinganeni emhlabeni wonke ngoKhisimusi, yize kuze kubeAmaProthestaniUkwethulwa kukaChristkind eYurophu ngekhulu le-16, kuthiwa amanani anjalo aletha izipho ngaphambi kosukuUsuku lomkhosi kaSanta Nicholas(6 Disemba).
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Disemba-22-2022
