Usuku LukaValentine, olubizwa nangokuthi uSuku LukaValentine Olungcwele noma uMkhosi kaSanta Valentine, lugujwa minyaka yonke ngomhlaka-14 kuNhlolanja. Lwaqala njengomKristuusuku lomkhosiukuhloniphaumfel' ukholoigamaUsuku lwezithandaniNgamasiko abantu kamuva, sekuwumkhosi obalulekile wamasiko nowezentengiselwanouthandonothando ezindaweni eziningi zomhlaba.
Kunezindaba eziningi zokufela ukholo ezihlobene nemikhosi eyahlukene kaSanta Valentine ehlobene noFebhuwari 14, okuhlanganisa nendaba yokuboshwa kukaSantaUValentine waseRomangokusebenzela amaKristubashushiswa ngaphansi koMbuso WaseRomangekhulu lesithathu. Ngokwesiko lakuqala, uSanta Valentine wabuyisela ukubona endodakazini eyimpumputhe yomgcini wejele wakhe. Izengezo eziningi zakamuva kule nganekwane ziye zahlobanisa kangcono nesihloko sothando: ukuhlotshiswa kwenganekwane kwekhulu le-18 kuthi wabhalela indodakazi yomgcini wejele incwadi esayinwe ngokuthi “UValentine Wakho” njengendlela yokuvalelisa ngaphambi kokubulawa kwakhe; elinye isiko lithi uSanta Valentine wayeshadisa amasosha angamaKristu ayenqatshelwe ukushada.
Ikhulu lesi-8ISakramenteri yaseGelasianwaqopha umkhosi womkhosi kaSanta Valentine ngomhlaka-14 kuNhlolanja. Lolu suku lwaqala ukuhlotshaniswa nothando lothando ngekhulu le-14 nele-15 lapho imibono yalouthando oluqothoyachuma, ngokusobala ngokuhlangana “ne-izinyoni zothando"yasekuqaleni kwentwasahlobo. ENgilandi yekhulu le-18, kwaba yisikhathi sokuba imibhangqwana iveze uthando lwayo komunye nomunye ngokunikezana izimbali, ukunikeza amaswidi, nokuthumela amakhadi okubingelela (okwaziwa ngokuthi "ama-valentine"). Izimpawu zoSuku Luka-Valentine ezisetshenziswa namuhla zifaka phakathi uhlaka olunesimo senhliziyo, amajuba, kanye nomfanekiso wamaphiko.I-CupidNgekhulu le-19, amakhadi enziwe ngezandla athathelwa indawo ukubingelelana okwenziwe ngobuningi. E-Italy,Izihluthulelo zikaSanta Valentinezinikezwa abathandi “njengophawu lothando kanye nesimemo sokuvula inhliziyo yomuphi”, kanye nezingane okufanele bazigwemeisifo sokuwa(ebizwa ngokuthi yi-Saint Valentine's Malady).
Usuku LukaSanta Valentine alulona iholide lomphakathi kunoma yiliphi izwe, yize luwusuku lomkhosi olusemthethweni eSidlweni sase-Anglican naseSontweni LamaLuthela. Izingxenye eziningi zeSonto Lama-Orthodox LaseMpumalanga nazo zigubha uSuku LukaSanta Valentine ngoJulayi 6 ukuhlonipha umfundisi waseRoma uSanta Valentine, nangoJulayi 30 ukuhloniphaU-HieromartyruValentine, uMbhishobhi wase-Interamna (wanamuhlaITerni).
Kulolu suku lothando, ithimba lethu le-ovida nalo lizogubha nge-rose, ngithemba ukuthi nonke nizojabulela usuku lwezithandani oluhle!
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Feb-16-2023