Umkhosi wamaHanukkah wamaJuda

Izenzakalo zomlando ezenzeka ezikhathini zasendulo zivame ukuholela abantu abaningi ukuba bakholelwe ukuthi iholidi lamaJuda laseHanukkah lisho inkululeko yenkolo, ukunqoba kweQiniso, noma, ngokuqondile, isidingo sokuhlonipha ukukhulekela kwabanye abantu. Ubudlova abukwazi ukunqoba isikhathi eside. Ukholo olungenakunyakaziswa kwama-Israyeli kuNkulunkulu lwabanikeza isibindi namandla enkambiswaneni yokholo lwabo. Futhi iNkosi yadala isimangaliso, esabonakala emkhosini weHanukkah.

Umlando omncane

Ukuqala kwezenzakalo kuhunyushwe ngedethi eminyakeni engaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezimbili edlule ngesikhathi sokubusa kuka-Alexander Omkhulu. Umbusi ohlakaniphile ngenhlonipho ejulile ngamasiko wamaJuda nokholo lwabo, waqaphela ukuzimela kombuso. Uma u-Israyeli ephila ngemithetho ye-Torah, khona-ke izizwe ezanqotshwa umlawuli omkhulu zazithoba ngaphansi kwemithetho yaseGreece ngefilosofi nesayensi yayo.

Ababusi ababethatha i-baton ngemuva kokufa kwabaseMacedonia abazange bafune ukuzihlanganisa nabaphikisi. Babefisa, ngandlela-thile, ukubabaguqule ekukholweni kwabo. Izinqatshelwe kanye nokushushiswa kuze kufike esijezisweni sokufa okubhekiswe, ngaphezu kwakho konke, ukugcinwa komyalo weSabatha, ukusoka nokufakwa kwenyanga entsha. Okwenzekile kwahlukanisa abantu, futhi ukuvukela kwakungenakugwemeka. Waholwa nguJuda Maccabaeus kanye nabafowabo. Ukulwa okunzima kwaphela ekunqobeni ubulungiswa.

Ama-Israyeli ayengacabangi amathempeli angcwele ngaphandle kokukhanya okuvela eMinorah. Isimangaliso sommbila osinda ngamafutha omnqumo, owawusetshenziselwa ukugcwalisa isibani, ungahlala usuku olulodwa kuphela. Kodwa abantu abazange balinde ngesonto baze bapheke amafutha, futhi bavule uMoruoru. Esikhundleni sosuku olulodwa, isibani sikhipha ukukhanya izinsuku ezingu-8. Kwakungeyona nje isimangaliso sokushisa, kodwa futhi isimangaliso esabonisa ukunqoba komoya ngalokho okwakubonakala sengathi kungamandla angenakugwenywa.

Iholidi yamaJuda amaHanukkah - amasiko

I-Hanukkah igubha njengeholide yeviki, ukugcina amasiko. Ukuqala komkhosi kwenzeka kusihlwa, lapho kufika usuku lwama-25 lwenyanga yamaJuda yaseKislev. Lapho iHanukkah igubha, izinsuku ezibandayo zeDisemba ziba zifudumele, ngoba endlini ngayinye kuyisiko ukukhanyisa amakhandlela emva kwezinsuku eziyisishiyagalombili. Zonke ziyizibani ezifanayo, ezenzelwe amakhandlela ayisishiyagalombili, okuthiwa i-Hanukia. I-plug eyengeziwe ye-spark isetshenziselwa ukushisa. Abantu bakholelwa ukuthi ukukhanya okuvela kwamakhandlela kugcwalisa umhlaba ngokuhle. Isibani ngokuvamile sibekwa endaweni evelele kakhulu - njengomthetho, kuyisilwane sewindi.

Iholidi lamaJuda laseHanukkah liholide eliyintandokazi kubantwana, ngoba nabo banokuphumula. Imililo kanye namakhandlela kubonisa ukulindela kwesimangaliso. Izingane ziphathwa ngamaswidi futhi zinike imali. Uhlangothi lokukhulisa ukuthi izingane zifundiswa ukuphatha izimali kusukela ebuntwaneni. Ngemuva kwalokho, bathola ingxenye yemali abayitholayo ngosizo. Enye ingxenye yengeniso abangayishiya yona noma bayisebenzise ekhasino yezingane, bedlala nge-savivon noma e-dreidl.

Yini elungiselelwe i-Hanukkah yikudla, ukulungiselela okuhambisana namafutha. I-cuisine yendabuko yaleli holide ayicebile kakhulu ezinhlobonhlobo zezitsha. Iholidi lamaJuda laseHanukkah lidume ngama donuts ngejamu namazambane ama-pancake noma ama-pancake (latkes). Ama-donuts alungiswa kusuka enhlama ebelisiwe futhi afafazwe ushukela oluyimpuphu. Kuyinto evamile ukudla izitsha ezivela ku-cottage shizi kanye noshizi. Imenyu izama ukwandisa ngenxa yezinye izitsha eziphekwe ngamafutha. Amafutha amahle kakhulu ekhishini, empeleni, kubhekwa njengomnqumo.

Iholide yamaJuda yeHanukkah igubha hhayi kuphela izakhamuzi zakuleli zwe, lihlonishwa cishe wonke umuntu okwamanje ku-Israyeli, bonke abakholelwa ezimangalisweni.