Ieholide zeKrisimesi kubantwana azicaci ngokupheleleyo, kodwa kukho umzuzwana obangela uvuyo olukhulu. Kuthe malunga neenqwelo, xa iinkampani zengqungquthela ziya emakhaya abo, nceda ninini nabanikazi beengoma ezinzulu kwaye nifumane iilekese okanye imali endaweni. Kodwa xa abantu beya kwi-caroling kwaye nokuba kunokwenzeka ukwenza ngokuhlwa ngoJanuwari 7, kungekhona wonke umntu owaziyo. Ukujongana nale ngxaki, kubalulekile ukukhumbula kancinci ngembali yale nkcubeko ephawulekayo.
Ngaba kunokwenzeka ukukhwela ngokuhlwa ngoJanuwari 7?
Ieholide ezivela kookhokho zadibaniswa neziganeko zendalo, ebusika (Disemba 21-23), kwakukho usuku lokuhamba. Le yona mfutshane kakhulu yonyaka, emva koko imini yemini iqala ukunyuka. Ngobusuku obude kakhulu kwakuqhelekileyo ukujikeleza izindlu (yonke edolophini, ukunyuka indlu eyodwa kubonwa njengento yokuhlambalaza), enqwenela abanini isivuno esihle kunye nenhlanhla enhle ngonyaka ozayo. Ngenxa yalokhu, iingoma zeculo zaculwa, kwaye ezandleni zenye i-carolingians kwakukho uphawu lwelanga, oluye lwaba yinkwenkwezi yeKrisimesi kamva. Kwaye ukuze bazikhusele kwiintlungu ngexesha lobusuku obude, abantu abaqhenqileyo bembethe iingubo kwaye bazama ukwenza ingxolo engakumbi. Emva kokubhaptizwa kweRashiya babefuna ukunqanda isiko, kodwa umkhwa wendoda awuzange uvumele, ngoko ukugqithisa kwaguquka waba ngumyalezo weendaba ezilungileyo malunga nosana uYesu owazalwa ngalo. Ngako oko, umbuzo wokuba lubaleka kangakanani ngoJanuwari 7, nokuba ngaba kunokwenzeka ukuba unyuke lolo suku ngokuhlwa, luphikisana kakhulu.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, ukubhiyozelwa kweKrisimesi kuqala ngobusuku ngoJanuwari 6, ngexesha elinye umntu kufuneka ahambe ejikelezayo, inkokheli yasendulo ilandele nanamhlanje. Kodwa ngamaxesha onke amaKristu aya ecaweni ngobusuku bukaJanuwari 6-7, kwaye akukho xesha lokubakho ngokuhlwa, nangona abanye bekwazi ukubamba yonke into. Ngoko ke, kumaKristu, kukho ukusa ngoJanuwari 7, kodwa ukutyelela sele sele kuthiwa yiKrisimesi, ngoko kuhanjelwa iikrisimesi, iingoma zeKrismesi zenziwa. Kodwa oku kufuthi kwenziwa kwintambama, ngokuhlwa
Ukuba amaholide angamaKristu awunandaba, unokuya kwi-caroling ukususela ngomhla we-6 ukuya ku-8 kuJanuwari, njengoko kwakunokuqala ukugubha isiganeko esibalulekileyo sanikwa iintsuku ezintathu. Ewe, ininzi iya kuxhomekeka kwizithethe zendawo ethile, kodwa ngokudlulayo ngokudlulileyo ngokuhlwa ngoJanuwari 7 kwakungavunyelwe. Ngaliphi ixesha abaye baphuphe ngoJanuwari 7 ngokuhlwa - akukho mingcele, ngoko ke, qhubekani nentsingiselo efanayo - ebusika kuya kufutshane kusasa, ngoko uqala ukukhupha kwi-6 okanye ngo-7 ntambama.