Tonsefe, akulu ndi ana, timakonda maholide a nyengo yozizira, zomwe zimabweretsa chisangalalo ndi zosangalatsa zambiri, ndipo pa Chaka Chatsopano, mphatso za Santa Claus. Ndipo maholide awa amayamba kuyambira tsiku la St. Nicholas Wonderworker. Kodi ndi tsiku liti la St. Nicholas Day kapena, monga limatchedwa, Nicholas Wonderworker, Nicholas Wochimwa kapena Nicholas Winter?
Mbiri ndi miyambo ya chikondwerero cha tsiku la Nicholas Wodabwitsa
Chaka chilichonse tsiku la St. Nicholas (yozizira) limakondweretsedwa ndi Orthodox pa December 19, ndipo ndi Akatolika pa December 6.
Mu chipembedzo chachikristu pali oyera ambiri, omwe anthu amapempha thandizo pazovuta. Mmodzi wa oyera mtima olemekezeka kwambiri ndi Nicholas Wonderworker. Mwamuna uyu anabadwira m'banja la Orthodox m'malo mwa Akhristu olemera ndipo anali mwana wawo yekhayo ndi woyembekezera kwa nthawi yaitali. Malinga ndi nthano, kuyambira zaka zoyambirira za moyo wa Saint Nicholas unali wodzaza ndi zozizwitsa. Kuyambira pa miyendo anayamba pomwepo atangobereka, ndipo masiku a kusala mwanayo adakana mkaka wa mayi. Komabe, iye amamwalira msanga ndikutsogolera moyo wachekha, kuchita sayansi ndikugwiritsa ntchito nthawi yake yonse podziganizira za Mulungu.
Pambuyo pake St. Nicholas, atagawira chuma chonse chimene makolo ake anamusiya, kwa osauka, adalandira lamulolo ndipo anakhala mlaliki. Posakhalitsa anasankhidwa bishopu wa mzinda wa Lycian wa Mir.
Sizinali zopanda pake kuti St. Nicholas anatchedwa Wonderworker: adapulumutsa miyoyo yambiri, ankaonedwa ngati wotetezera oyendetsa sitima, oyendayenda ndi amalonda. Kukoma mtima kwake kosatha ndi chifundo kwa anthu onse sanamlole kuti achoke pa zosoŵa wina amene amafunikira thandizo. Makamaka St. Nicholas ankakonda ana ndipo nthawi zonse ankayesera kuwapatsa maswiti.
Pambuyo pa imfa ya Nicholas Wodabwitsa, zolemba zake zinayamba kuchita chozizwitsa chochiritsidwa, chomwe chinatsimikiziranso chiyero chake. Chifukwa cha ntchito zabwino zonse zomwe Nikola Wonderworker anachita panthawi ya moyo wake, pambuyo pa imfa yake, adayikidwa pakati pa oyera mtima.
Kukondwerera tsiku la St. Nicholas Wonderworker poyamba linayamba ku Germany m'zaka zapakati pa X. Maswiti adaperekedwa kwa ophunzira a sukulu ya parishi lero. Pali fanizo la chifukwa chake tsiku la St. Nicholas limakondwerera kawiri pachaka. Malinga ndi nthano, azimayiwo ankakwera mumsewu, ndipo ngolo yake inakanikizika mumatope. Kwa iye adayenda St. Kasyan ali ndi zovala zabwino. Ndipo pamene mnyamatayo anapempha thandizo kuchokera ku Kasyan, iye anakana, akunena kuti anali kuthamangira ku paradaiso. Pasanapite nthawi, St. Nicholas anayenda pafupi ndi anthu osauka ndipo anathandiza kukwera galimotoyo, akugwedezeka mumatope.
Oyera mtima onse anabwera kwa Ambuye, ndipo anafunsa Nikolai chifukwa chake anali atachedwa, ndipo chifukwa chake zovala zake zinali mu matope. Nicholas adanena momwe adathandizira anthu osauka. Kenaka Mulungu adafunsa chifukwa chake Kasyan sanawathandize, pomwe adayankha kuti akufulumira ku msonkhano ndipo sangathe kubvala zovala zonyansa. Kenaka Mulungu adaganiza kuti Kasyan adzatamandidwa chifukwa cha kamodzi kokha m'zaka zinayi, ndipo Nicolas wochimwa - kawiri pachaka. Kotero, tsiku la St. Nicholas Wodabwitsa wa masika limakondwerera pa May 22, tsiku la kusamutsira zizindikiro zake ku Italy, ndipo pa December 19, tsiku la imfa yake.
Nikola yozizira ndilo tchuthi lokonda ana. Pambuyo pake, aliyense akudziwa kuti usiku uno Saint Nicholas adzaika maswiti pansi pa mtsamiro wa mwana womvera, koma iye amene asiya palibe aliyense akhoza kusiya ndodo mmalo mwa mphatso. Choncho, mwana aliyense amayesa kupeza mphatso kuchokera ku Nicholas. Lero St. Nicholas akhoza kubweretsa pansi pa pillow osati maswiti okha, komanso chidole kapena buku losangalatsa.
Pa tsiku la St. Nicholas mu mipingo ndi mipingo ndizochita zikondwerero zaumulungu. Matini amapangidwa kwa ana m'midzi yambiri ndi midzi. Zochitika zosiyanasiyana zachikondi zimapangidwira amasiye. Anasonkhanitsa ana azinayi, mabuku, zovala, komanso ndalama zimasamutsidwa kwa ana amasiye ndi sukulu zogona. Choncho aliyense wa ife akhoza kuthandiza ana osowa.