Siyakwamukela futhi esifundweni sethu esiqhubekayo ngomlando we-Halloween! Ngesikhathi siyeka okokugcina, amaDruid abiza imindeni ndawonye ukuzojabulela ukuxhumana kwabo nabafileyo nokuvuna.

Cishe ngo-37 CE, ubuKristu baqala ukuthandwa kakhulu eMbusweni WaseRoma, kodwa kwaze kwaba yilapho uConstantine Omkhulu eqala ukubusa njengoMbusi lapho uMbuso wamenyezelwa njengowobuKristu cishe ngonyaka ka-314 CE. Enye yama-oda okuqala webhizinisi ngaphansi kombuso omusha kwaba ukuhlehliswa okuhlelekile kokholo lwabangewona amaKrestu. Lokhu kwaba wukuguquka okukhulu kwesimo seRoma ngaphambi kwalesi sikhathi. Esikhathini esedlule, bekuyindlela yaseRoma ukuvumela abantu abanqotshiwe ukuthi baqhubeke nokukholwa nemikhuba yabo esifundeni. Lokhu, ngaphezu kwanoma yini, kunciphise ukushaya kwabantu abathathwa yiRoma. Ngemuva kwakho konke, izintela zabo zingakhuphuka futhi kungenzeka ukuthi bazikhokhela uhulumeni ohlukile, kepha basengathola induduzo yoNkulunkulu wabo noNkulunkulukazi abajwayelekile lapho bengena ethempelini.

Akunjalo ngombuso omusha wamaKristu. Izazi eziningi zikholelwa ukuthi le stringency ayivelanga nje kuphela enkolelweni yonkulunkulu oyedwa (cishe eyayingazwakali ngaleso sikhathi) kodwa futhi nangenxa yendlela ababephathwa ngayo ekuqaleni kokukhula kwabo. Uyabona, bake babhekwa njengehlelo elikhohlisayo lobuholi bamaRoma, kanye nenkolelo enkolweni entsha efana nenkolo eyayifundisa ukuthi abaholi baseRoma babefundisa abantu imfundiso embi nokuthi kufanele bachitheke babona amaKristu amaningi ephonswa ezingonyameni emidlalweni yokulwa . Manje njengoba babephethe, basebekulungele impela ukwazisa wonke umuntu ongaphansi kombuso wabo ukuthi kungaba yindlela yabo noma ukufa kwabo.

Ngenkathi iningi ligcina likhotheme kubaholi abasha bamaKrestu, amaCelt kanye nabapristi nabapristikazi babo abangamaDruid bebengazimisele kangako ukuyeka inkolo yabo. Eqinisweni, amaCelt nabalingani bawo baseSaxon babangela izinkinga eziningi eRoma kunanoma iyiphi enye ingxenye yoMbuso. Ngenkathi abapristi abangamaKrestu bezama ukutshela abantu ukuthi oNkulunkulu babo bangamademoni futhi imikhosi yabo yayingeyoSathane (Ingabe kukhona okungaba uSathane uma ungakholelwa kuSathane?), Babenomkhuba wokuzithola sebesemukelweni wokuvukela umbuso. AmaDruid ahola lezi zihlubuki ngakho-ke aba yisitha somphakathi esihamba phambili emazweni aseCeltic ngaphansi kokubusa kweRoma.

Wenzani esimweni esinjengaleso? Isixazululo besilula. Susa amaDruid! Kunjalo, kwaba yinto engekho emthethweni ukwenza amasiko nezinkolelo zamaDruid futhi ngokwenza lokho wajeziswa ngokufa. Njengoba izinombolo zamaDruid zehla, amanani amakhulu abapristi abangamaKristu athunyelwa endaweni, kepha abakwazanga ukuphatha, ikakhulukazi ezindaweni ze-Ireland yanamuhla, ukushaya phansi ngokuphelele ukholo oludala. Ngakho-ke, bathathe isimo esithi "Uma ungeke ubashaye bakhohlise ngokukujoyina". Kwakuyibhizinisi ebelizothatha amakhulu eminyaka ukuthi liqedwe, kanti abanye bangaphikisa ngokuthi alizange lenze ngokuphelele.

UPapa Gregory I ngasekupheleni kuka-6^th kwekhulu wathumela abapristi bakhe emathempelini obuqaba ukuba baphinde babangcwelise egameni likaNkulunkulu wamaKristu. UGoddess Brigid wase-Ireland wayethandwa kakhulu ngabantu ababengakwazi ukumsusa, ngakho-ke batshela abantu ukuthi kulungile ukuthi basamthandaze ngoba kusobala ukuthi wayengusanta. Ngenkathi bekuwo, baqala ukuqamba kabusha eminye yemigubho ethandekayo yamaCelt namaSaxon. Yule waba nguKhisimusi; I-Oilmec / i-Ostara yaba yiPhasika, futhi wakucabanga, iSamhain yaba yi-All Hallow's Eve yalandelwa ngokushesha yi-All Saint's Day.

Imililo kanye neminye imicikilisho ngokusobala yayingaphandle kuka-All Hallow's Eve. Bekungeke kube khona ukugubha ukubuya kwamadlozi ngoba imiphefumulo yabo bonke abantu abalungile yathathwa yaya ezulwini emva kokufa. Ngakho-ke uma umalume wakho oshonile efika endlini yakho ngobusuku beSamhain, kusobala ukuthi wayemubi futhi eyi-agent kaSathane. Kwakukhona, nokho, enye into engenzeka. Uma umuntu omaziyo ebengalungile ngokwanele ukuthi angathunyelwa esihogweni, kodwa engakulungele ngokwanele ukungena eZulwini, angazithola esePurgatory. U-Eva ka-Hallow wonke waqala ukuguquka waba ubusuku bokukhuleka nokuzila ukudla kwalabo abangabanjwa ePuratory ukuze badlulele eZulwini.

Lokhu kusebenze kahle ezingxenyeni ezinkulu zaseBrithani, kepha futhi, amaCelt asekuqaleni ase-Ireland awakwazanga ukugcinwa phansi. Babezimisele kakhulu ukuthandaza nokuzila ukudla, kepha nakanjani kuzodingeka kube nomgubho ozolandela leso sikhathi. Futhi amaRoma… kahle, abakwazanga nje ukucabanga ngendlela enhle eyanele yokubamisa.

Ngithemba ukuthi uthokozele umlenze wesibili wohambo lwethu emlandweni we-Halloween. Sisukile ekudansweni nasemililweni yomlilo saya emthandazweni nasekuzindleni futhi asiqedile ngohambo lwethu! Ngijoyine futhi ngesonto elizayo ngengxenye 3!