Uyemukelwa engxenyeni yokugcina yohambo lwethu ngomlando we-Halloween!

Isikhathi siqhubekile, njengoba kujwayelekile ukwenziwa, futhi abantu base-Europe baqala ukuhamba bewela ulwandle futhi benza amakoloni amazwe abawathola lapho. Emakoloni ayishumi nantathu okuqala ase-United States, inkolo nezinkolelo zazizimisele ukulingana abantu ababehlala lapho.

EVirginia, eyayakhiwe ikakhulu ngabahlali baseNgilandi benkolo yamaProthestani yase-Anglican, bazilahla abaNgcwele, kepha bagcina imikhosi ethi All Saints 'and All Souls Days. Kwakungeyona into engavamile emitatsheni yangasese yemindeni yaseVirginia ukuthola izincwadi ezikhuluma ngokufundwa kwezinkanyezi, ukwenza imilingo nokubhula eceleni kweBhayibheli lomkhaya. Bahlanganisa izinkolelo ezingokwenkolo nezenkolo futhi, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, bakwazi ukwenza iSonto LaseSheshi ukuba liqaphele izinsuku ze-All Souls ne-All Saints njengemikhosi yokuhlonipha abafileyo.

EPennsylvania, ngaphansi komkhuba wamaQuaker wokubekezelela zonke izinkolo, abokufika abavela e-Ireland naseJalimane bahlanganisa izinkolelo zezimpande ezijwayele ukubanjwa zamaCelt kanye nokugujwa kwe-Halloween kwachuma kwaze kwaba maphakathi nawo-1700 ngendlela yesiko kakhulu. Lapha, ngaphezu kwanoma iyiphi enye ikoloni, i-folk magick nezinye izinkolelo zokomoya azange zibekezelelwe nje kuphela, kepha zakhuthazwa. Ukukhanyiswa kwamalangabi njengoba okhokho bawo babekwenzile, ngenkathi mhlawumbe kungeyona into ejwayelekile, kwakuyinto eyenzeka ngempela. Kuyamangalisa ngempela, ukuthi amasiko anjalo angaqhutshelwa phambili ngamasiko adluliselwa ngomlomo kuphela. Kuwo wonke amaqembu ababeke bahlangana nawo ababezame ukugcina izinkolelo zingasekho, bakhuthazelela futhi baphaphama futhi ezweni elisha.

IMaryland yahlala iningi lamaKhatholika ekuqaleni, kepha kamuva yathathwa amaPuritan. Banqabela konke ukugujwa kwanoma yimaphi amaholidi anjenge-All Saints ', All Hallows, noma All Souls Days. Ukuzijabulisa okuncane ngawe, baphinde bakwenqabela ukugujwa kukaKhisimusi ngoba bebazi ukuthi usuku lokugubha selukhulele emhlane wamasiko obuqaba nasendaweni yemikhosi yobuhedeni. Ukubusa kwabo kwagcina lapha kwaze kwaba ngu-1688 lapho ekugcineni behliswa futhi amaNgisi abuyisa leli koloni.

Ngakho-ke, yini esinayo lapha? Abokufika abavela kulo lonke elaseYurophu bahlangane bahlangana benza isiko labo namasiko abo. Phakathi nalokhu, umkhuba weMischief Night waqala ukungena kuwo wonke amakoloni futhi ekugcineni, izifundazwe zaseMelika. Imiphakathi yayihlangana ndawonye emicimbini emikhulu ngesizini yekwindla, futhi intsha yomphakathi yayigijimisa imvunulo, ifake amawindi futhi idlale imigilingwane kumalungu amadala omphakathi. Futhi yize babenamagama ahlukile ngalo (i-Nut Crack Night, i-Apple Night, futhi yebo, ne-Halloween), okwejwayelekile kwaqala ukungena engqondweni yabantu futhi lobu busuku benjabulo baba yingxenye yazo zonke izimpilo zabo.

Kwakungesikhathi samaVictoria lapho saqala khona ukubona ezinye zezithombe ezivamile esizihlanganisa neHalloween. Abathakathi abagibela imishanelo abanesikhumba esiluhlaza namakhala anezinwele badonswa begobeke phezu kwezimbiza zabo, bebiza imimoya yabafileyo. Amaphephandaba nomagazini banikeze iziyalezo ngemidlalo yephathi nokuthi ingaqoshwa kanjani “efanele” uJack O 'Lantern emathangeni. Sonke lesi sikhathi, ububi babusabusa kakhulu njengoba intsha yaqhamuka nezindlela ezintsha nezijabulisayo zokuhlekisa ngozakwabo kulobu busuku.

Nge-20 yokuqala^th Ikhulu leminyaka, abakhiqizi base-US babenza imikhiqizo ngokukhethekile ye-Halloween. Imihlobiso kanye nezimvunulo kwakungathengwa ezitolo ngalesi sikhathi, yize kwakuvame kakhulu ezindaweni zasemakhaya ukwenza umuntu ngezinto azithola kalula ekhaya.

Intuthuko engeyinhle ngalesi sikhathi yafika lapho i-Ku Klux Klan yanquma ukusebenzisa iMischief Night njengobusuku ukuqhubekisela phambili i-ajenda yabo. Imizi namasonto kwashiswa yiqembu lezidlamlilo, iqembu lokubandlulula licashe ngenkohliso yabasakhulayo. Kwaze kwaba yilapho amaBoy Scouts ehlangana namaqembu afana namaKilabhu amaKiwan namaNgonyama ukudala ubuqili noma ukuphatha ubusuku lapho leli holide lagcina lisuswe ezandleni zala madoda amabi amashidi amhlophe ngokuwuguqula kusukela ebubini bobubi kuya kobusuku ukuzijabulisa okungenacala. Lokhu kwasizwa ngokuqhubekayo yiMpi Yezwe II lapho intsha itshelwa ukuthi ukucekela phansi impahla akusamnandi. Ngaphezu kwalokho kwakungukungakhathali nokungathandeki kokushabalalisa impahla yomunye umuntu, ikakhulukazi lapho abaningi babenenkinga yokuziphilisa ngezikhathi ezinzima zempi.

Ngawo-1970, kwaba nokwethuka okukhulu ngaleli holide. Inhlebo ixwayise ngokuthi uswidi nama-apula kungafakwa ubuthi ngenhloso yokulimaza izingane ngeHalloween. Ngaphambi kwalesi sikhathi, uma ungenayo imali eningi, ungenza amaswidi akho noma amabhola e-popcorn ekhaya ukuze unikeze ukukhohlisa noma abaphathi. Akunjalo ngemuva kokuthi la mahemuhemu aqale ukundiza. Kwathengwa isitolo, uswidi osongwe ngaphambili noma lutho. Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuphawula ukuthi akukaze kube kanye, futhi ngisho isikhathi esisodwa, akukaze kube khona icala elibhaliwe lengane enobuthi noma yengane esikwa insingo efihlwe ngaphakathi kwe-apula. O, ngiyazi ukuthi sonke sizizwile izindaba, kodwa akukaze kwenzeke. Ishaya ingqondo yakho, akunjalo?

Kwakungo-1990s lapho i-Halloween yaphinde yazithola isibheke phansi umgqomo wokubandlululwa ngokwenkolo. Amaqembu amakhulu amaProthestani, ngalesi sikhathi, aqala impi yawo ne-Halloween. Bathe kwakuyiholide likaSathane… ukuthi kwakukubi… ukuthi kwakuphakamisa amademoni ngendlela yemidlalo yezingane ebiza kakhulu… ukuthi… linda… angikaze ngikubhale lokhu? Yebo ... yebo, ngikwenzile! Uyabona, ngawo-1990s, safika isiyingi esigcwele, lapho labo abafisa ukulawula elinye iqembu labantu baqala ngokuhlasela imibono yabo namaholide. Kepha, uma kukhona okuthile esikufundile ohambweni lwethu emasontweni ambalwa edlule, i-Halloween iyaqhubeka. Iyashintsha, iguquke, ize ifihle lapho kudingeka, kepha iyakhuthazela.

Lokho kusiletha ezinsukwini zamanje, bafundi. I-Halloween isekhona, kuze kube namuhla, iholidi eligujwa kakhulu e-US nase-Ireland, yize lithandwa kakhulu kwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba. Ngiyethemba ukuthi ulujabulele lolu hambo ngendlela engikujabulele ngayo ukuluqhuba. Futhi ngaphezu kwakho konke, ngifisela wena i-Halloween ejabulisa kunazo zonke 2014!