Umthendeleko wePasika waseMexico: Ukutya kweSintu kunye neSiko.

Intshayelelo: Ukubaluleka koMthendeleko wePasika waseMexico

I-Ista yenye yeeholide zenkolo ezibalulekileyo kwikhalenda yamaKristu, kwaye ibhiyozelwa ngovuyo olukhulu nangomdla omkhulu eMexico. Eli xesha leziyunguma laziwa njengeSemana Santa, okanye iVeki eNgcwele, ixesha apho abantu baseMexico bahlanganisana neentsapho zabo kwaye bazonwabisa ngokutya kwesintu. I-Ista eMexico ayithethi nje ngokutya; ikwangumbhiyozo wenkcubeko nokholo, kunye noluhlu olubanzi lwamasiko kunye nezithethe ezigcinwe kwilizwe lonke.

IPasika yaseMexico lithuba lokuba abantu bamkele iinkolelo zabo zonqulo kunye nelifa lenkcubeko. Lixesha lokucamngca, ukuxolelwa, kunye nokuhlaziya. Ngaphandle kokuba ngokuyintloko iholide yobuKristu, i-Ista eMexico ikwaphenjelelwa ngamasiko nezithethe zomthonyama. Ukudityaniswa kwezi nkcubeko kubangele umbhiyozo owahlukileyo womoya kunye nowolonwabo.

Izithethe: Indlela abantu baseMexico abayibhiyozela ngayo iPasika

Abantu baseMexico babhiyozela i-Ista ngoluhlu lwezithethe kunye nezithethe ezibonisa imvelaphi yabo yenkolo nenkcubeko. Imibhiyozo iqala ngeCawa yePalm, xa abantu behlanganisana ezicaweni ukuze bafumane amagqabi esundu, asikelelwe ngabefundisi. Emva koko la magqabi esundu agoduswa aze abekwe ezibingelelweni okanye axhonywe kwiingcango nakwiifestile njengomfuziselo wokhuseleko.

Kuyo yonke iVeki Engcwele, abemi baseMexico abaninzi baba nenxaxheba kwimingcelele, apho bathwala imifanekiso eqingqiweyo kaYesu noMariya ezitratweni. NgoLwesihlanu oLungileyo, abantu bathatha inxaxheba kwisithethe se-Via Crucis, okanye iNdlela yoMnqamlezo, apho benza uhambo oluya entabeni okanye ecaweni ukuze bakhumbule ukubethelelwa kukaYesu. NgeCawa yePasika, abantu baya kuMthendeleko baze babhiyozele ukuvuka kukaYesu kunye nosapho kunye nabahlobo. Le mibhiyozo ithatha iveki yonke ifikelela kuvuthondaba ngomgidi omkhulu, apho abantu babezonwabisa ngokutya nezimuncumuncu zePasika.