Omunye wemisebenzi yezandla kaKhisimusi: Isihlahla sikaKhisimusi
Isihlahla sikaKhisimusi singenye yemisebenzi yezandla edume kakhulu yendabuko kanye nekaKhisimusi ekugubheni uKhisimusi. Ngokuvamile abantu baletha isitshalo esihlala siluhlaza njengesihlahla sikaphayini endlini noma ngaphandle ngaphambi nangemva kukaKhisimusi, futhi basihlobise ngezibani zikaKhisimusi nemihlobiso emibalabala. Bese ubeka ingelosi noma inkanyezi esiqongweni sesihlahla.
Isihlahla esihlala siluhlaza esihlotshiswe ngefir noma uphayini ngamakhandlela nemihlobiso njengengxenye yomkhosi kaKhisimusi. Isihlahla sikaKhisimusi sanamuhla savela eJalimane. AmaJalimane ahlobisa isihlahla somsayipuresi (isihlahla saseNsimini yase-Edene) ekhaya labo ngoDisemba 24 njalo ngonyaka, okungukuthi, uSuku luka-Adamu no-Eva, futhi alengise amakhekhe kuwo ukuze afanekisele isinkwa esingcwele (uphawu lokubuyisana kobuKristu). Ezikhathini zanamuhla, amakhukhi ahlukahlukene ayesetshenziswa esikhundleni samaqebelengwane angcwele, futhi amakhandlela afanekisela uKristu ayevame ukungezwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kukhona futhi umbhoshongo kaKhisimusi ngaphakathi, okuyisakhiwo sokhuni esingunxantathu. Kunamafreyimu amaningi amancane lapho kubekwa khona izifanekiso zikaKristu. Umzimba wombhoshongo uhlotshiswe ngamagatsha ahlala eluhlaza, amakhandlela kanye nenkanyezi. Ngekhulu le-16, uMbhoshongo KaKhisimusi nesihlahla sase-Edene kwahlanganiswa kwaba isihlahla sikaKhisimusi.
Ekhulwini le-18, leli siko lalidumile phakathi kwamakholwa aseJalimane eNkolo Ethembekile, kodwa kwaze kwaba sekhulwini le-19 lapho laduma kulo lonke izwe futhi laba isiko eligxilile eJalimane. Ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-19, isihlahla sikaKhisimusi sasakazekela eNgilandi; Maphakathi nekhulu le-19, u-Albert, umyeni weNdlovukazi uVictoria nenkosana yaseJalimane, wakwenza kwaduma. Isihlahla sikaKhisimusi sama-Victorian sihlotshiswe ngamakhandlela, amaswidi namakhekhe anemibala, futhi silengiswe emagatsheni ngamaribhoni namaketanga ephepha. Ekuqaleni kwekhulu le-17, izihlahla zikaKhisimusi zalethwa eNyakatho Melika yizifiki zaseJalimane, futhi zaduma ngekhulu le-19. Ibuye idume e-Austria, eSwitzerland, ePoland naseNetherlands. E-China naseJapane, isihlahla sikaKhisimusi sethulwa izithunywa zevangeli zaseMelika ngekhulu le-19 nelama-20, futhi sasihlotshiswe ngezimbali zephepha ezimibalabala.
Emazweni asentshonalanga, uKhisimusi ubuye ube umkhosi wokuhlangana kwemindeni kanye nokugujwa. Ngokuvamile, isihlahla sikaKhisimusi simiswa ekhaya. Emazweni aseNtshonalanga, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubuKristu noma cha, isihlahla sikaKhisimusi kufanele silungiselelwe uKhisimusi ukuze kwandiswe umoya wemikhosi. Isihlahla sikaKhisimusi ngokuvamile senziwe ngezihlahla ezihlala ziluhlaza njengomsedari, okubonisa ukuphila isikhathi eside. Izihlahla zihlotshiswe ngamakhandlela, izimbali ezimibalabala, amathoyizi, izinkanyezi, nezipho ezihlukahlukene zikaKhisimusi. Ngosuku olwandulela uKhisimusi, abantu bayacula futhi badanse bezungeza isihlahla sikaKhisimusi futhi bazijabulele.
Imisebenzi yezandla kaKhisimusi 2: Santa Claus
U-Santa Claus ungomunye wemisebenzi yezandla kaKhisimusi edume kakhulu ekugubheni uKhisimusi. Inganekwane kaSanta Claus ivela emlandweni waseYurophu. Abazali bachazela izingane zabo ukuthi izipho ezitholwa ngoKhisimusi zivela kuSanta Claus. Ngobusuku bangaphambi kukaKhisimusi, imisebenzi yezandla kaKhisimusi kaSanta Claus izofakwa kwezinye izitolo, ezingagcini nje ngokungeza umoya oqinile weholide, kodwa futhi ziheha amehlo ezingane.
Amazwe amaningi abuye alungise iziqukathi ezingenalutho ngobusuku obandulela uKhisimusi ukuze uSanta Claus akwazi ukubeka izipho ezincane. E-United States, izingane zilengisa amasokisi kaKhisimusi eziko ngobusuku bangaphambi kukaKhisimusi. USanta Claus wathi wayezokwehla ngoshimula ngobusuku obandulela uKhisimusi afake izipho emasokisini. Kwamanye amazwe, izingane zizobeka izicathulo ezingenalutho ngaphandle ukuze uSanta Claus akwazi ukuthumela izipho ngobusuku obandulela uKhisimusi. USanta Claus akathandwa nje kuphela yizingane, kodwa futhi nabazali. Abazali bonke basebenzisa le nganekwane ukuze bakhuthaze izingane zabo ukuba zilalele kakhudlwana, ngakho uSanta Claus uye waba uphawu nenganekwane ethandwa kakhulu kaKhisimusi. Ngobusuku obandulela uKhisimusi, thenga i-Santa Claus eyengeziwe ozoyibeka ekhaya, ukuze umkhathi ominyene kaKhisimusi ugcwele yonke indawo.
