E- Estonia , njengakwamanye amazwe aseBaltic, iKrisimesi inxulumene ne-winter solstice, eyaqhiyozelwa ngaphambi kokuba umbandela ongumKristu weeholide uzuke ngokubaluleka. Ngoxa i-Advent ibonwa, ama-Estoni aphanga amaholide eKrisimesi ngoDisemba 23 kwaye agubha ngoMhla weKrisimesi. Ukuba uhlala eTallinn ngexesha lenyanga kaDisemba, uya kubhiyozela kunye nabase-Estoni kwiimakethe zeTrisimesi yaseTallinn, apho uSanta ethanda ukuhlala ehlala khona.
Iintlanga zamaPagane
AmaEstoni aziva ukuba ilifa labo lobuhedeni ngexesha leKrisimesi, kwimikhosi yasebusika ikhumbuza isizathu sokuba uDisemba ukhethe ukunyamezela ukuzalwa kukaKristu. Ubusika busika, njengosuku olufutshane kakhulu lonyaka, lubizwa ngokuthi nguJõulud e-Estonia. Igama libuye lisetyenziswe "iKrisimesi." Umhla wokuqala we-solstice, owaziwa ngokuba nguSt .Thomas 'Usuku (uDisemba 21), wachazwa ngokuqhelekileyo ixesha lokuphumla emva kokulungiselela ixesha elide elibandakanya ubhiya wokusela, izilwanyana zokuhlambalaza, nokulungiselela ukutya. Emva koSt. Thomas Day, imisebenzi yayinganiselwe ukuze ingabesabisi imimoya ezuzisayo edibene ne-solstice. Kwakhona kwenzelwa i-effigy kule mini ukuba idluliselwe ngendlu ngendlu ukuqinisekisa ukuba amandla kunye nenhlanhla kwiinyanga ezizayo.
Enyanisweni, iinkolelo kunye nenkohliso ejikeleze le holide, ngeemeko ezithile ziqikelela ukuvuna okulungileyo okanye imeko zemozulu zonyaka olandelayo.
Iingqungquthela zingasetyenziselwa iidemon ukuba zisasaze ububi, ngoko kubalulekile ukuba zigcinwe zicocekile. UJouluvana, waseSpain uSanta Claus , ungumntu osekhulile onoxanduva lokuzisa izipho kubantwana abalungileyo ngeli xesha. I-Pakapikk yenye inqaku elithi "iKrismesi elf" elineenjongo ezifanayo-ukuhambisa izipho - kwisiko lase-Estonia.
Estonia iRafa leKrisimesi
Kuye isiko elide leminyaka ukuba inkokeli yase-Estonia ivakalise uxolo lweKrisimesi kwi-Christmas Eve.
Ezinye izithethe zeKrismesi ezide zihlala e-Estonia zijikeleza ukutya, ezishiywe etafileni zokuvakatya. I-blood sausage, i-sauerkraut, kunye nezinye izinto zokutya ziqhelekileyo kwiKrisimesi yase-Estonia, kwaye ubhiya uphuzile njengenxalenye yeeholide. I-dessert, i-gingerbread isitya esidumile, esivame ukuhlanganiswa yintsapho.
Ezinye izithethe zamandulo zigcinwe ngokufuziselayo okanye akunjalo nanamhlanje. Ngokomzekelo, ukugubungela phantsi ngotshani okanye i-hay, umkhuba owawunokuba yinxalenye yeholide yase-Estoni yokugcina iholide ayinakwenzeka kubantu abahlala kwiidolophini zedolophu ezinezixhobo zanamhlanje. Kwakhona, iKrismesi "izithsaba" ziyingxenye yokuhlobisa iKrisimesi yase-Estonia. Ezi zenziwe ngotshani, kodwa isenzo saphelelwa phantse ngokubhiyozela kweKrismesi ngexesha leSoviet Union. Nangona kunjalo, kwiminyaka embalwa edluleyo ibone ukuvuselelwa kwamasiko eKrisimasi e-Estonia, njengoko kutsha kunye nokutshalwa kwamanye amazwe kunye nenkcubeko yehlabathi.