Imbango yeRiga Lays kwiNkcubeko yeKrisimesi
Ukuba ungumMerika uhambele ilizwe laseBaltic yaseLatvia ngexesha leKrisimasi, uya kuziva ekhaya. Izithethe ezibaluleke kakhulu zelizwe zifana nezo e-United States. Amasiko eKrisimasi, njengamanye amazwe aseYurophu, ahlanganisana neenkcubeko zobuKristu kunye nemibhiyozo yobuhedeni ye-solstice yasebusika, eyenzeka nje iintsuku ezimbalwa ngaphambi kweKrisimesi.
ILatvia ibhiyozela iKrisimesi ngomhla wama-25 kuDisemba, kwaye abaninzi baseLatvia bayabonakalisa iintsuku ezili-12 ezikhokelela kwiKrismesi ngezipho, njengokwintandokazi yeKrismesi, "Iintsuku Ezilishumi elinesibini zeKrismesi," ezichaza ngesithethe sokunika izipho iintsuku ezili-12.
Njengabantwana abaninzi base-US, abantwana baseLatvia bakholelwa kuSanta Claus abazisa izipho zabo baze bazibeke phantsi komthi uKrismesi. Izipho zivame ukuvulwa ngoKhisimusi okanye kwiKrisimesi kusasa.
Isiko soKhisimusi
Akukho mntu uyazi ngokuqinisekileyo apho isiko lokuhlobisa isihlahla esisiqhoqhelo kwiKrisimesi sivela, nangona iJamani idla ngokunikezelwa ngetyala. Abantu baseLatvia babeka ibango ukuba bavela kwisiko lomthi weKrisimesi.
Imithetho ithi ngomthi wokuqala weKrisimesi uyakhiwa kwaye uyihlotshwe kwi-Old Town Riga kwiHolo yeSixeko saseKapa ngo-1510. Esi siko siyaqhubeka sizuko sonke iKrismesi kwilizwe laseBaltic, apho liyingxenye ebalulekileyo yokubhiyozela iholide. Unyaka ngamnye umthi weKrisimesi usemisiwe kwaye uhlotshiswe kwindawo apho igosa lifuna ukuba isiko siqale. Imithi ivame ukuhlotshiswa ngeempahla kunye namakhandlela. Izinto ezisemgangathweni ezinjengotshani nazo zisetyenziselwa zombini imihlobiso kunye nokuhlobisa ikhaya ngexesha leeholide.
Nangona amazwe ahlukahlukeneyo athi isiko somthi weKrisimesi ngokuqala ngawo, into enye engavunyelwene ngayo kukuba okokuqala yenziwa kwindawo ethile eMntla Yurophu.
Yule Log
Yule kwakubizwa ngokuba ngabahedeni ukubhiyozela i-solstice yasebusika-yimini emfutshane yonyaka-ewela iintsuku ezimbalwa ngaphambi kweKrisimesi.
Wayifanekisela ilanga, kwaye ngoko izibonda zatshiswa kwaye ikhandlela zacinywa ukuba zihloniphe unkulunkulu welanga kwaye zimkhuthaze ukuba ilanga libuyele ngosuku olufutshane kumnyaka. KubaLatvia, i-log yule isisiseko esibalulekileyo seKrisimesi. Yindlela yokucoca i-slate, ukwenza indlela yoNyaka omtsha. Ikhutshwe ize ifakwe ifane ukutshatyalaliswa kweemeko ezimbi ezenzeka ngaloo nyaka.
Isidlo seKrismesi
Njengamazwe amaninzi apho iKrismesi ibhiyozelwa khona, umthendeleko omkhulu wosapho luphambili kweholide. Iintetho ezikhethekileyo eLatvia ziyi-bacon rolls kunye ne-gingerbread okanye i-cookies gingerbread. Itheyibhile yaseLatvia idla phantse ihlala yinyama egalelweyo kunye nesitya esiqhelekileyo esibizwa ngokuthi iigrasi ezibomvu, ezenziwe ngama-peas ezomileyo aphekwe kunye ne-anyanisi, ibhali kunye nebhekoni. Ukutya kweKrisimesi eLatvia ngokuqhelekileyo kubandakanya izitya ezili-12.
Imarike yeKrisimesi
Ukuba uhlala eRiga ngoDisemba, khangela iintambo zeeholide kunye nesampula saseLatvia ngexesha lokutya kweKrismesi kwiRake Christmas market. Unako ukugcoba kwi-gingerbread uze udibanise iwayini elixubileyo ngelixa uphazamisa izitampu ezinikezela izinto eziphatheka ngesandla ezifana ne-shawls, i-scarves, i-mittens, kunye namakhandlela.