Riga Lays Claim ku Miyambo ya Mtengo wa Khirisimasi
Ngati ndinu Merika mukuyendera dziko la Baltic ku Latvia pa Khirisimasi, mudzamva kwanu. Miyambo yofunika kwambiri m'dzikoli ndi yofanana ndi ya ku United States. Miyambo ya Khirisimasi ya ku Kilatvia, monga ambiri ku Ulaya, ndi miyambo yachikristu pamodzi ndi zikondwerero zachikunja za nyengo yozizira, yomwe imapezeka masiku ochepa chabe isanafike Khirisimasi.
Latvia imakondwerera Khirisimasi pa December 25, ndipo anthu ambiri a ku Latvia amalemba masiku 12 omwe amatsogolera Khirisimasi ndi mphatso, mofanana ndi okondedwa a Khirisimasi, "masiku khumi ndi awiri a Khirisimasi," omwe amanena za mwambo wopereka mphatso kwa masiku khumi ndi awiri.
Mofanana ndi ana ambiri ku US, ana a ku Latvia amakhulupirira Santa Claus amene amabweretsa mphatso zawo ndikuziyika pansi pa mtengo wa Khirisimasi. Mphatso nthawi zambiri zimatsegulidwa pa Khrisimasi kapena mmawa wa Khirisimasi.
Miyambo ya Mtengo wa Khirisimasi
Palibe amene amadziŵa kumene mwambo wa zokongoletsera mtengo wobiriwira pa Khirisimasi unayambira, ngakhale kuti Germany nthawi zambiri amapatsidwa ngongole. Anthu a ku Latvia amadziwika kuti amachokera ku miyambo ya Khirisimasi.
Legends akunena za mtengo woyamba wa Khirisimasi wokonzedwa ndi kukongoletsedwa ku Old Town Riga pa Town Hall Square m'chaka cha 1510. Mwambo umenewu umapitirizabe kukondwerera Khirisimasi iliyonse mu dziko la Baltic, kumene kuli mbali yofunika kwambiri pa phwando la tchuthi. Chaka chilichonse mtengo wa Khirisimasi umakhala wokongoletsedwa pamalo pomwe chiyambi chimayambira mwambo. Mitengo imakongoletsedwa ndi zokongoletsa ndi makandulo. Zinthu zachilengedwe monga udzu zimagwiritsidwanso ntchito podzikongoletsera komanso zokongoletsera panyumba pa maholide.
Ngakhale kuti mayiko osiyanasiyana amanena kuti mwambo wa Khirisimasi ukuyamba ndi iwo, chinthu chimodzi chomwe chingagwirizanitsidwe ndi chakuti poyamba chinachitika kumpoto kwa Europe.
Yule Logolo
Yule ndiwo dzina lachikunja limene adapereka ku chikondwerero cha nyengo yozizira-tsiku lalifupi kwambiri la chaka-lomwe limangotsala masiku angapo Khirisimasi isanakwane.
Yule anaimira dzuŵa, ndipo chotero zida za Yule zinatenthedwa ndipo makandulo anawotcha kuti azilemekeza mulungu dzuwa ndikumulimbikitsa iye ndi dzuwa kuti abwerere pa tsiku lalifupi kwambiri la chaka. Kwa anthu a ku Latvia, chipika chimenechi chidali chikhalidwe cha Khirisimasi. Imeneyi ndi njira yoyeretsera slate, kupanga njira ya Chaka Chatsopano. Amakokedwa ndikuwotchedwa kuti afotokoze kuwonongedwa kwa zochitika zoipa zomwe zinachitika chaka chino.
Chakudya cha Khirisimasi
Monga m'mayiko ambiri kumene Khirisimasi imakondwerera, phwando lalikulu la banja ndilofunika kwambiri pa holideyi. Zochita zapadera ku Latvia ndi nyama yankhumba ndi gingerbread kapena ma gingerbread makeke. Gome la chakudya cha ku Latvia nthawi zonse limakhala ndi nyama yowotcha komanso zakudya zina zomwe zimatchedwa nandolo, zomwe zimakhala zowonjezereka komanso zophikidwa ndi anyezi, balere, ndi nyama yankhumba. Chakudya cha Khirisimasi ku Latvia chimaphatikizapo mbale 12.
Msika wa Khrisimasi
Ngati muli ku Riga patsiku la December, funani zokongoletsera za holide ndi zakudya zakanthawi za Khirisimasi ku Khirisimasi ku Riga. Mukhoza kuthira pa gingerbread ndikupaka vinyo wambiri mululu pamene mukuwonetsa makola opangira manja ngati shawls, scarves, mittens, ndi makandulo.