Njalo ngonyaka ngo-Okthoba 31 izigidi zigubha i-Halloween ngokugqoka njengabathakathi, amademoni namademoni.

Lolu suku akuwona nje umgubho wabantu abadala, futhi yithuba lokuthi izingane zihambe indlu ngendlu, ngokuvamile zicashile ukuze zihayize noma zelashwe.

Igama elithi Halloween lisuselwa eholidini lamaRoma Katolika Losuku Lwabangcwele Bonke, umkhosi Bonke abangcwele noma Wonke amaHallows (»ingcwele« isho "ukwenza ngcwele« noma »ukubheka into engcwele«). Kugujwa ngoNovemba 1st. Usuku Lwabangcwele Bonke lukhumbula labo santa abangenalo usuku olukhethekile lwamagama onyakeni wesonto lamaRoma Katolika. Ngosuku olwandulela uSuku Lwabangcwele Bonke Wonke ama-Hallows Eve ebizwa, okusho usuku olwandulela Usuku Lwabangcwele Bonke - futhi i-Hallows ingu-Eva phela Halloween iba.

Ngemuva I-Encyclopedia Britannica Ngokwesibonelo, umsuka we-Halloween uhlehlela emuva emkhosini wamaDruid, umyalo wabapristi abangamaqaba eGaul yasendulo naseBrithani yangaphambi kobuKristu: “EBrithani nase-Ireland yasendulo, umkhosi wamaCelt waseSamhain wawugujwa ngo-October 31, lapho ihlobo. lase lisondela ngasemaphethelweni.

Lolu suku futhi kwakuwusuku olwandulela uNcibijane ngezikhathi zeCeltic kanye ne-Anglo-Saxon kanye nesikhathi somunye wemikhosi yomlilo yasendulo, lapho izibani ezinkulu zazikhanyiswa eziqongweni zamagquma ukuze kuxoshwe imimoya emibi. Lolu suku lwaluhlobene nokuxoshwa kwezinkomo emadlelweni. Imithetho nezivumelwano zokuqashisa nazo zavuselelwa. Imiphefumulo yabashonile ivakashele emakhaya abo amadala ngalolu suku (kwakukholakala) kwathi umkhosi wasekwindla wathatha umqondo omubi ngoba kuthiwa uhlaselwe yizipoki, abathakathi, imikhovu, amakati amnyama, amadlozi namadimoni ezinhlobo zonke. Kwakuyisikhathi sokubeka amandla angaphezu kwawemvelo ayelawula izinqubo zemvelo.

Umkhosi wamaCeltic waseSamhain wawuphawula ukuqala kobusika futhi wawuhlanganisa usuku olwandulela usuku olwandulela usuku olwandulela usuku lwalo (October 31st and November 1st). Yahlala idumile phakathi kwamaCelt ngisho nangemva kobuKristu beBrithani ekhulwini lesihlanu. ISonto LamaKristu eBrithani lamukela umkhosi weSamhain ngokubeka uSuku Lwabo Bonke Osanta ngalolo suku. Kuze kube sekupheleni kwekhulu lesi-13, uSuku Lwabangcwele Bonke lwalugujwa ngoMeyi XNUMX.

Njengomkhuba waseBrithani wokugubha uSuku Lwabangcwele ngoNovemba 1st wasakazekela nakwamanye amazwe, uPapa Gregory IV (827-844) wawususa ngokusemthethweni umkhosi kusukela ngoMeyi 13 kuya kuNovemba 1st.

I-New Catholic Encyclopedia ithi isizathu “sasiwukudla okwanele kwezihambeli eziningi zenkolo eza eRoma ngo-May,” kodwa iyavuma ukuthi abanye babekholelwa ukuthi “umkhosi wango-November waqala eGaul futhi wamukelwa iRoma ngokushesha.”

Amasiko eSamhain asala ezindaweni zamaCeltic eBrithani: e-Ireland, eScotland naseWales. Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, abaningi balahlekelwa ukubaluleka kwabo kwezenkolo, futhi u-Eva Wabo Bonke Osanta waba umkhosi wezwe, 'nakuba izinkolelo eziningi zendabuko zamaCelt zisengabizwa ngalobobusuku. Noma yini ehlobene nokubhula yahlala idumile ngalobo busuku. Abantu abadala babegqoka izinto ezicashile nezifihla ubuso, belingisa izidalwa ezingaphezu kwemvelo, futhi bevakashela amakhaya lapho babevame ukuphiwa khona ukudla neziphuzo,” kubhala uLeonard N. Primiano encwadini ethi “Halloween” Encyclopedia of Religion.

Abafuduki base-Ireland nabaseScottish baletha amasiko oSuku Lwabangcwele Bonke e-United States. Ngemuva kokufuduka kwabantu base-Ireland ngobuningi ngesikhathi sokuhluleka kwezitshalo zamazambane kanye neNdlala Enkulu eyalandela e-Ireland (1845-1852), i-Halloween yagujwa ezweni lonke.

Isiko labantwana abangena endlini ngendlu bememeza bethi “iqhinga noma ukuphatha” nalo laqala kubapristi basendulo abangamaDruid ababengena indlu ngendlu becela kokubili ukudla kwezidingo zabo siqu nemihlatshelo konkulunkulu babo. Uma benganikwa ukudla endlini, bebeyobhula amadimoni endlini. Imithombo yomlando ithi isakhamuzi esisodwa sale ndlu kwadingeka sife ungakapheli unyaka.

Ama-druid ayephethe amathenisi amakhulu ayewavale ngaphakathi aqopha ubuso ngaphambili. Lokhu kwakumelela umoya wamademoni amandla awo nolwazi ababethembele kulo. Itheniphu yayikhanyiswa yikhandlela ngaphakathi futhi yayisetshenziswa ama-druid njengesibani lapho engena indlu ngendlu kusihlwa. Lapho leli siko lifika eMelika ngekhulu le-18 nele-19, ama-turnips ayengajwayelekile. Ngakho-ke, ithanga lathatha indawo yetheniphu.

Nakuba iSonto Lama-Seventh-day Adventist lingasikhiphi isikhundla esisemthethweni nge-Halloween ngokuqondile, ukwenqaba kwalo ukusebenzisa imimoya namademoni kuvimbela noma yikuphi ukugunyazwa kwalolu hlobo lomkhosi.

I-Halloween namasiko ayo awasukanga emibhalweni noma emphakathini wamaKristu. Bagxilile ekusebenzelaneni nemimoya nasemikhubeni yobuqaba. Nokho, namuhla le mvelaphi isikhohliwe noma idlalelwa phansi. Nokho, noma yimuphi umkhuba otholakala ekusebenzelaneni nemimoya awuhambisani nezimfundiso zemiBhalo (Levitikusi 3:20,6).

Njengoba abaningi namuhla bengasakholelwa ebukhoneni bukadeveli namademoni akhe, abayiboni ingozi ekugconeni lezi “zinsalela zenkolo zesikhathi esidlule.” Izingane zifundiswa ukuthi azikho izangoma nemimoya emibi futhi kumnandi ukugqokisa isipoki noma idlozi. Ukuphika kwanamuhla kukaSathane namandla amademoni kuphambene ngokucacile nemiBhalo. Kusukela kuGenesise kuya kusAmbulo, iBhayibheli liqinisekisa ukuba khona kukaSathane nemimoya yamademoni ( Genesise 1:1; Jobe 3,1:1,6; Mathewu 8,31:12,9; IsAmbulo XNUMX:XNUMX )

Emfundweni kubalulekile ukuthi singatshali imibono engamanga emiqondweni yezingane. IBhayibheli lithi: “Qeqesha umntwana indlela ekufanele ahambe ngayo, ukuze kuthi lapho esekhulile angaphambuki kuyo.” ( IzAga 22,6:XNUMX ) Ukukutshela ukuthi kuphephile ukulingisa imimoya emibi kuyobe kuwukuphikisana noNkulunkulu. ngenxa.

UNkulunkulu waxwayisa u-Israyeli eTestamenteni Elidala ukuba angazibandakanyi nemimoya. “Ma makungafunyanwa kini odabulisa indodana yakhe noma indodakazi yakhe emlilweni, noma umbhuli, noma umthakathi, noma umthakathi, noma umthakathi, noma umthakathi, noma umthakathi, noma umthakathi, noma umhlola. i-clairvoyant, noma othile okhuluma nabafileyo. Ngokuba yilowo nalowo owenza into enjalo uyisinengiso kuJehova, nangenxa yalezo zinengiso uJehova uNkulunkulu wakho uyakuzixosha efeni lazo phambi kwakho.”— Duteronomi 5:18,10-12 . , lesi seluleko sisasebenza nanamuhla.

Ukuhlanganyela e-Halloween kungase kubonakale kuwukuzijabulisa okungenacala ezinganeni nakubantu abadala, kodwa kungenye yezindlela zikaSathane eziningi zokukhohlisa abantu ukuba bakholelwe ukuthi izwe lemimoya namademoni liphephile ukudlala nalo.

Nakuba u-Ellen G. White, umsunguli weSonto Lama-Adventist, engakaze akhulume nge-Halloween, nokho uxwayisa ngokudlala nemimoya izikhathi eziningi. “Abaningi bayathuthumela ngenxa yokwethuka lapho becabanga ukubuza umuntu osebenzelana nemimoya. Kodwa balingwa izinhlobo ezikhangayo zokusebenzelana nemimoya,” kusho yena Ukushumayela Ivangeli ekhasini 606.

AmaSeventh-day Adventist ayazi ukuthi ukusebenzisa imimoya kunobuso obuningi. Ezinye zibonakala zingenangozi futhi zihlekisa. Noma kunjalo, basusa izingane kanye nabantu abadala eqinisweni likaNkulunkulu futhi bangaba isitebhisi sokuhileleka okwengeziwe ekusebenzelaneni nemimoya.

Lawa mazwana avele kuqala I-Perspective Digest, Ijenali ye I-Adventist Theological Society.

Ngenhlonipho yombhali kanye nabahleli besibuyekezo abavela ku:
Gerhard Pfandl, Lokho Wonke UmKristu Okufanele Akwazi Nge-Halloween, Ukubuyekezwa Kwama-Adventist, October 23, 2015