I-HO CHI MINH ISIXEKO, eVietnam - Ngaphesheya nje kwesitrato ukusuka kwiManyano yoLutsha lwamaKomanisi, amahlwantsi ekhephu abubuxoki ajikeleza emoyeni oshushu, nofumileyo njengeSanta Claus ebhityileyo ephahlwe zii-elves ezimbini kwiiminiskirts ezishukunyiswa kwiJingle Bells, Silent Night kwaye Let It Snow.
Ngorhatya, izihlwele zahlanganisana kwisikwere ngaphandle kwendawo yokuthenga yeDiamond Plaza ekumgangatho ophezulu ukonwabela indawo yeholide ephuma kwikhadi leKrisimesi laseCurrier & Ives. Abasetyhini abancinci bame phambi kwemithi emhlophe ebusika njengoko abafana babo befota. Abathengisi bathengisa iibhaluni zikaSanta kubazali ukwenzela abantwana babo abancinane. U-Gia Linh walungisa ikepusi kaSanta entloko njengoko wayecula kunye nethi Sinqwenelela iKrisimesi eyonwabileyo, eyayidlala kakhulu yazalisa ibhloko yonke.
Ungaze ucinge ukuba umfundi wekholeji oneminyaka engama-20 ungumBhuda kwaye akazange alibhiyozele ixesha lonyaka njengomntwana. IKrisimesi yayingadumanga kangako. Usapho lwam lwalungakhathali. Yayilusuku nje oluqhelekileyo, watsho. Ngoku, wonke umntu uyayithanda iKrisimesi.
Ngapha koko, phantse akunakwenzeka ukunqanda ukonwatyiswa kweholide ngaphezulu kwe-Ho Chi Minh City, eyayifudula ibizwa ngokuba yiSaigon, esona sixeko sikhulu seli lizwe linabantu abaninzi abangamaBhuda. Iikhefi ezithandwayo ezidla ngokucula ngomculo wetekhnoloji ocula iingoma zakudala, ngakumbi intandokazi yaseVietnam, uFeliz Navidad. Amaqabane asondeza izithuthuthu ezithwele imithi yeKrisimesi yeplastiki ekhaya. Imifanekiso yasemkhumbini enemifanekiso eqingqiweyo kaYesu, uYosefu noMariya ibonakala kwiihotele ezilawulwa lusapho nakwiivenkile ezisecaleni kwezitrato.
Naphi na apho uya khona eSaigon, yonke indawo yokutyela, idlala ingoma yeKrisimesi-ithetha ngoYesu noThixo. Iyacaphukisa, utshilo uHenry Liem, utitshala wefilosofi kwiKholeji yesiXeko saseSan Jose ohlala eVietnam ngexesha leholide.
Isivumelwano esingekho semthethweni
Le mvakalelo yeKrisimesi yamaxesha onke ngoyena mqondiso ubonakalayo wokwamkela isizwe saseNtshona.
Urhulumente wobukomanisi, owayekhe wagxeka iholide yenkolo yeqaqobana lamaKatolika, ngoku uxhoma izibane zeKrisimesi kwisitalato i-Dong Khoi esikwiDistrict One. Amagosa azamile ukuvala umgama ophantse wafikelela kwisithuba seekhilomitha kwiSithili seSibhozo sesixeko - hayi ngenxa yezizathu ezibambekayo, kodwa ngenxa yokutshixa kwetrafikhi okubangela xa amawakawaka abantu baseVietnam bezithuthuthu befika bezobona lo mboniso.
IsiVietnam siya kusebenzisa nasiphi na isizathu sokuphuma kunye nokuhamba ngenqanawa. Uya edolophini kwaye ubone izibane. Kungumthendeleko ngokwenene, utshilo uDon Phan, usomashishini waseSilicon Valley ochitha ixesha elininzi kwilizwe lakhe. Kwaye amashishini ayayithanda kuba yenye indlela yokwenza abantu badle.
Ngaphandle koko, wongeze, amaBhuda athanda ukubiyela ukubheja kwawo. Unokuba ngumBhuda kwaye usakholelwa kuYesu nakwiKrisimesi.
Lo mbhiyozo wamaxesha onyaka ugxininisa isivumelwano esingekho semthethweni phakathi kukarhulumente kunye neCawa yamaKatolika, enabalandeli abamalunga nezigidi ezi-6 kwisizwe esinabantu abazizigidi ezingama-90. IVatican kunye nolawulo lwamakomanisi basondela ekusekeni ubudlelwane bezozakuzo, utshilo uCarlyle Thayer, ingcali kurhulumente waseVietnam kunye nonjingalwazi kwiZiko lezoKhuselo laseOstreliya.
Urhulumente uye wakhululeka ekuvumeleni ukuba kupapashwe iincwadi zamaKatolika kwaye uye wakhulula uphazamiseko ekukhetheni abagqatswa bobubingeleli, utshilo uThayer.
Iholide kumntu wonke
IKrisimesi kwisiXeko saseHo Chi Minh ithathe incasa eyahlukileyo yaseVietnam - iivenkile zeKrisimesi eziphuma kuso sonke isixeko zidlala umculo ongxolayo kwaye zizaliswe zizibane ezidanyazayo. Izihlwele zivela malunga nayo nayiphi na indawo eneempawu ezifunda iMung Chua Giang Sinh, okanye iKrisimesi eyonwabileyo.
Iintsana zinxibe iimpahla zikaSanta, utshilo u-Esther Nguyen, umhlali wangaphambili waseMorgan Hill oyi-CEO ye-Ho Chi Minh City-based based mobile game startup Pops.vn. EUnited States, wonke umntu usekhaya ngoSuku lweKrisimesi. EVietnam, wonke umntu usesitratweni. Imihombiso ebaxiweyo igcwele izibane. Kukho iSanta Clauses kwizithuthuthu kunye nemithi yeKrisimesi yeplastiki.
Rhoqo ebusuku kwiCawa yaseKy Dong kwiSithili seSithathu, amakhulu abathengi bapakisha ivenkile yecawa, bethenga yonke into ukusuka kwiibhauble ezinkulu zeKrisimesi ukuya kwiinyamakazi ezivuzayo kunye noFrosty the Snowmen. Baxinana bejikeleza inguqulelo ye-Mekong Delta yendawo yasemkhumbini: uYosefu, uMariya noYesu kwisikhephe sokuloba sase-Vietnamese esithwele iipakethi zee-noodles zangoko.
IKrisimesi ayisiyoyamaKatolika kuphela, utshilo uHoang Cong Minh, injineli eneminyaka engama-27 ubudala eyafota iifoto kwivenkile yecawa nentombi yakhe. IkwangamaHindu, amaBhuda. IKrisimesi yeyomntu wonke.
Izitalato ziyaphuphuma umoya
Iholide ithandwa kakhulu kwisiXeko saseHo Chi Minh, owona mmandla wamazwe ngamazwe wesizwe kwaye uphenjelelwa kakhulu yinkcubeko yaseFransi neyaseMelika. Isixeko esixineneyo sikwanayo umlinganiselo ophezulu wamaKristu kunezinye iindawo zelizwe, utshilo uCao Song, umKatolika owayethenga kwivenkile yecawa.
IKrisimesi yamkelwa njengeholide enoxolo kwaye wonke umntu uhamba nayo, utshilo uNguyen Thanh Nhan, omnye othengayo ongumKatolika kunye nenkosikazi yakhe kunye nonyana oneminyaka emi-4 yinkwenkwezi yeKrisimesi ukuhombisa umnyango wabo. Ukongezelela kwiinkalo zonqulo zale holide, esi sibini sifundisa umntwana waso ngoSanta Claus.
Uvuthondaba lwemibhiyozo ngobusuku bangaphambi kweKrisimesi, xa kubonakala ngathi isiqingatha sabemi besixeko abazizigidi ezisi-9 sisiya ezitratweni ukuze sifumane into efana neholideyi. Iicawe ziyaphuphuma kuMisa ezinzulwini zobusuku ngelixa abantu baseVietnam ngaphandle besela ibhiya kwaye batshizane ngekhephu lomgunyathi. Kungathatha iiyure ezimbini ukuhamba iimayile ezimbalwa kwiSithili sokuQala njengoko yonke into ifika ime nkqo.
Abantu baseVietnam bafuna ukudibanisa ilizwe noluntu lwamazwe aphesheya, utshilo uChe Huyen Bao Vy, enxibe iimpondo zenyamakazi kunye namaphiko eengelosi kumboniso weholide ngaphandle kwenye indawo yokuthenga kwiSithili sokuqala. Umfundi wasekholejini oneminyaka engama-21 ubudala, kunye nezinye iingelosi ezimbini zenyamakazi, bema ecaleni kweSanta eluhlaza.
Andiyenzi inkolo, kodwa ndiyonwabela kakhulu inkcubeko yaseNtshona, utshilo. Usuku lweKrisimesi, umoya weKrisimesi, uyonwabile. Yinto yomoya weKrisimesi.
Qhagamshelana noJohn Boudreau kwi-408-278-3496.
