ADVENT CHRISTMAS A CIH BANG A CIHNA HI A, I ZAT DAN A MAN MAH HIAM? BANG HANGIN DECEMBER 25TH NI CHRISTMAS IN KIZANG HIAM? (Edited 2021)
Tanglai-in Khristian masate in Jesuh suahni lian a zat ni ding kinialna lianpi na nei uh a, AD 1 kumin piang lo hi, a ci na tam mahmah hi. Jesuh' hong suah kum pen 2 BCE/BC ahih kei leh 7 BCE/BC, tua ahih kei leh 4 BCE/BC hi zaw kha ding kici a, a suahni lian zong a thei a om loh banah a kiciamtehna na om lo hi. Mary' kiangah naungek a tuam vilvelin a hoih (special baby) Jesuh na nei ding hi, ci-in vangtung mi in a gen (Annunciation) pen March 25th ni hi, ci-in tanglai Khristian masate ngeina' upna hi a, tua ni-in Christmas a zang zong om hi. Jesuh' pian ding a kigenkholh khit kha kua nung 25th December ni pen a suahni dingin a zang zong om uh hi. March 25th ni Christmas ni-in Khristian masate in a zat uh pen a suahni mahin picingin a sih ni (14th of Nisan in the Jewish calendar) hi, ci-a tuat mi a omna hang ahi hi.
Mi pawl khat leuleu in Christmas December 25th ni-in zat dingin a geelna uh pen Winter Solstice (phalbi lai-in sun hun in ni a niam pen in om ahih manin ni a tom pen ni) leh ni dang lai-a thu-um lo (ancient pagan) Roman midwinter pawite - 'Saturnalia' leh 'Dies Natalis Solis Invicti' December 25 kiim pawlin na zang uh ahih manin hih hun pen mite in pawi a bawl hun uh ahih manin 25th December in Christmas zat dingin na teel uh hi ding hi, cih ngaihsutna zong om hi. Christmas a kizat masakna pen 336 AD kum in Rome kumpi lak panin Khristian suak masa pen Rome Kumpipa Constantine' hunin na kibawl hi, ci-in kiciamteh hi.
Tua khit a sawt loin Pope Julius I in 25th December pen Jesuh' suahni pawi bawlna ni dingin zat dingin official in zat dingin na tangko a, tua khit nungin kum simin 25th December ni pen Christmas in a kizang toto suak ahi hi.
ADVENT CHRISTMAS I CIH BANG A KAMMAL MAN LEH KIZAT NGEINA BANGIN I ZANG MAH HIAM?
Christmas hun (season) hong naih tawh kituakin hih hun-ah i hong lut tawh kituakin Advent Christmas cih kammal kilim zak mahmah hi. Ahi zongin hih kammalte gel pen pawlpi liante (traditional mainline church) in zangkhawm; gawmkhawm ngei lo uh hi. "Advent" a zat uh leh advent bek mah zangin, "Christmas' a zat uh leh Christmas kammal bek mah zang uh hi. A hang bel "Advent" leh "Christmas" pen a tuam vilvel hi a, a deihna zong a tuam tuak mah ahi hi. Advent i cih kammal pen Latin pau hi a, "a hong paina" (coming) a cihna ahi hi.
Advent season pen Khristian pawlpi tampite in Christmas hunin Jesuh hong suah a ngakna leh kithawikholhna hun leh i Topa Jesuh' hong paikikna ding (Second Coming) kithawikholhna hunin a kizang hi a, Christmas pen i Topa Jesuh leitungah mihing bangin a hong suahni phawkna ahi hi. Advent pen Topa Jesuh' hong paikikna ding kithawina hun ahih mah bangin hih hun pen mawhsutna leh Topa’ hong paikikna ding thute lungaihna hunin kizang a, antan'na leh thungetna hun (time of fasting and prayer) in kizang hi. Hih pen pawlpi pawl khat (Protestant & Catholic) ah kha khat sung bang hi a, Orthodox pawlpite bangin kha khat leh lang bang zang uh hi.
Hih pen tanglai thu-um mite in Christmas a kilop ma (4th Century) hun pekin kum tampi tak a na zatsa uh ahi hi. Ahi zongin hun hong pai toto in hih Advent pen Christmas tun ma Nipini a lina (4th Sunday) ahih kei leh Nipini a gukna (6th Sunday) a kipanin Christmas tunkim ni (24th December) dong hong kizang ahih manin Christmas dinga kithawikholhna hun hong suak hi.
Tua ma kum bang zah hiam paisa a kipanin ei pawlin Lungdam Bawl malep - Advance Christmas or Pre-Christmas program i bawl ciangin “Advent Christmas” cih kammal kizat dan kan se lo leh tel lopi-in i zang dihdih laizang hi. I Lungdam Bawl malep programte pen mangpau in i gelh nop leh mi dangte' zat bangin Pre-Christmas Celebration, Christmas Cantata, Christmas Carols, cihte pawl mah zang zaw le'ng kilawm zaw leh man zaw ding hi. Advent Christmas i cih sangin ni dangin “Advance Christmas” i cih pen bang man zaw lai hi. Ahi zongin “Advance Christmas” cih kammal lian pen zong pawlpi liante in Christmas malep program genna dingin zang mel lo uh hi. Tua ahih manin pawlpi lianzaw leh picing zawte zat kammalte mah i zat pen picin' huai pen kha zaw dingin ngaihsuthuai hi.
ADVENT CALENDAR LEH ADVENT CHRISTMAS:
Advent calendar pen special calendar hi a, December kha panin Christmas hong tun' ni dong ni simna in kizang hi. Advent calendar pen a tangpi-in December kha a ni masa ni panin kisim to a, ahih hangin Christian Advent ahih manin November kha a ni bei kuan panin a kizat hun zong om hi. Advent calendar taktak pen 1800-1900 kikalin German Lutherans pawlpite in na zang masa uh a, tu-in Khristian tampi ten kizang ta hi.
Advent i cih pen a tangpi-in 1st December panin Christmas tunkim ni (24th December) kikal hun sung hi a, Khristian tampite in Christmas a khiatna taktak phawkna leh kithawikholhna hunin a zat uh ahi hi. Advent cih kammal kilakna Latin panin "a hong paina (coming)" a cih in a khiatna thum nei hi. (1) A beisa kum 2000 val hun lai-in leitungah mihing bangin hong kun sukin mihing bangin Jesuh hong sihna phawkna hi. (2) Tu-in i nuntakna (sungah) i Topa Jesuh hong teng nuamin, hong pai nuam hi cih lahna lim hi. (3) A thumna dingin, mailam hunah naungek hi loin Kumpi leh Thukhen (King and Judge) dingin leitungah Jesuh hong paikikna ding kisakkholhna hun ahi hi.
Advent Sunday hun pen 27th November in kipan thei a (2016 in tua bangin na kizang hi), 2017 in 3rd December panin na kizang a, 2018 in 2nd December (Sunday) ni panin kizang a, 2019 in 1st December (Wednesday) panin kizang a, 2020 in 29th November panin kizang hi. 2021 in Sunday, 27 November panin kizang a, Saturday, 24 December in bei hi. Christmas hun ngakin kithawikholhna dingin Advent kizat masak hun lian kitel lo a, Council of Tours in siampi (monks) 567 ten December kha simin kha a kipat ni panin Christmas dong antang dingin thu a kipiak 480 AD kiim panin hong kizang hi dingin ki-ummawh hi. Advent hun pen December kha-in antan'na hun - Nativity Fast ahih kei leh Fast of December kici hi.
Saint Gregory of Tours in Advent muak leh lopna a neih uh pen kum zalom 15 hunin Bishop Perpetuus in mi siangtho Martin' annek khopna (feast of Saint Martin) 11 November khit panin Christmas a tun' ni dong nipi kal khat sungin ni thum an a tan'na dingun thu a piak manin Advent pen Lent of St. Martin zong kici a, hih panin hong kipan hi. Hih banga antan'na pen kum zalom 6 dong 'Diocese of Tours' kici siampite' khualzinna hun dong ciangtan nei-in (limited) na kizang hi.
AD 581 in Macon Council in Tour zat ding ngeina a bawl tawh kituakin France gam bup-ah St. Martin phawkna dingin annek khawmna a kineih khit nunga kipanin Christmas ni dong kal khatin ni thum antan'na hunin na zang uh hi. Biakna hahkat mite in Council of Macron' thupiakna hawmthawh uh ahih manin Advent season sung Christmas ni a tun' dong antan'na nisim in nei uh hi. Kum zalom 6 a bei kuanin Greagory the Great in biakna doctrine a bawlphatna hangin antang se loin Advent season pen nipi kal li zat dingin na laih hi. Ahih hangin kumpi Charlemagne in Advent season hun sung teng antan' dingin thu a piak manin antang mi tam mahmah hi.
Kum zalom 3 lai-in Advent season hun in antan'na kinak ciin' lua lo hi, ci-in Durand of Mende in ci hi. St. Louis mi siangtho hi ci-in a kipulakna ah Khristian ten antan'na nak ciin' nawn lo uh hi ci hi. St. Andrew hunin Christmas ni dong Advent season hun sung antan'na kinak zat luat nawn loh hangin sawltak (apostle) za St. Martin a kipiak a kipanin leitung bup-a Khristian thu um mite in antan'na na lim zat mahmah uh hi. 1362 kum in Pope' tokhom tungah Pope Urban V hong tut a kipanin leitung nopna (zu leh sex lam) ah kibual loin kikep siangthona (abstinence) ding a kalh hangin Advent season hun sungin antan' ding kalh lo hi. (Tua hun in Rome ten Christmas a tun ma kal nga sung Advent a zat uh a ngeina uh hi. Sacramentary of St. Gregory. Ambrosian or Milan Liturgies ah bel kal guk hi ci hi).
Greek mite in Advent zat hun ciangtan kician nei lo uh a, a utte in 15th November panin antan'na kipan uh a, pawl khatte in 6th December in pan uh a, pawl khatte in Christmas tun ma ni tam loin a sap ciangin antan'na kipan uh hi. Advent kizat zia 1963 kum in Second Vatican Council in Lent zat zia leh Advent zat zia tawm khat a laih ma-in a kizat dan kibang den pian hi. Second Vatican Council in Advent season pen Khrist in a nih veina hong paikikna dingin hong kamciamna mah bangin Khrist hong paikikna ding lametna tawh ngak hun a zat dingin na laih hi.
ADVENT KIZAT ZIA
Advent season hunin mi pawl khatte in Jesuh hong paina pawi zat ding ngakna a pibawl nuam manun bangmah ne loin antang uh hi. Orthodox Church tampite leh Eastern Catholics Churches pawlpite in Advent season ni 40 kiim bang zang uh a, 15th November panin panin Jesuh' hong paikikna Antan'na (Nativity Fast) hi, ci uh hi. Celtic Christians mite in zong 15th November panin Advent na pan uh hi. Advent season sung teng Orthodox Christians mite in sa leh bawngnawi nei loin tang uh a, a ni tawh etna tawh kituakin (depending) ni khat olive thau, zu leh nga ne lo uh hi. America gam-a Greek Orthodox Archdiocese pawlpite in Advent calendar hun sung a ni tawh kituakin nek ding tua bang tua bangte cih nei se uh hi.
Medieval leh pre-medieval hunin England gam mun pawl khatte ah Nativity (Advent) hun pen 'advent images' ahih kei leh 'vessel cup' ci uh a, singkuang (box) koihin puan ngo tawh a kituam glass sin (lid) tawh koih khawmin, Mary leh Jesuh' lim lahna dingin milim nih koih uh hi. Tua singkuang pen puan pan dikdek (ribbon) leh paak (khat veivei apple theigahte tawh) zeem uh hi. Tua singkuang inn khat panin inn khat ah kizawng a, Christmas tunkim ma hun sungin tua singkuang mu kha lote a kamsia bangin kituat liang hi. Tua singkuang a zawng/dom mite in a singkuang a muh ciangun a lungdamna uh lahna dingin sum na pia uh hi.
Advent Carols tawh kituak mel lopi-in Christmas Carols kisate lakah English hymn song sunga 'People Look East'; 'Come, thou long expected Jesus'; 'Lo! He comes, with clouds descending' cihte leh a kinak sak mahmah 'O Come, O Come Emmanuel!' cihte bang la kisa hi.
Christmas ngakna dingin Advent Sunday lite ah khuameivak li (a ngeina dan in a san li) a kual (circle) in kidingsak a, khuaimeivak (candle) khat in Advent Sunday khat ciat a lahna lim dingin kizangte Nipini khat halin khat khit khat ahi dinga piang ding hi cih up cintenna leh lametna (hope and expectation) lahna dingin Jesuh Khrist’ hong suah ding ngakna in kide hi. A kual sungah khuameivak a ngana (a ngeina in a kang kizang) a, tua pen Khrist’ Khuaimeivak (Christ’s candle) lim lahna hi a, tua pen Christmas Ni in kide pan hi.
ADVENT SUNDAY LITE LEH TRADITIONAL ADVENT THEMES LITE DINGIN KHUAIMEI LI KIDETE PEN HIH BANG A LAHNA HI:
- Pasian’ Mite – Lametna Khuaimeivak: Lametna pen a mialna mun a taan’ meivak lim lahna dingin kide hi. Lametna Khuaimeivak kide taang tiutiau i muh ciangin Jesuh Khrist’ sungah kilemna i muh manin i pawi khamna (celebrate) dingin i zat hi cih lim a lahna hi. Source pawl khatte ah Lai Siangtho' lim lahna (sign) hi a, khuameivak nihna hi na ci hi.
- Thuciamlui sunga Kamsangte – Kilemna Khuaimeivak: Kilemna pen a mialna mun a taan’ meivak lahna lim hi. Hih meivak i muh ciangin Khrist sunga kilemna pawi i et kawmin pawi bawlna hi. Khuameivak kide pen Thuciam Lui sunga Jesuh' suah ding a genkhol Isaiah leh kamsang dangte lim lahna a kide hi. Source pawl khat ah khuameivak masa lim a lahna hi, na ci hi.
- Jesuh' thugente ngaikhia ding leh a paina lamkawite taangsak dingin Israel mite kiangah thu a hilh Jesuh' sanggam (cousin) Elizabeth' i tapa Tuiphumpa Johan' lim lahna lim hi – Itna Khuameivak: A mialna mun a taan' ding itna khuameivak lahna lim hi. Hih meivak i muh ciangin Khrist sunga itna i muh pawi a kham ihi hi. Source pawl khat ah khuameivak lina hi, ci hi.
- Jesuh’ nu Mary lahna – Lungdamna; nuamna (joy) Khuaimeivak: Lungdamna; nuamna pen a mialna mun a taan’ meivak tawh kibang a, tua lim lahna hi. Hih meivak i muh ciangin Jesuh’ sunga lungdamna; nuamna i ngah pawi bawl ihi hi. Source pawl khat ah khuameivak thumna hi, na ci hi.
- Khuaimeivak ngana pen Jesuh’ hong suah lim lahna hi: Khuaimeivak kuang in leitung khuavaksakpa Jesuh hong phawksak hi. Jesuh’ nungzui le'ng a mialna mun ah kipai lo ding a, nuntakna khuavak taktak i ngah ding hi. Germany ah hih khuameivak ngana pen 'Heiligabend' kici a, Christmas tunkim ni (Christmas Eve) in kide hi. Biakinn mun tampite ah Advent season lim lahna dingin a sandup (purple) kizang hi. Advent Sunday thumna ah Mary lahna dingin a sandaang (pink) ahih kei leh lingpaak (rose) kizang hi.
BANG HANGIN ADVENT PAAKKUAL HOIH A TUAM DIAKIN THUPI SE HIAM? (WHY ADVENT WREATH IS SO SPECIAL)?:
A kualin a kibawl paak pen Khristiante’ Pasian – tawntung Pa, kipatna leh tawpna nei lo, a mong nei lo a bei thei a hong itna lahna hi. Advent hun khuameivakte lim lahna pen Jesuh Khrist’ hong suahna hangin leitung ah Pasian hong pai hi, cih a lahna hi. Advent hun a khuameivakte Advent in biakpiakna pen Christmas tangthu ah i khualzinna lim lahna hi. Christmas Ni hong tun ma-in khuameivak lite Nipini sialin khat khit khat kide-in kitaangsak a, a ngana pen Christmas a pi ni-in kide in kitaangsak hi.
ADVENT CALENDARS
Advent calendars a kizat dan gam tuamtuam ah kibang loin a kizat zia tuam kawikawi hi. UK leh US gamte ah tawlet (window) 24 ahih kei leh 25 a nei paper (lai) ahih kei card kinak zat mahmah a, a tawlet khat December ni khat ni panin nisim in khat khit khat kihong a, a sungah Christmas milim (picture) kikoih om hi. Kum zalom 19 hunin German protestant Christians mite in Christmas a pi ni ngakna dingin a ni simna dingun suanglaipi tunga suangkang (chalk) tawh 1st December panin a kongbiang uh ni khat in khat vei ta na zik uh hi. 1850s hun pek panin Germany ah paper calendars a kizat hangin 1900s panin kinak zat mahmah hi. Calendar lom (mass) cik panin kikhenkhia hiam cih kinialna lianpi om hi. Galpi Nihna hun lai-in cardboard kicing zo lo ahih manin Advent calendars bawl kikhawlsan hi.
Advent Calendars a kibawl cil hun lai-in Christmas tangthu leh Christmas milimte - snowmen leh robins limte kizang a, tu-in bel television programmes leh sports clubs tuamtuamte in Christmas limte nak bawl mahmah uh hi. Tu hun-a Advent calendars kibawlte ah a tawlet nuai-ah December kha kipat a kipanin nisim in a etlawmsakna dingin chocolate kikoih hi. Tua bangin 1958 panin na kibawl pen 1980s panin kinak zat mahmah hi. European gamte, a diakin Germany ah ip ahih kei leh singkuang (bag or box) 24 a mul thipthiap kikhai lingleng a, box or bag khat sungah nisim adingin a sungah letsong kikoih hi.
Tu hunin bel Advent Calendars zuak ding leh companies tuamtuamte in a a van bawlte uh a khotna ding uh ngimna in van tuamtuam - chocolate, paknamtui (perfumes), zu (alcohol) leh numeite mel puahna dingin a kizepnate (beauty products) nak zat mahmah a, ui leh zawhngeute nek ding nangawn bawl uh hi. Leitung tangthu sungah advent calendar thupi pen 2007 in England gam-a London khuapi-a St Pancras Train Station ah kibawl hi. A a meileeng station puahna dingin advent calendar kizang a sangna lam 71m in sang a, a zaina lam 23m in gol hi.
Advent calendar kibawlna tam bei pen (most expensive) 2010 in Belgium gam-a suangmanpha bawlte (jewellers) bawl diamond leh silver in a kibawl glass tubes 24 tawh na bawl uh a, 3.3 million (€2.5 million or £2.1 million) tak bei hi. Scandinavia a Lutheran Churches ten 1700s hun lai-in khuaimeivak neu 24 tawh Christmas ni simna dingun advent calendar a bawl uh a ki-ettehsuksuk tu-in sumbawlna suaksak uh hi.
America gamah Christmas season hun ciangin kilungdampihna lahna dinga khat leh khat kimuakna leh kinosiatna (greetings) kammal dingin "Happy Holidays" cih kilim zat mahmah hi. Ahih hangin Donald Trump leh fundamentalist conservative tampi takin Obama leh Democrats ten "Merry Christmas" cih tawh mi greeting loin "Happy Holidays" kammal a zat uh pen Christmas a manphatna leh a pawi beisak ding a ngimna uh hi, ci-in zuau bulomtang tawh political support leh votes ngahna dingin mi khemna dingin zang uh hi. A Christmas pi ni-in Merry Christmas cih greeting kammal dingin zat man pen a, a Christmas season hun sung Advent hun panin a bei khit Christmas holidays hun sung teng Happy Holidays cih kammal zat pen khialhna leh a man lohna om lo hi. Advent Christmas cik hunin kizang leh kipan a, Christmas in koi ciang huam hiam cih Khristian kici diak napi-in a tel zo nai lo tengin ''Happy Holidays" cih greetings kammal dinga kizang zadah mahmah pong uh hi.
Sources: Project Britain (The Advent Wreath and Advent Candles); The Tradition of Advent (WhyChristmas.com); Reformed Worship (Circle of Light: Four themes for use with the Advent wreath); Whychristmas.com (Why is Christmas Day on the 25th December?); Advent (Wikipedia)
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