Amazwe amaninzi aseYurophu naseLatin America alandela isiko lokubhiyozela usuku lonyaka ngamagama abo. La magama anento yokwenza neengcwele zamaKristu, zamaKatolika kunye neze- Icawa yamaGrike yobuOthodoki, xa umntu ebhaptizwa ngegama le-saint emva koko Usuku lwengcwele okanye umntu obizwa ngokuba nguJosé ubuliswa ngoSuku lukaSanta, umzekelo. Ubuhlobo obufanelekileyo bobuKristu kwezinye iindawo buye balahleka njengoko izizukulwana ezincinci zingasasebenzi.
Kwimeko yeGrisi neCyprus i igama lomhla Ibhiyozelwa njengosuku lokuzalwa, nangona ngaphandle kwekhekhe. Kwiintsapho zamaGrike, amagama avela kusapho olunye kwizizukulwana zonke njengoko abantwana behlala bebhaptizwa ngegama labazali babo okanye labazali babo kwaye kwakudala isiko yayikukubhaptiza abantu ngokomhla wokuzalwa kwabo, owawusoloko ungqinelana nomhla ingcwele yamaKristu okanye umfel 'ukholo. Kwelinye icala, ukuba umntu akanalo igama lobuKristu kodwa elilifa lobuhedeni, akanalo usuku olukhethekileyo kwaye ubhiyozela uSuku lwaBangcwele bonke.
Ngomhla we-saint, usapho luvula iingcango zendlu yabo okanye ophambili ugqiba kwelokuba abhiyozele kunye neendwendwe zakhe ezikhethiweyo kwivenkile yokutyela, ibhar, njl. Ukutya neziselo kunikezelwa kwaye iindwendwe kulindeleke ukuba zize nezipho, izipho, iintyatyambo, amakhadi. Amalungu osapho, ukuba umlinganiswa ophambili ngumntwana, banokunikezela ngemali.