Imingcelele eyaziwayo eToronto
El Usuku lukaSanta Patrick Iyaqwalaselwa rhoqo ngonyaka nge-17 ka-Matshi. Kwaye nangona kuyinyani ukuba ayiyiyo iholide kazwelonke esemthethweni eKhanada, kodwa kunjalo iholide kwiphondo lase INewfoundland kunye neLabrador .
Lo mhla ubiza umoya kaPatrick oNgcwele, umgcini oyingcwele waseIreland, owaziwayo ukuba wazisa ubuKristu kwisiqithi saseAtlantic eCanada.
Njengesiganeko senkolo eIreland, eKhanada, lo msitho uhlala uphawulwa ngemikhosi yomnyhadala kunye nokusetyenziswa kombala oluhlaza.
Enye yezona zinto zibalaseleyo nezithandwayo eToronto ethi, ukusukela oko yaqalwa ngo-1988, umngcelele ukhule waquka imibutho eli-100, imibutho engama-32 yaseIreland, abaqhankqalazi abangama-2.000 30, ii-float ezingama-14, amaqela ali-XNUMX, kunye noluhlu lweemoto zemifuziselo. ngokuthatha inxaxheba koluntu luphela.
Ingcwele ikholelwa ukuba yazalelwa eKilpatrick Scotland. Kwaye xa wayeneminyaka elishumi elivisayo, wabanjwa ngexesha lokuhlaselwa waziswa eIreland njengekhoboka. Apho bafunda ukunyamekela iigusha nomhlambi.
Ngeli xesha, amaDruid kunye nabahedeni bahlala eIreland. Lo mfana wafunda iinkqubo nolwimi lwabo babemthimbile. Ngenxa yobunzima awayejamelene nayo, wabuyela kuThixo.
Xa wayeneminyaka engamashumi amabini ubudala, uThixo wabonakala kuye ephupheni wamcebisa ukuba aye elunxwemeni ebalekela eGreat Britain, apho wadibana khona nabazali bakhe. Emva koko wangena kububingeleli, wamiselwa ubishophu, kwaye wabuyela e-Emerald Isle ngo-Matshi 433. Wahamba ilizwe lonke eguqula abantu ukuba babe ngamaKrestu.
Kufuneka kuqatshelwe ukuba i-shamrock njengophawu loSuku lwe-St. Patrick iyakuqonda ukusetyenziswa kwe-saint ye-shamrock ukucacisa umbono wamaKristu ka-Emnye apho amagqabi amathathu amele uYise, uNyana kunye noMoya oyiNgcwele, kunye nesiqu esimele UBathathu Emnye. Inxulunyaniswe noMhla kaPatrick kunye neIreland kangangeenkulungwane.
Imbali ithi uPatrick oNgcwele wayemi phezu kwenduli ejonge elwandle, abasebenzi besesandleni, kwaye wagxotha zonke iinyoka kwesi siqithi ngonaphakade. Oku kusenokwenzeka ukuba kufuzisela ukuphela kwezenzo zobuhedeni. Usanta uPatrick wasweleka nge-17 Matshi, 461 kwidolophu yaseSale, apho kwakhiwa ibandla lokuqala.