k;a;, .ek Tn fkdokakd wuq;= l;d
k;a;,g fndfyda fokl= leue;a;la oelajqjo k;a;f,a§ úfYaI;ajhka fndfyduhla ms<sno we;euqkag we;af;a wvq wjfndaOhla' fï wisßu;a k;a;, .ek Tn fkdokakd wuq;= f;dr;=re lsysmhla'
k;a;,;a iu.u lr<shg meñfKkafka k;a;,a iShdh' k;a;,a iShd f,dalh jgd .uka lrk lr;a;h" weof.k hkafka msksuqjka kj fofkl=f.a rxpqjla úisks' tu msksuqjkaf.a kï ish,a,u mdfya msßñ Yío iys; kïh' vEI¾" vdkai¾" m%dkai¾" úlaika" flduÜ" lshqmsâ" fvdk¾" í,sÜika iy refvd,a*a hkq k;a;,a iShdf.a msksuqjka rxpqjhs' kuq;a fudjqka w;ßka jeäfofkla .eyekq i;=kah'
by; i|yka lrk ,o msksuqjka w;ßka refvd,a*a hkq iqúfYaIS msksuqfjls' wks;a whf.a fuka fkdj Tyqf.a kdih r;= meye;sh' fkdaúðhdkq úoHd{hkaf.a Wml,amkhg wkqj refvd,a*af.a kdih r;= meye;s ù we;af;a lsis÷ wreu mqÿu fohla ksid fkdj" Tyq iajik wmyiq;djlska fmf<k ksidh'
uq,a ld,fha c¾udkqjka k;a;,a .ia yeÿfõ ihsm%ia fyda *hska .iaj,ska fkdfõ' ñh.sh md;a;hkaf.a msydgq idhï lsÍfuks' kshu k;a;,a .i th nj j¾;udkfhao c¾udkqjkaf.a úYajdihhs' md;a;hka fidhd.; fkdyels ùu ksid miqj ls;=kqjka Ydlj,ska k;a;,a .ia ks¾udKh lrkakg fm<UqKq nj Tjqka úYajdi lr;s'
f,dj jeäu k;a;,a iqn me;=ï m;a ixLHdjla yqjudrejk rg wefußld tlai;a ckmohhs' k;a;,g Èk 10lg muK fmr wdrïN jk iqnme;=ïm;a yqjudrej wjika jkafka ckjdß udih t<eö i;s 2la muK blau .sh miqjh' fï wdldrhg yqjudrejk iqn me;=ï m;a ixLHdj weußldfõ muKla ì,shk 3 blaujhs'
foieïn¾ 25 jk Èkh" f–iq ì,s÷kaf.a Wm; isys lrñka iurkakg mgka .;af;a l%sia;= j¾I 350 isgh' ta tjlg frdaufha ìfIdmajrhdj isá m<uqjk cq,shia mdma;=ud úisks' t;eka mgka ieu jirlu foieïn¾ 25 Èkh f–iqia jykafiaf.a Wm; isys lrkq ,nhs'
f,dalfha fuf;ka ks¾udKh lrk ,o Wiu k;a;,a .ig ysñ jd¾;dj fï jk úg i;=jkafka Y%S ,xldjghs' tys Wi wä 300 lg wdikakhs'
‘k;a;,’ hkakg Christmas f,io X mas Ndú;d fõ' .%Sl niska X hkq Christ fkdfyd;a l%sia;=ia jykafiah' tu ksid .%Sisfhka iïNdjH jkakd jQ k;a;, yd iïnkaO oE X mas f,ig y÷kajkq ,efí'
f,dj úYd,;u k;a;,a ;Hd.h yqjudre jQfha rgj,a 2la w;rh' 1886 jif¾ k;a;,g iu.dój fuu ;Hd.h m%xYh úiska weußld tlai;a ckmohg mß;Hd. lrk ,§a' óg¾ 46'5la Wie;s fuu ;Hd.fha nr fgdka 225ls' tu ;Hd.h jkafka ,sn¾Ü m%;sudjhs'
Green Christmas kñka y÷kajkafka k;a;,a .ihs' idudkHfhka k;a;,a .il Wi wä 6"7 la muK úh hq;=h' k;a;,a .ila fjkqfjka fhdod .kakd mhska fyda ihsm%ia .il jhi wjqreÿ 4g jeä úh hq;= w;r wjqreÿ 7g wvqúh hq;= njg iïu;hla mj;S
f,dj ckm%sh;u k;a;,a .S;h ksl=;a jqfha 1942 jif¾§' ìka fl%daiaì úiska .dhkd lrk th‘white christmas" kñka y÷kajhs' f,dj mqrd jeäu wf,úhla iys; k;a;,a .S;h f,io th jd¾;d.; ù ;sfí'
idudkHfhka k;a;,a .ila ks¾udKfha Ndú; lrk iïu; j¾K 3la ;sfí' fld< meyefhka iemj;a §¾> Ôú; ld,hla iy kej; bm§ulao r;= meyefhka l%sia;=ia jykafia iy reêrho r;arka meyefhka Okh iy f.!rjho ksrEmKh fõ'
f*aianqla jfí wvúhg wkqj fmïj;=kaf.ka jeä msßila k;a;,g i;s 2la ;nd tlsfkld ;ryd fõ' l;dny fkdlr isà' kuq;a i;s 2lg miqj Wodjk k;a;f,a§" jákd ;E.so /f.k tlsfkld uqK .eiSug hhs' bkamiq fmrodg jvd jeä wdorhla fofokd ;=<u we;sjk nj lshefjhs'
k;a;, i;sfha ishÈú kid.ekSï ixLHdj b;d wvq w.hla .kS' tfukau mqoa., >d;ko fkdue;s ;rïh' ksõfhdala jeks ld¾hnyq, k.rj, mqoa., >d;k iy wmrdO ishhg 97lska wvqjk w;r ishÈúkid .ekSï ishhg 100lskau wvqfõ'
f,dj úYd,;u k;a;,a fïia ll=f,a È. wä 107ls' m<, wä 49ls' ta ;=< msksuqjka mia fofkl=g m%udKj;a bv ;sfí' Bg wu;rj ;E.s NdKav oyila muK oeñh yelsh' fuh 2007 jif¾ foieïn¾ 14 jk Èk ,kavka <ud iudch úiska ks¾udKh lrk ,oaols'
iEu jirlu weußldj mqrd ießirk l=,shg .kakd ,o k;a;,a iSh,d .Kk 20000 blaujhs' ^Rent )a ) Santa& Tjqka ish,af,dau wefußldfõ ÿ.S k.r fidhdf.dia ÿ.S orejkag ;E.s fnod foa' fndfyda úg k;a;,a ;E.s w;r we;s k;aa;,a wdydr fõ, iqÿ¨kq" yd fndaxÑj,ska iukaú;h'
fmda,ka;fha orejka k;a;,a .i ieriSug fhdod .kakd ieris,s w;r ul=¿jkao isà' thg fya;=j f–iq ì,s|d Wmka miq Tyq ksod isá ia:dkfha iy T;d isá í,ekalÜgqj u; ul=¿jka tyd fuyd ÿjñka isàuhs' ta ksid ul=¿jka hym;a ixfla;hla f,i y÷kajhs'
f,dj m<uqjrg ks, jYfhka k;a;,a W;aijhla mj;ajk ,oafoa weußldfõ we,andud k.rfhah' ta 1836 jif¾§h' k;a;,a Èkh rdcH ksjdvq Èkhla njg m;a jQfha 1870 jif¾§h' tao wefußldfõ§h'
1907 jif¾ wefußldfõ Tla,dud k.rh k;a;,a Èkh kS;suh jYfhka ksjdvqjla njg m;a lrk ,§'
fndfyda hqfrdamd rgj, úYajdihg wkqj k;a;,a Èk fod<i we;=<; ld,fha hym; yd whym; f.k fokakd jQ wd;auhka l%shd;aul fõ'
j¾;udkfha k;a;,a iShd f,i y÷kajkafka Täka ^Odin& foúhka nj we;euqkaf.a úYajdihhs' Tyq ;u mdo wgla we;s wiQ mojdf.k l=vd orejka yuqjkakg meñfKa' tfia meñfKkafka ;E.s iy oඬqjïo /f.kh' hym;a orejkag ;E.s ,efí' krl orejkag ,efnkafka oඬqjïh' tfia meñfKk úg orejka ;u k;a;,a fïia ^stockings& k;a;,a lEu ìuj,ska mqrjd ;eìh hq;=h'
wefußldfj muKla jirlg k;a;,a .ia i|yd j.d lrk Ydl ixLHdj 21000 blaujhs' f,dj jgd th ñ,shk 45la muK fõ' jirla ;=< hqfrdamfha úlsfKk yd ñ,g .kakd k;a;,a .ia ixLHdj ñ,shk 35la muK fõ' úfYaI;ajh jkafka tu Ydl ñ,shk 35u iÔù ^living& Ydlùuhs'
ðx.,a fn,aia ^Jingle Bells& kñka m%isoaOj we;s .S;h k;a;,a .S;hla f,i .dhkd l<o th ks¾udKh jQfha ia;=;sh m%ldY lsÍfï.S;hla f,ih' ix.S;{ f–ïia f,daâ úiska fuh ks¾udKh lrk ,oafoa fndiagka bßod oyï mdif,a isiqka fjkqfjks' miq ld,fha Tyq ks¾udKh l< .S;fha jpk fjkia fldg k;a;,a .S;hla njg m;alrk ,§' th m<uqjrg .ehqfKa 1850 jif¾h'