Sf\u00e2ntul Nicolae<\/a> a tr\u0103it \u00een secolul al IV-lea, pe teritoriul Turciei de ast\u0103zi. De\u0219i provenea dintr-o familie \u00eenst\u0103rit\u0103, a ales s\u0103-\u0219i d\u0103ruiasc\u0103 averea celor s\u0103rmani \u0219i s\u0103 duc\u0103 o via\u021b\u0103 ascetic\u0103. Numeroase relat\u0103ri \u00eei atribuie acte de milostenie \u0219i fapte miraculoase: salvarea tinerilor, ajutorarea celor nedrept\u0103\u021bi\u021bi \u0219i sprijinirea comunit\u0103\u021bilor lovite de foamete.<\/p>\n\u00cen ora\u0219e precum Br\u0103ila \u0219i Gala\u021bi, s\u0103rb\u0103toarea cap\u0103t\u0103 o amploare aparte \u2014 credincio\u0219ii particip\u0103 la procesiuni cu icoane \u0219i cu fragmente din moa\u0219tele sf\u00e2ntului, purt\u00e2nd totodat\u0103 crengu\u021be de v\u00e2sc pentru noroc, s\u0103n\u0103tate \u0219i prosperitate.<\/p>\n
Tradi\u021biile zilei de Sf\u00e2ntul Nicolae<\/p>\n
Ghetu\u021bele preg\u0103tite din ajun<\/p>\n
\u00cen seara de 5 decembrie, copiii \u00ee\u0219i lustruiesc \u00eenc\u0103l\u021b\u0103rile \u00een a\u0219teptarea darurilor. Mo\u0219 Nicolae, cunoscut pentru bun\u0103tatea sa, las\u0103 dulciuri \u0219i fructe celor cumin\u021bi, iar celor neascult\u0103tori le pune simbolic o nuielu\u0219\u0103, ca \u00eendemn spre \u00eendreptare.<\/p>\n
Ramurile de pomi fructiferi<\/p>\n
Multe familii a\u0219az\u0103 ml\u0103di\u021be de pomi l\u00e2ng\u0103 icoane. Dac\u0103 acestea \u00eenfloresc p\u00e2n\u0103 la Anul Nou, tradi\u021bia spune c\u0103 anul care vine va fi roditor.<\/p>\n
Obiceiuri comunitare<\/p>\n
\u00cen satele tradi\u021bionale, tinerii se str\u00e2ng \u00een \u0219ez\u0103tori pentru a repeta colindele \u0219i pentru a p\u0103stra vii r\u00e2nduielile iernii.<\/p>\n
Cadouri care se evit\u0103 de Sf\u00e2ntul Nicolae<\/p>\n
De\u0219i Mo\u0219ul aduce bucurie, tradi\u021bia popular\u0103 recomand\u0103 evitarea unor tipuri de daruri considerate nepotrivite sau aduc\u0103toare de ghinion:<\/p>\n
Obiecte t\u0103ioase sau ascu\u021bite \u2013 simbolizeaz\u0103 dezbinarea.<\/p>\n
Cadouri \u00een culoare neagr\u0103 \u2013 asociate cu triste\u021bea \u0219i energia negativ\u0103.<\/p>\n
Cravate, bijuterii \u0219i produse cosmetice \u2013 considerate neadecvate pentru aceast\u0103 s\u0103rb\u0103toare cu \u00eenc\u0103rc\u0103tur\u0103 spiritual\u0103.<\/p>\n
Aceste restric\u021bii provin din credin\u021be vechi, menite s\u0103 protejeze familia \u0219i gospod\u0103ria. \u00cen schimb, generozitatea \u2014 mai ales fa\u021b\u0103 de copii \u0219i persoane nevoia\u0219e \u2014 este v\u0103zut\u0103 ca un gest binecuv\u00e2ntat.<\/p>\n
Folclorul rom\u00e2nesc spune c\u0103 Sf\u00e2ntul Nicolae<\/a> sose\u0219te c\u0103lare pe un cal alb, semn al primei z\u0103pezi. Ziua de 6 decembrie marcheaz\u0103 \u00eenceputul iernii autentice \u0219i aduce totodat\u0103 prilej de bucurie pentru cei care poart\u0103 numele Nicolae, Nicoleta \u0219i celelalte derivate ale acestora.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"S\u0103rb\u0103toarea este marcat\u0103 \u00een \u00eentreaga \u021bar\u0103 prin slujbe speciale, procesiuni \u0219i obiceiuri transmise din genera\u021bie…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":49923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/247stiri.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/247stiri.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/247stiri.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/247stiri.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49922"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/247stiri.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49922\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/247stiri.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/247stiri.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/247stiri.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/247stiri.ro\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}