Bàbá-Kérésì – Father Christmas
Ìwà alajẹtan ti bori iránti ohun ti Kérésìmesì wà fún. Ọ̀pọ̀ kò ti ẹ̀ ránti pé iránti ọjọ́ ibi Jesu ni Ìjọba ṣe fún ará ilú ni ọjọ́ ìsimi ni ọjọ́ karun-din-lọgbọn oṣù kejila ni ọdọ-ọdún. Ọ̀pọ̀ ọmọdé ni Òkè-Òkun ti ẹ rò pé “Bàbá-Kérésì dára ju Jesu” nitori Bàbá-Kérésì fún àwọn ni ẹ̀bùn ṣùgbọ́n ó kù si ọwọ́ òbi àti àwọn Onigbàgbọ́ lati tẹra mọ́ àlàyé ohun ti ọdún Kérésìmesì wà fún.
Kò yẹ ki Kérésìmesì sún èniyàn si igbèsè tàbi fa irònú. Àwọn ti ó wà ni Òkè-Òkun, ìwà-alẹjẹtan ti sún ọ̀pọ̀ si igbèsè, tàbi irònú nitori wọn kò ni owó lati ra ẹ̀bùn àti ohun tuntun ti wọn polówó tantan lóri ẹrọ-isọ̀rọ̀ igbàlódé bi ẹ̀rọ amóhùn-máwòrán, ẹ̀rọ asọ̀rọ̀mágbèsi àti ori ayélujára.
Òwe Yorùbá ni “Ohun ti ó ntán lọdún eégún”, eyi túmọ̀ si pé, “Ohun ti ó ni ibẹ̀rẹ̀, ni òpin”. Kérésìmesì ọdún yi ti wá, ó ti lọ, fún àwọn ti ó jẹ igbèsè nitori ọdún, ó ku igbèsè lati san wọ ọdún tuntun. Ni àsikò ìpalẹ̀mọ́ ọdún tuntun yi, ó yẹ ki èniyàn ṣe ipinu lati ṣe bi o ti mọ.
Ọdún tuntun á bá wa láyọ̀ o.
ENGLISH TRANSLATION
Consumerism has nearly overtaken the purpose of Christmas. Most people no longer remember that the annual public holiday for every twenty-fifth of December is dedicated to the commemoration of the birth of Jesus. Many children in the Western World even think “Father Christmas is cooler than Jesus” because Father Christmas gives them gift, but it is now left to the parents and Christians to continue to explain the real reason for the season.
Christmas is not meant to drive people into debt or depression. For people Oversea, consumerism has driven many into debt and depression because of not having enough to buy gifts and other items being vigorously advertised on the modern communication gadgets such as Television, Radio and on the Internet.
According to Yoruba proverb that said “Masquerade Festival sure has an end” meaning “What has a beginning has an end”. This year’s Christmas has come and gone. For those in debt as a result of Christmas, it is now time to begin to pay up the debt even into the New Year. In preparation for the New Year, it is time for people to resolve to consume according to their means.
Wishing you a joyous New Year.
Originally posted 2014-12-26 16:44:40. Republished by Blog Post Promoter