Sibungaza Umkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla

Njengoba inyanga egcwele ikhanyisa esibhakabhakeni ebusuku, imindeni emhlabeni wonke iyahlangana ukuze igubhe omunye wemikhosi yendabuko ethandwa kakhulu e-China: I-Mid-Autumn Festival. Lo mcimbi waminyaka yonke, owaziwa nangokuthi uMkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla, yisikhathi sokuhlangana, ukucabangisisa nokwabelana ngezibusiso. Njengoba igxilile emasikweni asendulo futhi icebile ngokubaluleka kwamasiko, uMkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla uwuhlelo oluhle lomlando, izinganekwane kanye nenjabulo ehlangene.

I-Mid-Autumn Festival iba ngosuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yesishiyagalombili, ngokuvamile eqondana nenkathi yokuvuna. Isikhathi asiyona into eyenzeke ngengozi, njengoba iholide lihlobene eduze nezindikimba zokuchichima kanye nokubonga +9. Inyanga egcwele ibhekwa njengekhanya kakhulu futhi inhle kakhulu kulobu busuku, ifanekisela ubunye nokuphelela. Kungaphansi kwale orb ekhazimulayo lapho imindeni ihlangana khona ukuze igubhe izibopho zayo futhi izwakalise amathemba ayo ngekusasa.

Elinye lamasiko adumile oMkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla ukubuka inyanga. Lapho kuhwalala, abantu babo bonke ubudala baphumela ngaphandle ukuze babuse inkazimulo yenyanga. Amapaki, uphahla, namabala avulekile kwaba izindawo zokuhlangana zabangane nomndeni, abendlala izingubo zokulala, bamise izibonakude, futhi babelane ngezindaba ngaphansi kokukhanya kwenyanga. Ukubuka inyanga akukhona nje ukwazisa indawo enhle esibhakabhakeni, kodwa futhi ukwazisa inyanga enhle. Futhi yisikhathi sokuzihlola nokuxhumana. Inyanga, nokukhanya kwayo okuzolile, isikhumbuza indlela yokuphila ejikelezayo nezibopho ezihlala njalo ezisihlanganisayo.

Ukuphelelisa idili elibukwayo lenyanga injabulo enkulu yama-mooncake. Lawa makhekhe ayindilinga avame ukugcwaliswa ngezithako ezinoshukela noma ezinoshukela futhi ayisisekelo soMkhosi Wase-Mid-Autumn. Ama-mooncake afika ngezinhlobonhlobo zokunambitheka, kusukela kunhlama ye-lotus yendabuko kanye nobhontshisi obomvu kuya ezintweni ezintsha zesimanje ezifana noshokoledi netiye elihlaza. Ikhekhe ngalinye lakhiwe ngokucophelela futhi ngokuvamile lihlotshiswe ngemiklamo eyinkimbinkimbi ebonisa ubuciko nokunakekelwa kombhaki. Ukwabelana ngama-mooncakes kuyisenzo somusa kanye nendlela yokudlulisa izibusiso zokuchuma nenjabulo.

Ukushintshanisa izibusiso Zaphakathi Nekwindla kungenye ingxenye eyigugu yomgubho. Umndeni nabangane bathumelana imiyalezo esuka enhliziyweni befisa impilo, injabulo kanye nempumelelo. Lezi zibusiso zivame ukuqoshwa ezibanini bese zidedelwa esibhakabhakeni ebusuku noma zintante emanzini, zithwele amathemba namaphupho omthumeli. Ukubona izibani ezikhanyayo zintanta ngemuva kwenyanga egcwele kuwuphawu oludabukisayo noluhle lomoya weholide.

I-Mid-Autumn Festival nayo igcwele izinganekwane, inganekwane ethi Chang'e ingenye edume kakhulu. Ngokusho kwenganekwane, u-Chang'e wathatha i-elixir yokungafi wafika enyangeni, eshiya umyeni wakhe uHouyi emhlabeni. Njalo NgoMkhosi Waphakathi Nekwindla, abantu bakhulekela u-Chang'e futhi baxoxe izindaba nge-Chang'e, bengeza ungqimba lwemfihlakalo emkhosini.

Ezikhathini zanamuhla, i-Mid-Autumn Festival iqhubekile nokuvela, ihlanganisa amasiko endabuko nezinto zesimanje. Amadolobhakazi emhlabeni jikelele asingatha amafestivali anempilo aqukethe imidanso yamabhubesi, imidlalo yamasiko kanye nokufakwa kobuciko obunetimu yenyanga. Le micimbi ayigcini nje ngokugcina ifa lomkhosi kodwa futhi yethula ubuhle nokubaluleka kwayo ezizukulwaneni ezintsha nasemiphakathini eyahlukene.

Njengoba i-Mid-Autumn Festival isondela, ake sizinike isikhashana ukwazisa amasiko angaphelelwa yisikhathi asihlanganisa. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uncoma inyanga, ukunambitha amakhekhe enyanga, noma ukwabelana ngezibusiso, leli holide lisikhumbuza amandla ahlala njalo omkhaya, ubungane, kanye nenjabulo elula ekhanyisa ukuphila kwethu njengenyanga ekhanyayo esibhakabhakeni ebusuku.