Happy Mid-Autumn Festival :)

Isikhathi Seholide: 19th, Sept. 2021 - 21st, Septhemba. 2021

Ukuthandwa kwesiko lendabuko lamaShayina

Umkhosi wendabuko waseShayina - uMkhosi Wasekwindla Wamaphakathi

Umkhosi ojabulisayo Wamaphakathi Nekwindla, umkhosi wesithathu nowokugcina wabaphilayo, wawugujwa ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yesishiyagalombili, cishe ngesikhathi sekwindla. Abaningi bakubiza nje ngokuthi “Eyeshumi nanhlanu yeNyanga Yesishiyagalombili”. Ekhalendeni laseNtshonalanga, usuku lomkhosi ngokuvamile lwenzeka phakathi nesonto lesibili likaSepthemba nesonto lesibili lika-Okthoba.

Lolu suku lwalubuye luthathwe njengomkhosi wokuvuna njengoba izithelo, imifino kanye nokusanhlamvu kwase kuvuthiwe ngalesi sikhathi futhi ukudla kwakuchichima. Njengoba ama-akhawunti angamahlongandlebe exazululiwe ngaphambi komkhosi, kwakuyisikhathi sokuphumula nokubungaza. Iminikelo yokudla yayibekwa e-altare elalimiswe egcekeni. Ama-apula, amapheya, amapentshisi, amagilebhisi, amahalananda, amakhabe, amawolintshi namapomelo angase abonakale. Ukudla okukhethekile komkhosi kwakuhlanganisa amaqebelengwane enyanga, i-taro ephekiwe, iminenke edliwayo evela kuma-taro patches noma amasimu elayisi aphekwe nge-basil emnandi, ne-water caltrope, uhlobo lwe-chestnut yamanzi efana nezimpondo zenyathi ezimnyama. Abanye abantu babephikelela ngokuthi i-taro ephekiwe ifakwe ngoba ngesikhathi sokudala, i-taro yayiwukudla kokuqala okwatholwa ebusuku ekukhanyeni kwenyanga. Kukho konke lokhu kudla, bekungeke kukhishwe kuMkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla.

Amaqebelengwane enyanga ayindilinga, angaba amasentimitha amathathu ububanzi nogqinsi oluyisentimitha elilodwa nengxenye, ayefana namakhekhe ezithelo aseNtshonalanga ngokunambitheka nokuvumelana. Lawa maqebelengwane enziwe ngembewu yekhabe, imbewu yelotus, ama-alimondi, inyama egayiwe, inhlama kabhontshisi, amakhasi awolintshi kanye nesinqumelo. Isikhuphasha segolide esivela eqandeni ledada elinosawoti sasibekwa phakathi nendawo yekhekhe ngalinye, futhi uqweqwe olusagolide olunsundu lwaluhlotshiswe ngezimpawu zomkhosi. Ngokwesiko, amaqebelengwane enyanga ayishumi nantathu anqwatshelwaniswa embhoshongweni ukuze afanekise izinyanga eziyishumi nantathu "zonyaka ophelele," okungukuthi, izinyanga eziyishumi nambili kanye nenyanga eyodwa ehlanganayo.

I-Mid-Autumn Festival ingumkhosi wendabuko wabo bobabili abakwaHan kanye nezizwe eziyidlanzana. Isiko lokukhulekela inyanga (elibizwa ngokuthi xi yue ngesiShayina) lingalandelelwa emuva kuze kufike ezikhathini zasendulo ze-Xia ne-Shang Dynasties (2000 BC-1066 BC). Obukhosini bakwaZhou(1066 BC-221 BC), abantu benza imikhosi yokubingelela ubusika futhi bakhonze inyanga noma nini lapho kungena uMkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla. Uvame kakhulu oBukhosini BamaTang(618-907 AD) abantu abawujabulela futhi bawukhonze. inyanga egcwele. Ebukhosini Bengoma YaseNingizimu (1127-1279 AD), nokho, abantu bathumela amaqebelengwane enyanga eyindilinga ezihlotsheni zabo njengezipho zokubonisa izifiso zabo ezinhle zokuhlangana komndeni. Lapho kuba mnyama, babheka phezulu bebuka inyanga ecwebezelayo noma bahambe bayobuka indawo emachibini ukuze bagubhe umkhosi. Kusukela i-Ming (1368-1644 AD) kanye ne-Qing Dynasties (1644-1911A.D.), isiko lokugubha uMkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla liba lidume ngendlela engakaze ibonwe. Kanye nomgubho kuvela amasiko athile akhethekile ezingxenyeni ezahlukene zezwe, njengokushiswa kwempepho, ukutshala izihlahla ze-Mid-Autumn, ukukhanyisa izibani emibhoshongweni kanye nemidanso ye-fire dragon. Kodwa-ke, isiko lokudlala ngaphansi kwenyanga alidumile kakhulu njengoba lalinjalo namuhla, kodwa akuvamile kakhulu ukujabulela inyanga esiliva ekhanyayo. Noma nini lapho umkhosi uqala, abantu bazobuka phezulu inyanga egcwele isiliva, bephuza iwayini ukuze bajabulele ukuphila kwabo okujabulisayo noma ukucabanga ngezihlobo zabo nabangane abakude nasekhaya, futhi badlulisele zonke izilokotho zabo ezinhle kubo.