Ekujuleni kwenhliziyo yesiko lamaShayina kukhonaDragon Boat Festival, umgubho ovusa amadlingozi ohlanganisa umlando wasendulo namandla esimanjemanje. Njengoba igxilile endabeni yesibindi nomphakathi, lo mkhosi uthathe izinhliziyo iminyaka engaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezimbili—futhi uyaqhubeka nokukhuthaza umhlaba namuhla.
Inganekwane: Lapho Ubuqotho Buba Ifa
Indaba iqala ngo-Qu Yuan, imbongi ehlakaniphile nethembekile ye-Chu State ngesikhathi seNkathi Yezimpi Zezwe (475-221 BCE). Ekhungathekiswe inkohlakalo yezombangazwe kanye nokuwela kwezwe lakhe kubahlaseli, u-Qu Yuan wenza ukukhetha okudabukisayo: waminza emfuleni iMiluo njengesenzo sokugcina sokubhikishela ukungabi nabulungisa.
- I-Rescue Mission: Izakhamuzi zendawo zagijimela ukumsindisa ezikebheni zazo zokudoba, zishaya izigubhu ukuze zithuse imimoya yasemfuleni futhi ziphonsa irayisi elinamathelayo emanzini ukuze zivikele umzimba wakhe ezinhlanzini. Nakuba abakwazanga ukumsindisa, umzamo wabo wokuphelelwa ithemba, obumbene waba indawo yokuzalwa kwamasiko amabili ayisakhiwo sodumo: imijaho yezikebhe zikadrako kanye ne-zongzi (amadombolo elayisi).
Kusuka Emasikweni Endawo kuya Kwenzakalo Yomhlaba Wonke
Okwaqala njengomsebenzi wokuhlenga onesizotha kuguquke kwaba umgubho ojabulisayo wamandla nobumbano. Namuhla, i-Dragon Boat Festival (ebanjwa ngosuku lwesihlanu enyangeni yesihlanu—May 31, 2025, ekhalendeni likaGregory) ingumbukwane wemibalabala, umsindo, nokusebenza ngokubambisana:
1. Dragon Boat Races: Liduma Emanzini
- I-Thrill: Izikebhe ezichachambile, ezinekhanda likadrako zisika imifula, ziqhutshwa amaqembu abagwedli abahamba ngokuvumelanisa okuphelele nesigqi esisheshayo sesigubhu. I-stroke ngayinye iwubufakazi bokuziphatha kanye nobunye, njengoba izisebenzi zicula ngesigqi, amandla azo ekhanyisa isixuku.
- Ukufinyelela Kumhlaba Wonke: Okwaqala emifuleni yasendulo yaseShayina manje sekuyimbulunga yonke. Amadolobhakazi asuka e-Sydney kuya eNew York asingatha imiqhudelwano yamazwe ngamazwe ye-dragon boat, lapho abasubathi abavela kuzo zonke izizinda baqhudelana khona, behlanganiswe umoya ojabulisayo wezemidlalo.
2. Zongzi: Isipho Esimnandi
- Isiko: Lawa madombolo elayisi anamathelayo, asongwe ngamahlamvu oqalo futhi afakwe okunomsoco noma okumnandi (cabanga ngengulube, ubhontshisi obomvu, noma izinsuku), ahloniphe umhlatshelo ka-Qu Yuan. Ukwenza i-zongzi kuwumkhuba othandwayo womndeni, lapho izizukulwane zihlangana khona ukuze zigoqe amaqabunga, zabelane ngezindaba, futhi zithole ukunambitheka kwesiko.
3. Izibusiso Zamakhambikanye namabhondi omphakathi
- Mugwort & Calamus:Imizi ihlotshiswe ngalamakhambi anephunga elimnandi, okukholelwa ukuthi axosha amabhadi futhi alethe impilo.
- Izintelezi zenhlanhla: Izingane zigqoka amasaka anemibala namabhande asesihlakaleni abizwa ngokuthi “izintambo ezinemibala emihlanu,” izimpawu zokuvikela kanye nenhlanhla.
Kungani Lo Mkhosi Ubalulekile: Ngaphezu Komjaho
I-Dragon Boat Festival iwuphawu oluphilayo lwamagugu adlula isikhathi:
- Ukwethembeka Kokulungile:Isibindi sika-Qu Yuan sisikhumbuza ukuthi simelele ubuqotho, ngisho nalapho sibhekene nobunzima.
- I-Unity Over Division:Amaqembu ezikebhe ezinodrako afakazela ukuthi impumelelo itholakala ngokusebenzisana, hhayi yedwa—isifundo esibalulekile ezweni lanamuhla njengoba kwakunjalo ezikhathini zasendulo.
- Sibungaza Amagugu: Emhlabeni oshintsha ngokushesha, lo mkhosi ugcina ukushaya kwenhliziyo kwesiko laseShayina kuphila, ihlanganisa umlando esikhathini samanje futhi imema umhlaba ukuthi ujoyine indaba.
Joyina Isigqi Sendabuko
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uyajabula emjahweni wezikebhe zikadrako, uvula i-zongzi, noma ulalela nje inganekwane ye-Qu Yuan, i-Dragon Boat Festival iyisimemo sokuba yingxenye yento enkulu. Kuyisikhumbuzo sokuthi izindaba zesibindi, umphakathi, nethemba zingahamba izinkulungwane zeminyaka—nokuthi amandla obumbano awapheli.
Ngakho-ke, uma uzwa izigubhu zishaya ngoMeyi 31, khumbula:akuwona nje umjaho. Kuyifa leminyaka eyizi-2,000 lokwethembeka, umgubho wokuhlangana, kanye nobufakazi bomoya ohlala njalo wesiko lamaShayina.
Happy Dragon Boat Festival!
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jun-01-2025