I-Lantern Festival iwela ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yokuqala yenyanga futhi iphawula ukuphela kwemikhosi yoNyaka Omusha WaseShayina. Lo mkhosi wendabuko odlangile uyisikhathi sokuthi imindeni nemiphakathi ihlangane futhi ijabulele imisebenzi eyahlukene ekhombisa ubumbano nethemba lonyaka ozayo.
Enye yezinto ezithakazelisa kakhulu ngeLantern Festival ukubuka imibukiso yalo mkhosi. Imigwaqo namapaki agcwele izibani ezimibalabala zazo zonke izimo nobukhulu, zikhanyisa isibhakabhaka ebusuku futhi zidale umoya wemilingo. Imindeni ihamba phakathi kwalezi zibani, imangazwa imiklamo emihle nezindaba ezixoxayo. Ukubona izibani ezintanta emoyeni kuyamangaza, kukhumbuza abantu ngobuhle besiko nenjabulo yokuhlangana.
Ngaphandle kokuba idili elibukwayo, uMkhosi weLantern waziwa nangokwesiko lawo lokuqagela izimfumbe zezibani. Lezi zimfumbe zivame ukubhalwa ezibanini, ziphonse inselelo ababambiqhaza ukuthi bacabange ngendlela ehlakaniphile futhi bahlole ingqondo yabo. Lo msebenzi ojabulisayo uthuthukisa umuzwa womphakathi njengoba abangani nomndeni babuthana ndawonye ukuze baqagele izimfumbe futhi babelane ngokuhleka nokuzwana.
Awukho umkhosi oqedwa ngaphandle kokudla okumnandi. Ngesikhathi soMkhosi Wezibani, ukudla amabhola elayisi adlayo (amadombolo elayisi anoshukela) kuyadingeka. Lezi zidlo ezimnandi, ezinamathelayo zifanekisela ubunye bomndeni nokuzwana. Imvamisa egcwaliswa ngokugcwaliswa okumnandi okufana nesesame noma ubhontshisi obomvu, amabhola elayisi a-glutinous ayisengezo esimnandi kumkhosi wayo yonke iminyaka.
Njengoba uMkhosi Wezibani usuya ngasemaphethelweni, abantu abavela kuzo zonke izigaba zokuphila babuyela emsebenzini, bephethe imfudumalo nenjabulo yomkhosi. Lolu shintsho luphawula ukuqala konyaka omusha womsebenzi ogcwele ithemba nesifiso sokuvelela. Umkhosi Wezibani awukhanyisi nje kuphela ebusuku, kodwa futhi ukhanyisa unyaka ophumelelayo ozayo, usikhumbuza ukubaluleka kwesiko, umndeni, nomphakathi.
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Isikhathi sokuthumela: Feb-12-2025