UMnyhadala weMid-Autumn, okwaziwa ngokuba yiMid-Autumn Festival, ngumnyhadala wesintu waseTshayina owela ngomhla weshumi elinesihlanu wenyanga yesibhozo kwikhalenda yenyanga. Kulo nyaka lo mnyhadala ungo-Okthobha 1, 2020. Eli lixesha apho iintsapho zihlangana ndawonye ukubulela isivuno kunye nokubuka inyanga epheleleyo. Enye yezona zithethe zidumileyo zoMnyhadala weMid-Autumn kukutya ii-mooncakes, ezizii-pastries ezimnandi ezizaliswe yi-sweet bean paste, i-lotus paste, kunye ne-egg yolk enetyuwa ngamanye amaxesha.

Lo mnyhadala unembali etyebileyo kwaye unxulunyaniswa neentsomi ezininzi kunye neentsomi. Elinye lamabali adumileyo lelikaChang'e noHou Yi. Ngokwentsomi, uHou Yi wayeyingcali yokudubula ngotolo. Wadubula ilanga elisithoba kwishumi elalitshisa umhlaba, efumana ukunconywa nokuhlonitshwa ngabantu. Njengomvuzo, uKumkanikazi uMama waseNtshona wamnika iyeza lokungafi. Nangona kunjalo, akazange alitye ngoko nangoko kodwa walifihla. Ngelishwa, umfundi wakhe uPeng Meng wafumanisa iyeza waza wazama ukuliba kumfazi kaHou Yi uChang'e. Ukuze athintele uPeng Meng ekufumaneni iyeza, uChang'e wathatha iyeza ngokwakhe waza wadada waya enyangeni.

Enye intsomi enxulunyaniswa noMnyhadala weMid-Autumn yibali likaChang'e ebhabha enyangeni. Kuthiwa emva kokuba uChang'e ethathe i-elixir yokungafi, wazifumana edada enyangeni, apho ebehlala khona ukususela ngoko. Ngenxa yoko, uMnyhadala weMid-Autumn ukwabizwa ngokuba yiMnyhadala woThixokazi weNyanga. Abantu bakholelwa ukuba ngolu busuku, uChang'e ngoyena mhle kakhulu kwaye ukhazimlayo.

UMnyhadala weMid-Autumn lusuku lokuba iintsapho zihlangane kwaye zibhiyozele. Eli lixesha lokudibana kwakhona, kwaye abantu bavela kuzo zonke iindawo ukuza kudibana kwakhona nabantu ababathandayo. Eli holide likwalixesha lokubonakalisa umbulelo kunye nokubonakalisa umbulelo ngeentsikelelo zonyaka. Lixesha lokucamngca nokuxabisa ubutyebi bobomi.

Enye yezona zithethe zidumileyo zeMid-Autumn Festival kukupha nokwamkela ii-mooncakes. Ezi pastries zimnandi zihlala ziyilwe ngobuchule ngeempawu ezintle phezulu, ezibonisa ubomi obude, umanyano kunye nethamsanqa. Ii-Mooncakes zisipho kubahlobo, kusapho nakumaqabane eshishini njengendlela yokubonisa iminqweno emihle kunye nethamsanqa. Zikwayonwatyelwa nabantu obathandayo ngexesha lemibhiyozo, zihlala zihamba nekomityi yeti enuka kamnandi.

Ngaphandle kwee-mooncakes, esinye isiko esidumileyo seMid-Autumn Festival kukuphatha izibane. Ungabona abantwana kunye nabantu abadala behamba ezitalatweni bephethe izibane ezimibalabala zazo zonke iintlobo nobukhulu. Ukubona ezi zibane zikhanyisa isibhakabhaka sasebusuku yinxalenye entle nenomtsalane yalo mnyhadala.

UMnyhadala oPhakathi noKwindla ukwalixesha lemiboniso eyahlukeneyo yenkcubeko kunye nemisebenzi. Imiboniso yendabuko yomdaniso wedragoni kunye neengonyama yongeza kwimeko yemibhiyozo. Kukwakho neseshoni yokubalisa amabali ephinda athethe iintsomi kunye neentsomi ezinxulumene nomnyhadala ukuze kulondolozwe ilifa lenkcubeko elityebileyo kwizizukulwana ezizayo.

Kwiminyaka yakutshanje, uMnyhadala weMid-Autumn nawo ube lithuba lokutolika amasiko emveli ngendlela yobuchule neyanamhlanje. Izixeko ezininzi zibamba imiboniso yezibane ebonisa imiboniso yezibane egqwesileyo neyobugcisa, itsala abakhenkethi abavela kwihlabathi liphela. Le miboniso idla ngokuba noyilo olutsha kunye nezinto ezisebenzisanayo, zongeza utshintsho lwanamhlanje kwisiko lakudala lezibane.

UMnyhadala oPhakathi noKwindla usondela, kwaye umoya uzele yimincili nolindelo. Iintsapho ziyahlangana ukuze zilungiselele umbhiyozo, zenze izicwangciso zamaqela kunye nezidlo. Umoya uzaliswe livumba lee-mooncakes ezisandula kubhakwa, kwaye izitalato zihonjiswe ngezibane kunye nezibane ezinemibala, zenza umoya oqaqambileyo nowombhiyozo.

UMnyhadala weMid-Autumn ngumthendeleko wokubhiyozela ubuhle benyanga epheleleyo, ukubulela ngesivuno, kunye nokwazisa ubudlelwane babantu obathandayo. Lixesha lokuhlonipha amasiko kunye neentsomi ezidluliselwa kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana kunye nokudala iinkumbulo ezintsha eziya kuhlala zikhunjulwa iminyaka ezayo. Nokuba kungokwabelana ngee-mooncakes, ukubamba izibane okanye ukubalisa amabali amandulo, uMnyhadala weMid-Autumn lixesha lokubhiyozela ubutyebi benkcubeko yaseTshayina kunye nomoya wobunye.