Ukubhiyozela uNyaka oMtsha waseTshayina: Intsingiselo yoNyaka oMtsha waseTshayina

UNyaka oMtsha weLunar, okwaziwa ngokuba yiSpring Festival, ngomnye wemibhiyozo ebalulekileyo kwinkcubeko yamaTshayina. Le holide iphawula ukuqala kwekhalenda yenyanga kwaye idla ngokuba phakathi koJanuwari 21 noFebruwari 20. Lixesha lokuba iintsapho zihlangane, zinqule ookhokho bazo, kwaye zamkele unyaka omtsha ngethemba novuyo.

UMnyhadala weNtwasahlobo waseTshayina utyebile ngamasiko namasiko, adluliselwa kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana. Amalungiselelo oMnyhadala weNtwasahlobo adla ngokuqala kwiiveki ngaphambi kwexesha, apho iintsapho zicoca amakhaya azo ukuze zisuse amashwa kwaye zizise ithamsanqa. Imihombiso ebomvu, ebonisa ulonwabo nempumelelo, ihombisa amakhaya nezitrato, kwaye abantu baxhoma izibane kunye neebhanti ukuze bathandazele iintsikelelo zonyaka ozayo.

Ngobusuku boNyaka oMtsha, iintsapho ziyahlangana ukuze zidle isidlo sangokuhlwa sokuhlangana kwakhona, esisidlo esibaluleke kakhulu sonyaka. Izitya eziphakelwa kwisidlo sangokuhlwa sokuhlangana kwakhona zihlala zinentsingiselo efuziselayo, njengentlanzi yesivuno esihle kunye needumplings zobutyebi. Ekungeneni kobusuku, iifireworks zikhanyisa isibhakabhaka ukuze zigxothe imimoya emibi kwaye zamkele ukufika konyaka omtsha ngesandi esikhulu.

Le mibhiyozo ithatha iintsuku ezili-15, ifikelela kwiMnyhadala weLantern, apho abantu baxhoma izibane ezimibalabala kwaye yonke intsapho isitya isidlo seedumpling zerayisi ezimnandi. Usuku ngalunye lweMnyhadala weNtwasahlobo lunemisebenzi eyahlukeneyo, kuquka imidaniso yeengonyama, iidrama, kunye nokunika abantwana kunye nabantu abadala abangatshatanga iimvilophu ezibomvu ezizaliswe yimali, ezaziwa ngokuba yi-“hongbao,” ukuze bafumane ithamsanqa.

Eyona nto iphambili kuyo, uNyaka oMtsha waseTshayina, okanye uMnyhadala weNtwasahlobo, lixesha lokuhlaziya, ukucamngca kunye nokubhiyozela. Libonisa umoya wobunye bentsapho kunye nelifa lenkcubeko, kwaye liholide elixatyiswa zizigidi zabantu kwihlabathi liphela. Njengoko iholide isondela, uchulumanco luyakheka, lukhumbuza wonke umntu ngokubaluleka kwethemba, uvuyo kunye nobunye kunyaka ozayo.