I-Dragon Boat Festival, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Duanwu Festival, iholidi lendabuko laseShayina eligujwe iminyaka engaphezu kuka-2,000. Lo mkhosi ugujwa ngosuku lwesihlanu lwenyanga yesihlanu ekhalendeni lenyanga, ngokuvamile eba ngoMay noma ngoJune ekhalendeni likaGregory.
I-Dragon Boat Festival iqanjwe ngegama lemijaho yezikebhe zikadrako esibe yingxenye edumile yomgubho. Izikebhe zihlotshiswe ngamakhanda nemisila kadrako, futhi amaqembu abagwedli aqhudelana ukuze abe ngabokuqala ukuwela umugqa wokugcina. Umsuka wemijaho yezikebhe zikadrako usekelwe emlandweni waseShayina kanye nezinganekwane.
Umkhosi kuthiwa waqala ngesikhathi se-Warring States e-China, cishe ngekhulu lesi-3 BC. Kukholakala ukuthi igqugquzelwe indaba kaQu Yuan, imbongi edumile yaseShayina nomfundisi owaphila ngalesi sikhathi. UQu Yuan wayengungqongqoshe othembekile owadingiswa embusweni wakhe ngenxa yokuphikisa kwakhe uhulumeni okhohlakele. Waminza emfuleni iMiluo ngenxa yokuphelelwa ithemba, futhi abantu bombuso wakhe bagijimisa izikebhe zabo ukuze bamsindise. Nakuba behlulekile ukumhlenga, baqhubekisela phambili isiko lokugijima izikebhe minyaka yonke emkhumbulweni wakhe.
I-Dragon Boat Festival nayo ihlotshaniswa namanye amasiko namasiko. Okunye okudume kakhulu ukusetshenziswa kwe-zongzi, ukudla kwendabuko kwaseShayina okwenziwe ngerayisi eli-glutinous eligoqwe ngamahlamvu oqalo futhi eligcwele inyama, ubhontshisi, noma ezinye izithako. UZongzi kuthiwa uphonswe emfuleni ukuze adlise izinhlanzi futhi angazidli isidumbu sikaQu Yuan.
Elinye isiko ukulengiswa kwamasaka amise okwe-zhongzi agcwele amakha, okukholelwa ukuthi axosha imimoya emibi futhi alethe izinhlanhla. Abantu bahlobisa nemizi yabo ngezithombe zamadragoni nezinye izimpawu ezinhle, futhi izingane zigqoka namasongo amibalabala enziwe ngemicu kasilika elukiwe ukuze zizivikele ekulimaleni.
I-Dragon Boat Festival iyiholide elibalulekile esikweni lamaShayina, futhi ayigujwa kuphela eShayina kodwa nakwamanye amazwe anabantu abaningi baseShayina, njengeTaiwan, Hong Kong, neSingapore. Umkhosi isikhathi sokuthi abantu bahlangane ukuze bahloniphe amasiko abo futhi bakhumbule ukuzinikela kwamaqhawe afana no-Qu Yuan alwela ubulungiswa nenkululeko.
Sengiphetha, i-Dragon Boat Festival iwumkhosi wokugubha isiko nomlando wamaShayina osekuyiminyaka engaphezu kwezinkulungwane ezimbili unakekelwa. Lo mkhosi uqanjwe ngegama lemijaho yezikebhe zikadrako eyingxenye yomcimbi odumile, kodwa futhi uhlotshaniswa neminye imikhuba namasiko, njengokudliwa kwe-zongzi nokulengiswa kwamasaka agcwele amakha anamakha. Umkhosi lo yisikhathi esiqakathekileyo sokuthi abantu bahlangane ukuze bahloniphe amasiko abo kanye lokukhumbula ukuzinikela kwalabo ababelwela ubulungiswa lenkululeko.
Sihalalisela wonke umuntu ku-Dragon Boat Festival eyenziwe yi-Ningbo Charm-tech Corporation.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jun-21-2023
