Umkhosi we-Dragon Boat, owaziwa nangokuthi DuanWu festival, iholide laseChina laseChina eligujwa iminyaka engaphezu kuka-2 000. Lo mkhosi ubonwa ngosuku lwesihlanu lwenyanga yesihlanu yekhalenda lenyanga, elivame ukuwela ngoMeyi noma ngoJuni wekhalenda likaGregorian.
Umkhosi we-Dragon Boat waqanjwa ngemuva kwe-Dragon Boat Races esephenduke ingxenye ethandwayo yomkhosi. Izikebhe zihlotshiswe ngamakhanda kadrako nemisila, futhi amaqembu ama-rookers ancintisana ukuze abe ngowokuqala ukuwela umugqa wokuqeda. Imvelaphi yemijaho yesikebhe sikadrako igxile emlandweni wamaShayina nasezinganekwaneni.
Lo mkhosi kuthiwa uqhamuke ngesikhathi sokulwa kwezikhathi zaseChina, ezungeze ikhulu lesi-3 BC. Kukholakala ukuthi uphefumulelwe yindaba ka-Qu Yuan, imbongi edumile yaseChina kanye nongqongqoshe owayephila ngalesi sikhathi. UQuwaan uYuan wayeyisikhonzi esithembekile esakhiswa uMbuso wakhe ngenxa yokuphikisana kwakhe nohulumeni okhohlakele. Wazinza eMfuleni uMaruo ngenxa yokuphelelwa yithemba, futhi abantu boMbuso wakhe bagijimisa izikebhe zabo ukuba zimsindise. Yize bengakwazi ukumophula, baqhubeka nesiko lezikebhe zomjaho minyaka yonke enkumbulweni yakhe.
I-Dragon Boat festival nayo ihlotshaniswa namanye amasiko namasiko. Enye yezinto ezithandwa kakhulu ukusetshenziswa kwe-zongzi, ukudla kwendabuko kwamaShayina okwenziwe ngelayisi elinamakhaza agoqwe ngamaqabunga ama-bamboo futhi agcwele inyama, ubhontshisi, noma ezinye izithako. UZongzi kuthiwa uphonswe emfuleni ukondla inhlanzi futhi uvikele ekudleni komzimba we-quan.
Elinye isiko ukulengiswa kwama-sachets amise okwenziwe ngoZhongzi agcwele amakhambi anamakha, okukholelwa ukuthi anqande imimoya emibi futhi alethe inhlanhla. Abantu futhi bahlobisa amakhaya abo ngezithombe zamadragons nezinye izimpawu ezinomoya, futhi izingane zigqoka amasongo anemibala enziwe ngemicu eyisilika eyenziwe ngamasokisi ukuwavikela ekulimaleni.
I-Dragon Bosder Festival iyiholide elibalulekile emasikweni amaShayina, futhi ligujwa kuphela eChina kodwa nakwamanye amazwe anezindawo ezibalulekile zamaShayina, njengeTaiwan, eHong Kong, naseSwit. Umkhosi yisikhathi sokuba abantu bahlangane ukuhlonipha amagugu amasiko abo futhi bakhumbule imihlatshelo yamaqhawe afana no-Yuan abalwele ukwahlulela nenkululeko.
Ekuphetheni, umkhosi we-Dragon Boat festival ngumgubho wesiko lomShinese kanye nomlando obonwe ngaphezu kweminyaka emibili. Lo mkhosi waqanjwa ngemuva kokugeleza kwezikebhe zikadrako okuyingxenye ethandwayo yomkhosi, kodwa futhi kuhlotshaniswa namanye amasiko namasiko, njengokusetshenziswa kwe-zongzi kanye nokulengiswa kwama-sachets agcwele amakhambi anamakha. Umkhosi isikhathi esibalulekile sokuba abantu bahlangane ukuhlonipha amagugu amasiko abo nokukhumbula imihlatshelo yalabo abalwele ubulungiswa nenkululeko.
Siyakuhalalisela wonke umuntu on Dragon Boat festival ngeNongbo Charm-Tech Corporation.
Isikhathi sePosi: Jun-21-2023
