Ngolunye lwezinsuku ezibaluleke kakhulu ezingokomoya eShayina, i-Mid-Autumn isukela ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka. Ingeyesibili ngokubaluleka kwamasiko kuphela ngemva koNyaka Omusha Wenyanga. Ngokwesiko iwa ngosuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yesi-8 yekhalenda laseShayina lelanga, ubusuku lapho inyanga igcwele futhi ikhanya kakhulu, ngesikhathi esifanele sesizini yokuvuna yasekwindla.
UMkhosi Wase-Mid-Autumn eShayina uyiholide lomphakathi (noma okungenani ngosuku olulandela usuku lwase-Chinese Mid-Autumn). Kulo nyaka, ungomhlaka-29 Septhemba ngakho-ke lindela izipho eziningi, ukukhanyisa izibani (kanye nokubonakala kwepulasitiki enomsindo), izinti zokukhanya, ukudla kwakusihlwa komndeni, kanye nama-mooncakes.
Ingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu yomkhosi ukuhlangana nabantu obathandayo, ukubonga nokuthandaza. Ezikhathini zasendulo, ukukhulekelwa kwenyanga kwendabuko kwakuzohlanganisa ukuthandaza konkulunkulu benyanga (kufaka phakathi uChang'e) ukuze bathole impilo nengcebo, ukwenza nokudla ama-mooncake, nokukhanyisa izibani ezimibalabala ebusuku. Abanye abantu babeze babhale izilokotho ezinhle ezibanini bese bezindizela esibhakabhakeni noma bazintante emifuleni.
Yenza okungcono kakhulu kobusuku ngokuthi:
Ukudla isidlo sakusihlwa sendabuko saseShayina nomndeni — izitsha ezidumile zasekwindla zifaka phakathi idada lasePeking kanye nenkalankala enoboya.
Ukudla ama-mooncake — siqoqe amahle kakhulu edolobheni.
Ukuya kwenye yemibukiso emihle yokukhanyisa izibani edolobheni.
Ukubuka izintaba! Sithanda kakhulu ulwandle kodwa ungenza uhambo olufushane (olufushane!) ebusuku ukhuphuke intaba noma igquma, noma uthole uphahla noma ipaki ukuze ubone imibono.
Umkhosi Omuhle Waphakathi Nekwindla!
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Septhemba-28-2023