Umkhosi we-Qingming: Isikhathi Sokukhumbula Okhokho kanye Namasiko Okuzuza Ifa

I-Qingming Festival (Usuku Lokushanela Amathuna), umkhosi wendabuko oqukethe incazelo ejulile yomlando namasiko, usuphinde wafika ngesikhathi esihleliwe. Ngalolu suku, abantu ezweni lonke banezindlela ezahlukene zokuhlonipha okhokho babo nokudlulisa amasiko abo, bezwakalisa ukulangazelela okungapheli kwezihlobo zabo ezingasekho kanye nokuhlonipha impilo yabo.

Njengoba umsebe wokuqala wokukhanya kwelanga uwela ekuseni, ama-mausoleum namathuna emhlabeni wonke amukela abantu abeze ukuzoshanela amathuna. Bephethe izimbali nemali yamaphepha ezandleni zabo nenhliziyo ebongayo, banikeza inhlonipho eqotho ezihlotsheni zabo ezingasekho. Esimweni esinesizotha, abantu bagebisa amakhanda abo ngokuthula noma bakhulumele phansi, beguqula imicabango yabo ibe imithandazo nezibusiso ezingapheli.

Ngaphezu kwamathuna ashanelayo kanye nokuhlonipha amadlozi, uMkhosi we-Qingming nawo uqukethe izincazelo ezicebile zamasiko. Ngalolu suku, abantu bahlanganyela emisebenzini yangaphandle njengokuhamba ngezinyawo, ukutshala i-willow nokushwibeka ukuze bezwe umoya wasentwasahlobo futhi babonise uthando lwabo lokuphila. Emapaki nasemaphandleni, abantu bangabonakala yonke indawo behleka futhi behlanganyela isikhathi esihle sentwasahlobo.

Kuyafaneleka ukubalula ukuthi ngokuthuthuka kwezikhathi, izinhlobo zemisebenzi ye-Qingming Festival nazo ziyasungulwa. Izindawo eziningi zihlele i-Qingming Cultural Festivals, izinkondlo kanye neminye imisebenzi yokudlulisa nokukhuthaza isiko lendabuko elihle kakhulu lamaShayina ngezinkondlo, umculo, ubuciko nezinye izinhlobo. Le misebenzi ayigcini nje ngokucebisa impilo yamaholide yabantu, kodwa iphinde yajulisa ukuqonda kwabo okushiwo amasiko oMkhosi we-Qingming.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, uMkhosi we-Qingming nawo uyisikhathi esibalulekile sokukhuthaza umoya wokushisekela izwe nokukhumbula abafel’ ukholo benguquko. Izindawo ezehlukene zihlele abafundi basezikoleni zamabanga aphansi namabanga aphezulu, iziphathimandla kanye nezinhlaka ukuthi baye emathuneni abafel’ ukholo, emahholo esikhumbuzo soguquko kanye nezinye izindawo ukuze benze imisebenzi yokukhumbula abafel’ ukholo futhi bavakashele kabusha umlando. Ngale misebenzi, abantu babona ngokujule ngokwengeziwe umoya omkhulu wabafel’ ukholo abavukela umbuso, futhi baqhubekisele phambili intshiseko yokushisekela izwe.

I-Qingming Festival akuwona kuphela umkhosi wokuthumela amazwi enduduzo nokukhumbula amadlozi, kodwa futhi umzuzu obalulekile wokudlulisa isiko nokukhuthaza umoya. Ngalolu suku olukhethekile, masikhumbule okhokho bethu, sidlulisele isiko lethu, futhi sibambe iqhaza ekwakheni umphakathi ozwanayo kanye nokufeza iphupho lamaShayina lokuvuselela okukhulu kwesizwe saseShayina.