Lapho umoya ofudumele ka-May uvunguza emadolobheni anamanzi aseningizimu yoMfula iYangtze, futhi lapho amadombolo elayisi aluhlaza enyakaza phambi kwayo yonke imizi, siyazi ukuthi uMkhosi Wezikebhe Oyizikebhe futhi. Lo mkhosi wakudala nodlangile awugcini nje ngokuthwala inkumbulo ye-Qu Yuan, kodwa futhi uqukethe izincazelo ezijulile zamasiko kanye nemizwa yezwe.
Imizwa yomndeni kanye nezwe kumadombolo elayisi. I-Zongzi, njengophawu lwe-Dragon Boat Festival, iphunga layo selivele lidlule incazelo yokudla ngokwako. Yonke inhlamvu yerayisi edlayo kanye nalo lonke ucezu lweqabunga lerayisi ligoqwe esikhumbuzweni se-Qu Yuan nothando olujulile ngezwe. Izinkondlo zika-Qu Yuan ezinjengethi "Li Sao" kanye nethi "Imibuzo Yasezulwini" zisasikhuthaza ukuba siphishekele iqiniso nobulungisa. Emkhakheni wokwenza i-zongzi, kubonakala sengathi sikhuluma nabasendulo futhi sizwa ukuphikelela nokwethembeka. Izingqimba zamaqabunga amadombolo elayisi zifana namakhasi omlando, ziqopha injabulo nosizi lwesizwe saseShayina, zithwele ukulangazelela impilo engcono nokukhathazeka ngesiphetho sezwe.
Umzabalazo phakathi kobunzima ku-dragon boat racing. Umjaho we-Dragon boat ngomunye umsebenzi obalulekile we-Dragon Boat Festival. Izigubhu zazishaya, amanzi afafaza, futhi abasubathi esikebheni sikadrako banyakazisa izigwedlo zabo njengokundiza, okubonisa umoya wobunye, ukubambisana nesibindi. Lokhu akuwona nje umncintiswano wezemidlalo, kodwa futhi ubhapathizo olungokomoya. Lisitshela ukuthi kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sibhekana nobunzima kangakanani, inqobo nje uma sibumbana, abukho ubunzima obungenakunqotshwa. Izikebhe zikadrako zifana namaqhawe anqamula amagagasi, aqhubekela phambili ngesibindi nangokungesabi, afanekisela umoya wokungehlulwa nokuzithuthukisa wesizwe saseShayina.
Ngithanda ukukuthumelela inqwaba yezibusiso ezimnandi. Ukwesekwa kwakho nokwethenjwa kungamandla ethu okushayela. Ukukunikeza ngezinsizakalo ezingcono nezicabangelayo kuwumsebenzi wethu njalo. Ngiyabonga ngokuba lapho futhi ngifisela wena nomndeni wakho i-Dragon Boat Festival ejabulisayo nenempilo!
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Jun-03-2024