QINGMING FESTIVAL

I-Qingming Festival, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Tomb-sweeping Day, iholidi lendabuko lamaShayina elinezimpande ezisukela eminyakeni eyi-2,500 edlule. Ibhekwa ngo-Ephreli 4 noma umhlaka-5 njalo ngonyaka, ibamba ukubaluleka okubalulekile kwamasiko nomlando emphakathini waseShayina. Umkhosi waqala ngesikhathi seZhou Dynasty (cishe ngo-1046-256 BCE) futhi usuguquke waba yisikhathi sokuba imindeni ihloniphe okhokho bayo futhi ikhumbule abashonile.

Umsuka woMkhosi we-Qingming uhlanganiswe nenganekwane yomlando wasendulo wamaShayina. Kuthiwa ngesikhathi seNtwasahlobo neNkwindla (cishe ngo-770-476 BCE), isikhulu esithembekile okuthiwa uJie Zitui sasisebenza ngaphansi kukaDuke Wen waseJin. Phakathi nesikhathi sezinxushunxushu zezombangazwe, uJie Zitui wazidela ngokushisa waze wafa ukuze aphe inkosana yakhe eyayilambile, eyaphoqeleka ukuba iye ekudingisweni. Lapho ililela umhlatshelo kaJie Zitui, inkosana yakhipha umyalo wokuthi akufanele kubaswe imililo izinsuku ezintathu. Kamuva, lapho inkosana ingena esihlalweni sobukhosi njengeNkosi, yasungula uMkhosi we-Qingming njengosuku lokuhlonipha uJie Zitui nezinye izikhonzi ezithembekile.

Ezikhathini zamanje, ngenkathi i-Qingming Festival igcina izincomo zayo zokuhlonipha amadlozi nokukhumbula okwedlule, iphinde yamukele imisebenzi yesimanje ekhombisa ukushintsha kwezindlela zokuphila. Namuhla, imindeni ivame ukuqala usuku ngokuvakashela amathuna okhokho bayo ukuze ihloniphe futhi ithandaze. Kodwa-ke, ngale kwamasiko endabuko, uMkhosi we-Qingming usuphenduke isikhathi sokungcebeleka nemisebenzi yangaphandle.

Ukugujwa kwesimanje koMkhosi we-Qingming kuvame ukuhlanganisa ukuphuma ukuya emapaki noma izindawo ezinhle, lapho imindeni ingajabulela khona izimbali eziqhakazayo nomoya omusha wasentwasahlobo. Amaphikhinikhi, ukuqwala izintaba, nama-kite endizayo sekuphenduke izindlela ezidumile zokuchitha usuku, ezinikeza amathuba okuphumula nokuxhumana nabantu obathandayo. Ukwengeza, amasiko okupheka adlala indima ebalulekile, lapho imindeni ilungiselela ukudla okukhethekile nezibiliboco ezokwabelana ngazo zodwa.

Sekukonke, uMkhosi we-Qingming usebenza njengesikhathi sakho kokubili ukuzindla ngokwedlule kanye nokubonga ngobuhle bemvelo kanye nenjabulo yomndeni nomphakathi. Kuwubufakazi bamagugu amasiko aseShayina ahlala njalo, ahlanganisa amasiko asendulo nemikhuba yesimanje ekugubheni impilo nenkumbulo.