Yini i-Songkran Festival?
I-Songkran ingenye yemikhosi ethandwa kakhulu nelindelwe isikhathi eside eThailand ngisho neNingizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia. Ugujwa ngo-Ephreli 13 njalo ngonyaka futhi uhlala izinsuku ezintathu. Lo mkhosi wendabuko uphawula ukuqala konyaka omusha wase-Thai futhi ugujwa ngesasasa elikhulu nomdlandla. Ngesikhathi somkhosi abantu benza imisebenzi etshiyeneyo njengokulwa emanzini, ukubingelela abadala kuNcibijane, ukuya emathempelini ukuyothandazela izibusiso nokunye.
Abantu bazowugubha kanjani lo mkhosi?
Lo mkhosi waziwa kakhulu ngemisebenzi yawo yamanzi, lapho abantu belwa bodwa ngezimpi zamanzi, okukhombisa ukugeza ububi namabhadi. Uzobona abantu babo bonke ubudala, kusukela ezinganeni kuya kubantu abadala, bethelana ngezibhamu zamanzi namabhakede agcwele. Kuyinto egcwele injabulo ongafuni ukuyigeja.
Ngaphandle kwezimpi zamanzi, abantu baphinde bavakashele amathempeli nezindawo ezingcwele ukuze bathandazele izibusiso futhi bathele amanzi ezifanekisweni zikaBuddha. Izindlu nemigwaqo kuhlotshiswe kahle ngezibani, amabhanela kanye nemihlobiso. Abantu bahlangana nomndeni nabangane ukuze balungise izitsha zemikhosi namaswidi, babelane futhi bathole injabulo yemikhosi ndawonye.
Sekukonke, i-Songkran isondeza abantu ndawonye, futhi kuyinto eyingqayizivele okungafanele uyiphuthele. Kubungazwa ngesasasa elikhulu, kuyisenzakalo esiyingqayizivele ngempela esizokushiya nezinkumbulo ongeke wazikhohlwa.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Apr-13-2023