UMkhosi we-Qingming: Umkhosi Wokukhumbula Nokuvuselela

UMkhosi we-Qingming, owaziwa nangokuthi uSuku Lokuthulula Ithuna, uyiholide lendabuko laseShayina eliqala eminyakeni engaphezu kuka-2,500. Njengoba ugujwa mhla ziyi-4 noma mhla ziyi-5 kuMbasa minyaka yonke, lolu suku lunikezelwe ekuhlonipheni okhokho kanye nokuzindla ngesimo sokujikeleza kokuphila nokuvuselelwa.

Imvelaphi yeQingming ingalandelelwa emasikweni asendulo aseShayina ayegcizelela ukuhlonipha abazali kanye nenhlonipho kulabo abafika ngaphambi kwabo. Ngokwesiko, imindeni ivakashela amathuna abathandekayo bayo ukuze ihlanze amatshe ethuna, isuse ukhula, futhi inikele ngokudla, impepho, kanye nemali yephepha. Lezi zenzo zokunakekela nenhlonipho azigcini nje ngokugcina izindawo zokuphumula zokhokho kodwa futhi ziqinisa izibopho phakathi kwezizukulwane.

Okubalulekile kulo mkhosi yinkolelo yokuthi ukugcina uxhumano nobabamkhulu kubalulekile enhlalakahleni yomuntu siqu neyomndeni. Esikweni laseShayina, kucatshangwa ukuthi imimoya yabafileyo iyaqhubeka nokuthonya abaphilayo, futhi ngokubahlonipha, imindeni iqinisekisa ukuthi izibusiso zokhokho babo zihlala nabo. Lo mkhuba wokukhumbula unikeza induduzo nokuqhubeka, uxhumanisa isikhathi samanje nesikhathi esidlule ngendlela ebonakalayo.

Ngaphezu kokusula amathuna, i-Qingming futhi yisikhathi sokujabulela ukufika kwentwasahlobo. Lo mkhosi uhambisana nesizini yokuvuselelwa nokuvuselelwa, lapho imvelo iqhakaza ngokugcwele futhi isimo sezulu siba sithambile. Abantu abaningi basebenzisa leli thuba lokuya ohambweni lwangaphandle, bandiza ama-kite, noma bamane bajabulele ubuhle bezihlahla ezisanda kuhluma nezimbali eziqhakazayo. Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kwesikhumbuzo esijulile nokugubha imvelo kugcizelela ukugxila okubili komkhosi kokubili emhlabeni ongokomoya nowemvelo.

Emakhulwini eminyaka, uMkhosi we-Qingming uye washintsha waba namasiko ahlukahlukene esifunda. Kwezinye izingxenye zaseShayina, abantu balungisa ukudla okukhethekile noma babambe imicimbi yomphakathi eqinisa kakhulu izibopho zomphakathi kanye nobunikazi bamasiko. Lo mkhosi awusebenzi nje kuphela njengesikhathi sokuzindla komuntu ngamunye kodwa futhi njengesenzakalo somphakathi lapho amasiko nezinkumbulo ezihlanganyelwe zidluliselwa khona kusukela kwesinye isizukulwane kuya kwesinye.

Imikhosi yanamuhla nayo iye yamukela izindlela ezintsha zokuveza imibono. Ngokuthuthuka kobuchwepheshe, imindeni eminingi manje ihlanganyela ezikhumbuzweni zedijithali kanye nemikhosi eyenzeka nge-inthanethi, okuvumela labo abahlala kude nemizi yokhokho ukuthi bahlanganyele ekugujweni. Naphezu kwalezi zimo zesimanje, ingqikithi ye-Qingming—ukuhlonipha okhokho nokwamukela imijikelezo yokuphila—ayikashintshi.

Ekugcineni, uMkhosi we-Qingming awulona nje usuku lokuhlanza amathuna; uwumkhuba wamasiko ojulile ohlanganisa izindinganiso zaseShayina zenhlonipho, ukukhumbula, nokuvuselela. Ukhuthaza abantu ukuba bame kancane empilweni yanamuhla, bahloniphe ifa labo, futhi bathole induduzo ekuxhumaneni okuhlala njalo phakathi kwesikhathi esidlule, samanje, nesesikhathi esizayo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngemikhuba yendabuko noma ngezinto ezintsha zesimanje, umoya we-Qingming uyaqhubeka nokuchuma, unikeza isikhumbuzo esingapheli sokubaluleka komndeni, umlando, kanye nemvelo.