UMnyhadala weLantern yiholide yesintu yaseTshayina, amasiko eLantern Festival anenkqubo ende yokwakheka, esekelwe kwisiko lakudala lokuvula izibane ukuze kuthandazelwe iintsikelelo. Ukuvulwa kwezibane zentsikelelo kudla ngokuqala ngobusuku be-14 benyanga yokuqala "uvavanyo lwezibane", kwaye ngobusuku be-15 "izibane", abantu kufuneka bakhanyise izibane, ezaziwa ngokuba "kukuthumela izibane neengqayi", ukuze bathandaze koothixo.
Ukungeniswa kwenkcubeko yamaBhuda kwiMpuma Han Dynasty nako kwaba nendima ebalulekileyo ekwakhiweni kwamasiko eLantern Festival. Ngexesha likaYongping loMlawuli uMing weHan Dynasty, uMlawuli uMing weHan Dynasty wayalela ukuba ubusuku be-15 benyanga yokuqala ebhotwe nakwiimonasteri "butshise izibane ukubonisa uBuddha" ukuze kukhuthazwe ubuBhuda. Ngenxa yoko, isiko lokukhanyisa izibane ngomhla we-15 wenyanga yokuqala landa kancinci kancinci eTshayina ngokwandiswa kwempembelelo yenkcubeko yamaBhuda kwaye kamva kongezwa inkcubeko yamaTao.
Ngexesha leeNkosi zaseMantla nezaseMzantsi, umkhwa wokukhanyisa izibane kwiMthendeleko yeZibane waba yinto ethandwayo. UMlawuli uWu waseLiang wayekholelwa kakhulu kubuBhuda, kwaye ibhotwe lakhe lalihonjiswe ngezibane ngomhla we-15 wenyanga yokuqala. Ngexesha leNkosi yaseTang, ukutshintshiselana ngenkcubeko phakathi kweTshayina namazwe angaphandle kwasondela, ubuBhuda banda, kwaye kwakuqhelekile ukuba amagosa nabantu “bakhanyise izibane zikaBuddha” ngomhla we-15 wenyanga yokuqala, ngoko ke izibane zobuBhuda zasasazeka kulo lonke ilizwe. Ukususela kwiNkosi yaseTang ukuya phambili, uMthendeleko weZibane waba ngumsitho osemthethweni. Usuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yokuqala kwikhalenda yenyanga yiMthendeleko weZibane.
Usuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yokuqala kwikhalenda yenyanga yiLantern Festival, eyaziwa ngokuba yiShang Yuan Festival, iLantern Festival, kunye neLantern Festival. Inyanga yokuqala yinyanga yokuqala kwikhalenda yenyanga, kwaye abantu bamandulo babebiza ubusuku ngokuba "bubusuku", ngoko ke usuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yokuqala lubizwa ngokuba "yiLantern Festival".
Ngenxa yotshintsho kuluntu nakumaxesha, amasiko nezenzo zoMnyhadala weZibane zitshintshile kudala, kodwa usengumnyhadala wesintu saseTshayina. Ngobusuku bomhla we-15 wenyanga yokuqala, abantu baseTshayina banezinto ezininzi ezenziwa ngabantu ezifana nokubukela izibane, ukutya amadombolo, ukutya uMnyhadala weZibane, ukuqagela amaqhina ezibane, kunye nokutshisa iziqhumane.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Feb-06-2023