UMKHOSI WOKUQINGMING
UMkhosi we-Qingming, owaziwa nangokuthi uSuku Lokungcwaba Ithuna, uyiholide lendabuko laseShayina elinemvelaphi yalo esukela eminyakeni engaphezu kuka-2,500. Njengoba ugujwa mhla ziyi-4 noma mhla ziyi-5 kuMbasa minyaka yonke, ubaluleke kakhulu kwezamasiko nomlando emphakathini waseShayina. Lo mkhosi waqala ngesikhathi soBukhosi bukaZhou (cishe ngo-1046-256 BCE) futhi kusukela lapho usuphenduke isikhathi sokuba imindeni ihloniphe okhokho bayo futhi ikhumbule abafileyo.
Imvelaphi yoMkhosi weQingming ixhumene nenganekwane evela emlandweni wasendulo waseShayina. Kuthiwa ngesikhathi seNtwasahlobo kanye neNtwasahlobo (cishe ngo-770-476 BCE), isikhulu esithembekile esigama laso linguJie Zitui sasikhonza ngaphansi kukaDuke Wen waseJin. Ngesikhathi sesiphithiphithi sezombusazwe, uJie Zitui wazidela ngokusha waze wafa ukuze ahlinzekele inkosana yakhe elambile ukudla, eyaphoqeleka ukuya ekudingisweni. Ekhalela umhlatshelo kaJie Zitui, inkosana yanquma ukuthi kungabikho mlilo ovuthayo izinsuku ezintathu. Kamuva, lapho inkosana ithatha isihlalo sobukhosi njengeNkosi, yasungula uMkhosi weQingming njengosuku lokuhlonipha uJie Zitui kanye nezinye izinceku ezithembekile.
Ezikhathini zanamuhla, ngenkathi uMkhosi we-Qingming ugcina imizwa yawo eqinile yokuhlonipha okhokho nokukhumbula isikhathi esidlule, uye wamukela nemisebenzi yesimanje ekhombisa izindlela zokuphila ezishintshayo. Namuhla, imindeni ivame ukuqala usuku ngokuvakashela amathuna okhokho bayo ukuze ihloniphe futhi ithandaze. Kodwa-ke, ngale kwemikhuba yendabuko, uMkhosi we-Qingming usube yisikhathi sokuzijabulisa nemisebenzi yangaphandle.
Ukugubha uMkhosi we-Qingming wanamuhla kuvame ukuhlanganisa ukuphuma uye emapaki noma ezindaweni ezinhle, lapho imindeni ingajabulela khona izimbali eziqhakazayo nomoya omusha wasentwasahlobo. Ama-picnic, ukuhamba ngezinyawo, kanye nama-kite okundiza sekuyizindlela ezidumile zokuchitha usuku, okunikeza amathuba okuphumula nokusondelana nabathandekayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, amasiko okupheka adlala indima ebalulekile, lapho imindeni ilungiselela ukudla okukhethekile kanye nezibiliboco ukuze yabelane ngazo.
Sekukonke, uMkhosi we-Qingming usebenza njengesikhathi sokuzindla ngesikhathi esidlule kanye nokwazisa ubuhle bemvelo kanye nenjabulo yomndeni kanye nomphakathi. Kuwubufakazi befa elihlala njalo lamasiko aseShayina, ukuhlanganisa amasiko asendulo nemikhuba yesimanje ekugubheni impilo kanye nenkumbulo.
