Ukuqala Kwekwindla: Umbono Wesiko LaseShayina Elihlonishwa Isikhathi Eside

Njengoba ilanga lifinyelela ubude obungu-135°, iShayina iyakwamukelaUkuqala Kwekwindla (Liqiu), isikhathi se-solar se-13 ohlelweni lwe-24 Solar Terms, oluwela cishe ngo-Agasti 7-9 njalo ngonyaka. Kulo nyaka, lufika ngo-Agasti 7, okuphawula ushintsho oluthambile kusukela ehlobo elishisayo kuya enkathini yasekwindla ethelayo.

Imvelaphi Yaleli Siko Elidala Emakhulwini Eminyaka

Ama-Solar Terms angu-24, uhlelo lwekhalenda lasendulo laseShayina olwakhiwa ngabantu abasebenzayo ngokubuka isikhathi eside ukunyakaza kwelanga kanye nezinguquko zemvelo, afakwa ngokusemthethweni ekhalendeni lesizwe ngesikhathi soBukhosi bukaHan eminyakeni engaphezu kuka-2,000 eyedlule. Kusukela ekuqaleni koBukhosi bukaZhou, ababusi babehola izikhulu zasebukhosini ezindaweni ezisentshonalanga ukuze benze imikhosi emikhulu yokwamukela ukufika kwekwindla, benikela imihlatshelo konkulunkulu ukuze kuvunwe kahle. Ngo-2016, ama-Solar Terms angu-24 aseShayina abhalwa ngokusemthethweni ohlwini lwabameleli be-UNESCO lweGugu Lamasiko Elingabonakali Lobuntu, eliqashelwa emhlabeni wonke ngokuhlakanipha kwalo ekuqondiseni ukukhiqizwa kwezolimo kanye nokuphila kwansuku zonke.

Igama elithi “ikwindla” ngesiShayina linencazelo ecacile: imibhalo yasendulo iyichaza ngokuthi “isikhathi lapho okusanhlamvu kuvuthwa khona”, idweba isithombe esifudumele samasimu egolide kanye nezipho ezinhle zomhlaba ngemva kwehlobo lonke lokukhula. Ngisho nanamuhla, lolu hlelo lwendabuko lusadlala indima ebalulekile ekusizeni abalimi ukuhlela amashejuli abo okutshala nokuvuna.

Amasiko Endawo Ajabulisayo Athinta Yonke Imindeni

Kubantu baseShayina, ukuqala kweNkwindla kungaphezu nje kophawu lwesizini — kugcwele amasiko athinta inhliziyo adluliselwa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane:

1. Ukuluma Ikwindla (Kenqiu): Ngalolu suku, abantu kulo lonke izwe bazodla amakhabe acwebezelayo, amnandi kanye nezithelo ezintsha zesizini. Leli siko elijabulisayo liphethe isifiso esihle “sokuxosha iminonjana yokugcina yokushisa kwehlobo” nokwamukela ukupholisa okuqabulayo kwekwindla.
2. Ukugqoka Isisindo Sasekwindla (Tie Qiubiao): Ngemva kwehlobo elishisayo, lapho abantu abaningi belahlekelwa yisifiso sokudla futhi bezizwa bebuthakathaka kancane, imindeni izolungisa ukudla okunomsoco — inyama yengulube eyosiwe, amadombolo kanye nezitshulu ezinempilo konke kuyizinketho ezidumile. Lesi siko siyisikhumbuzo esimnene sokuzinakekela kahle, ukugcwalisa amandla, nokulungiselela isizini ezayo epholile.
3. Ukushona kwelanga ekwindla (Shaiqiu): Emadolobheni asezintabeni eningizimu yeShayina, izakhamuzi zasekhaya zisakaza upelepele obomvu okhanyayo, ummbila wegolide, kanye nokusanhlamvu okunonile emabhalkoni azo nasemaphahleni. Imibukiso enemibala yakha indawo yokuvuna eyingqayizivele, iveza ukubonga okuqotho emvelweni futhi ithandazela unyaka obushelelezi nonothile.

Inothi Elifudumele Kumakhasimende Ethu Abalulekile

Enkampanini yethu, besilokhu sikholelwa ukuthi ukuqonda amasiko ahlukile angemuva kwabalingani bethu kusiza ekwakheni ukuxhumana okujulile nokuthembana kakhudlwana. Sithemba ukuthi lesi singeniso esincane se-Beginning of Autumn singakulethela umbono omusha ngobuhle bamasiko abantu baseShayina.

Njengoba isisho sakudala sesiShayina sithi, “Imvula ngayinye yasekwindla iletha ukuphola okwengeziwe”. Ezinsukwini ezizayo, sifisa sengathi bonke amakhasimende ethu amasha namadala, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ukuphi, bangazizwa umoya omncane wasekwindla, banambithe ubumnandi bokuvuna, futhi bajabulele wonke umzuzu onokuthula nojabulisayo kulesi sikhathi esihle.