Ngabe i-Pongal ngo-2018, 2019, 2020?
I-Pongal igujwa ngesikhathi esifanayo njalo ngonyaka, ekuqaleni kwenyanga yesiTamil, isiThai. Umkhosi uqala ngoJanuwari 13 noma 14 futhi kwenzeka ngaphezu kwezinsuku ezine.
- Ngo-2018, izinsuku zokuPongal ziyiJanuwari 13-16. Imikhosi emikhulu iyenzeka ngoJanuwari 14 (owaziwa njengeSurya Pongal noma iThai Pongal). Bona ikhalenda.
- Ngo-2019, izinsuku zokuPongal ziyi-14-17. Imikhosi esemqoka yenzeka ngoJanuwari 15.
- Ngo-2020, izinsuku zokuPongal ziyi-14-17. Imikhosi esemqoka yenzeka ngoJanuwari 15.
Ama-Pongal Dates Ukwaziswa Okuningiliziwe
Ukubaluleka kwezinsuku zonke zomkhosi wePongal kanje:
- I-Bhogi Pandigai (NgoJanuwari 13, 2018) - iwa ngosuku lokugcina lwenyanga kaMargazhi kukhalenda yeTamil. Lesi senzakalo sidumisa unkulunkulu wemvula, i-Indra, ngokunikeza imvula eyanele ukuze kuvune isivuno. I- puja ekhethekile yenziwa ngaphambi kokuvuna. Abalimi bakhulekela ilanga nomhlaba ngokugcoba izixhobo zabo nge-sandalwood. Usuku lubuye lunikezwe ekuhlanzeni indlu nokuqoqa izinto ezingafuneki, ezibekwe eceleni emlilweni owenziwe ngezinkuni nangomuthi obomile wenkomo. Lokhu kufanekisela ukuqeda imikhuba emibi, amacebo, nezinamathiselo. Abantu bapenda amakhaya abo futhi bahlobisa umnyango nge- kolam (rangoli).
- I-Surya Pongal / Thai Pongal (ngoJanuwari 14, 2018) - iwa ngosuku lokuqala lwenyanga yesiThai ekhalendeni leTamil. Ihambisana noMakar Sankranti, umkhosi wokuvuna wasebusika ogujwa kulo lonke elaseNdiya, okubonisa ukuqala kohambo lwangezinyanga eziyisithupha enyakatho (i-Uttarayanam isikhathi) nesimo sezulu esishisayo. Lesi senzakalo sidumisa unkulunkulu welanga, uSurya, ngokunikeza ukufudumala okwanele namandla okuvuna. Imikhosi ihlanganisa ukulungiswa kwesidlo sePongal, esinikelwa ilanga futhi sabelane nabathandekayo. Yenziwe, ibheke ilanga eliphumayo empumalanga, ngokubilisa irayisi lokuqala lonyaka nobisi noshukela. Okuqakathekileko lapho i-dish idlulela khona ngesikhathi sokupheka, okukhomba ukutjala.
- I-Mattu Pongal (ngoJanuwari 15, 2018) - idluliselwe ekukhulekeleni izinkomo, ezihlinzeka usizo olubalulekile kumafama emasimini nobisi ukuphuza. Izinka zigeza futhi zihlotshiswe ngamagquma, amanzi aphikisayo, nokudweba ezimpondweni zabo. Banikezwa idili elikhethekile (kufaka phakathi isidlo se-Pongal) futhi bavunyelwe ukuphumula usuku. Umdlalo wendabuko we- jallikattu (uhlobo lokulwa kwezinkunzi) luyingxenye ebalulekile yomkhosi futhi kwenzeka emadolobheni aseTamil Nadu. Kodwa-ke, lezi zinsuku ziba nombango omkhulu ngenxa yokungavunyelwa kwezishoshovu zamalungelo ezilwane, abafuna ukuba zivinjelwe.
- Katya Pongal (Januwari 16, 2018) - Ukudla kwezinyoni (ikakhulukazi izimpukane) kubhekwa njengento enhle ngalolu suku. Abesifazane banikeza izinyoni ezikhethekile zembala irayisi emzimbeni okuthiwa uKaka Pudi Kannu Pudi, futhi bathandazela inhlalakahle yabafowabo. Lolu suku luyaziwa ngokuthi i-Kaanum Pongal. "Kaanum" kusho ukubona, futhi usuku olujabulisayo olugubha ngokuphuma nabangani nezihlobo.
Okuningi mayelana nomkhosi we-Pongal
Thola okuningi mayelana nomkhosi wePongal bese ubona izithombe zendlela iPongal egujwa ngayo kulegalari ye-Pongal festival gallery.