Lokho okushiwo lesi siko kusho amaJapane
Uma ungakaze ufike eJapane, kungenzeka ukuthi awujwayelene noTanabata. Ngakho-ke, yini ngempela? Ngamafuphi, iTanabata iyisiko saseJapane lapho abantu bhala khona izifiso zabo emaphethini amancane amaphepha afaka imibala bese bewafaka emagatsheni ase-bamboo. Igama lesiJapane lala maphepha liyi-tanzaku. Ngaphandle kwalokho, abanye abantu bahlobisa amagatsha ase-bamboo ngezinhlobonhlobo zezinhlobonhlobo zephepha bese bebeka ngaphandle kwezindlu zabo.
Indlela amaJapane enza ngayo izifiso ingahle ihlukile, kodwa amasiko ahlukahlukene anamasiko ahlobene nokufisa isifiso. E-United States nakwamanye amazwe aseNtshonalanga, ukwephula izifiso zezinkukhu, ukuphonsa amapenki emithonjeni, ukukhishwa kwamakhandlela okuzalwa noma ku-dandelion fluff kungenye yezindlela ezitshelwe ukwenza isifiso sibe yiqiniso. I-Tanabata iyinkambiso ehlukile, kodwa yonke indawo ngomqondo wokuthi bonke abantu, kungakhathaliseki ukuthi bevelaphi ezweni labo, banethemba nokuthi amaphupho azofezeka.
Umsuka weTanabata
Kuthiwa ukuthi umsuka weTanabata, owaziwa nangokuthi i-Star Festival, ubuyela eminyakeni engaphezu kwengu-2 000 edlule. Izimpande zawo zichazwe endabeni yamaShayina endala. Ngokombiko, uma kwakukhona indodakazi yenkosi ye-weaver ogama layo lingu-Orihime nomphathi wenkomo ogama lakhe linguHikoboshi ehlala endaweni. Ngemva kokuhlangana ndawonye, badlala njalo futhi baqala ukunganaki umsebenzi wabo. Lokhu kwamcasula inkosi, eyayihlukanisa emaceleni ahlangene noMfula i-Amanogawa (iMilky Way) njengesijeziso.
Inkosi yahlukana kakhulu futhi yavumela u-Orihime no-Hikoboshi ukuba babonane kanye ngonyaka ngosuku lwesikhombisa lwenyanga yesikhombisa ekhalendeni yenyanga. I-Tanabata ngokwezwi nezwi isho ubusuku besikhombisa. AmaJapane akholelwa ukuthi u-Orihime noHikoboshi abakwazi ukubonana uma isimo sezulu sezulu, ngakho-ke kuwumkhuba ukuthandazela isimo sezulu esihle ngalolu suku futhi nokwenza izifiso.
Usuku luhamba
Ngenxa yokuthi iTanabata isekelwe ikhalenda yenyanga, lapho umkhosi wezinkanyezi uqhubeka unyaka ngamunye uhluka. Kuncike esifundeni esenza umkhosi, iTanabata ibanjwe ngoJulayi 7 noma ngo-Agasti 7 eJapane. Amadolobha namadolobha amaningi kuleli zwe abamba imikhosi yaseTanabata futhi abeka imibukiso emibala emigwaqweni emikhulu. Kuyinto ejabulisayo kakhulu ukuhamba ngezinkampani ezihamba phambili emgwaqweni. Kwezinye izindawo, abantu bakhanyisa izibani bese bezitshela emfuleni. Amanye amaqabunga ase-bamboo emfuleni esikhundleni salokho.
Ukufaka phezulu
I-Tanabata igubha imiqondo eminingi ehlukene, kufaka phakathi uthando, izifiso, ukudlala kanye nobuhle, sonke ngenkathi kuchaza izinkanyezi. Uma ungeke ukwazi ukwenza eJapane umkhosi wezinkanyezi, ungahlanganyela eTanabata ezindaweni eziqhayisa abantu abaningi baseJapane. I-Los Angeles, isibonelo, ingenye yedolobha elinjalo. Kuyikhaya lomkhosi wezinkanyezi owenzeka ngo-Agasti endaweni yakhe encane eTokyo.
Nakuba ukuhlanganyela eTanabata phesheya ngeke kube okufana nokugubha eJapane, ukwenza kanjalo kuzokunika ithuba lokubona amasiko aseJapane oqobo.