Ngokomlando, ebusika e-Anchorage, e-Alaska sinomkhuba wokuba omude, omnyama, futhi kunobanda. Hlanganisa lokho ngomzwelo wokuzihlukanisa ngenxa yesimo sangasenyakatho emhlabeni wonke, futhi izakhamuzi ezinkulu zakwa-Alaska zingase zibe nakho okungenani kwe-Seasonal Affective Disorder. Ngakho, ngo-1935, banquma ukuphonsa iqembu.
I-Fur Rendezvous, noma i-Fur Rondy, ibengumdwebo we-Anchorage ukuphila kwasebusika kusukela ngalezo zinsuku zokuqala, ukukhothamela kokubili inkathi kanye nabathengisi boboya ababizwa ngokuthi umkhosi.
Ekuqaleni kwakhiwe njengendlela yokwamukela amathrekhi edolobheni kanye nokubanjwa kwawo kwebusika kanye nokuqothula kancane umthamo womphakathi njengoba ikhalenda idlulela entwasahlobo, izenzakalo zangempela zikaFur Rondy zazihlanganisa umdlalo we-baseball, umjaho wezinja wezinja, kanye nomlilo omkhulu eduze nedolobha lasePark Strip yedolobha. Umkhosi wanamuhla usukhulile kakhulu ukubhekana nendawo yokuhlaselwa kwabantu base-Anchorage abangaphezu kuka-300 000 kanye nokusekela ububanzi obubanzi bemicimbi nge-"Alaskan flair" ecacile.
Uphelile ngempelasonto eledlule kaFebruwari, uFur Rendezvous unikeza intshiseko yokuvuselela ukukhanya kwelanga kanye nokuqala kohlanga lwe-Iditarod Sled Dog ngoMgqibelo wokuqala ngo-Mashi, njengoba nje umkhosi uhamba phansi. Khona-ke, izixuku zabantu zihambela edolobheni lase-Anchorage le-4th Avenue ukuze zibuke amaqembu asuke e-Nome futhi ahlanganise usuku lwawo nomoya wokugubha uFur Rondy. Ngo-2018, izinsuku ziyi-February 23 kuya ku-Mashi 4.
Njengoba kugcwaliswa njengenye yezinto ezihamba phambili zokushisa zasebusika ezingu-10 emhlabeni, i-Fur Rendezvous ingaphezu kweso lokugibela isondo likaFerris emabhokisini e-parka neqhwa; kuyithuba lokubhekana nomoya wase-Alaska, ukwamukela izihambi, kanye namasiko.
Ngaphambi Kokuya
Okokuqala, thatha lezi zeluleko ukucubungula isipiliyoni sakho se-Fur Rendezvous:
- Vakashela i-Anchorage yi-bureau yendawo yokuvakasha, enikeza imibono yokudla, indawo yokuhlala, nemisebenzi eyenziwe ngaphambi, ngesikhathi nangemva komkhosi we-Fur Rendezvous.
- Uma ungakwazi, hlala edolobheni lase-Anchorage. Zama i-Anchorage Grand Hotel, i-Copper Whale Inn, noma i-Hotel Captain Cook ukuze ufinyelele kalula kuzo zonke izenzakalo ze-Fur Rendezvous.
- Gqoka ngokufanele umsebenzi wokungaphandle. Ezinye izenzakalo zidinga ukuma zizungeza esimweni sezulu sase-chilly Alaska. Amabhuzu, amaglavu, izigqoko ezinezindlebe zezindlebe, namaphakheji ezokufudumala ngamakhemikhali yonke imibono emihle.
- Thatha isikhathi sokubuyekeza iwebhusayithi ye-Fur Rendezvous bese uhlela ukuhlala kwakho ngokuvumelana nezenzakalo ezithandeka kakhulu kuwe, uqaphele ukuthi isiqalo sokuqala se-Iditarod siqala ngoMgqibelo wokuqala ngo-Mashi.
- Hlela ukuhlola ezinye izingosi ezungeze i-Anchorage enikeza izenzakalo ezikhethekile zomkhosi, okufaka i-Alaska Zoo ne-Alaska Native Heritage Centre.
Ama-Fur Rendezvous "Ama-Bets Ahamba phambili"
- I-Fur Rondy Carnival isebenza lonke isonto phakathi nomkhosi. Ngamahhashi asendabuko afana nesondo likaFerris, i-Gravitron, kanye nokuphatha okuthakazelisayo ukulinga izivakashi, kuyindawo evamile ukuba ibe phakathi nesonto. Memezela abangane bakho ngezithombe kusuka phezulu kohambo phakathi nobusika!
- Abahlanganyeli bakaFrostbite Footrace nabakwaGrand Parade baqala ukuvuka ekuseni ngoMgqibelo wokuqala weFur Rendezvous, bekulungele ukugijima emigwaqeni yedolobha egqoke izingubo. I-parade ilandela ngokushesha umncintiswano, neFur Rondy "i-Royalty" kanye nabantu abaningi abavelele e-Alaska.
- Izinhlanga zendlu yokuqala ziqala ngalolo ntambama, kanti amaqembu amane awakhiwa ama potty abo abathintekayo, abazimisele ukunikeza inhlanhla iqhaza elingaphansi kwe-4th Avenue nethemba lokuwina umklomelo wezinkampani eziningi zokudala, ezisheshayo noma ezihamba kancane.
- Abalandeli bezinja ezikhohlisiwe bazojabula eNkundleni Yezemidlalo Yezinja Zenjazwe Yomhlaba, kwenzeke lonke ngempelasonto yokuqala yeFur Rendezvous. Ngokungafani nezinja ze-"marathon" ze-Iditarod, ukukhishwa kwe-sprint ngamakhompi abizwa igama lomdlalo lapha, ngamaqembu afika ku-20 MPH ngokuphishekela omunye nomunye nomklomelo wemali.
- Mhlawumbe akekho omunye umhlanga ongashukumisa inhlangano efana nokugijima minyaka yonke ngeDed Reeder eduze ne-4th Avenue ngoMgqibelo wokugcina weFur Rondy. Elandelwa ngemuva kokudumile okudumile kweBulls eSpain, inguqulo ye-Fur Rendezvous i-tamer eningi, ene-reeder ekhuliswe endlini ehamba emgwaqweni ngesithembiso sokuthi kukhona ukwelashwa komunye umkhawulo. I-GoTip: izivakashi zamukelekile ukugijima, kodwa kufanele zibhalise ngaphambi kokufika nge-website ye-Fur Rondy.
- I-Rondy Melodrama iyisidlali esisodwa sokudlala esenzelwe ukubonisa umlando nokuhleka kwe-Alaska's Last Frontier, ngezindwangu kanye ne-popcorn ukuze ibhubhe. Ukugijima ngeviki le-Fur Rendezvous futhi phakathi no-Mashi, lo mdlalo ubeka izivunguvungu, ubusika bomndeni, nemibukiso yokuhlwa ukuzohlala kuzo zonke izinkampani.
- Izithombe ezenziwe ngeqhwa zakhiwa ngamathimba wendawo ngaphansi kwe-Anchorage's Ship Creek futhi ngethemba lokuthi zizohlala ziqinile eqinile phakathi nesonto lonke leFur Rondy.
- I-Market Arts yaseMelika yonyaka yonke igcinwe endaweni yezitolo zendawo futhi iyindawo enhle kakhulu yokuthola ubuciko obunomusa ngabakwa-Alaska Native artisans. Lo mcimbi ubanjwe ngeviki lokuqala eligcwele likaMashi futhi akufanele ukuphuthelwe yilowo nalowo ofuna ukumelela okuyiqiniso ngempela kwe-Alaska Native art kanye ne-class class craftwork.