I-Central America Amasiko Nezintambo

I-Folklore, Legends, ne-Mythology Evela eMelika Ephakathi

Umlando we-Central America ucebile. Idolobha ngalinye olivakashelayo linamathekisthi kanye nezinganekwane. Izinganekwane eziningi ezivela eNyakatho Melika ziyasendulo, zitholakala emiphakathini yabantu bomdabu, njengamaMaya nowaKwa. Abanye abanye balethwa amaSpanish noma badalwa nabo ngesikhathi sekoloni.

Ezinye ziyethusa! (Labo yibo engithandayo kakhulu), kodwa ezinye ezinye izindaba ezizama ukukholisa abantu ukuba baziphathe ngendlela enhle ngokweziqondiso zokuziphatha zendawo.

• 01 ka 05

  I-Sihuanaba

  I-Sihuanaba (njengoba eyaziwa eGuatemala; ubizwa ngokuthi uCiguanaba e-El Salvador, i-Cigua eHonduras naseCegua e-Costa Rica) yenye yezinto ezesabekayo. Umoya wokuguquguquka kwendabuko e-Central America, onomzimba wesifazane oshisayo nokukhangayo uma ebonakala ngemuva; inwele ende futhi ngokuvamile ihamba, noma igqoke izingubo ezimhlophe ze-gauzy. Amadoda afika phezu kwakhe ngenkathi egeza ngobusuku obumnyama. Abamboni ubuso bakhe bangempela - ubuso behhashi noma i-skull yomuntu - aze awafake engozini, noma alahlekelwe yithemba. EGuatemala, iSiguanaba ibonakala ijezisa amadoda angathembekile.

  Kuthiwa uyabathuthela endaweni yodwa, bese ubonisa ubuso bakhe obenza amadoda abe nesaba kangangokuthi 'angahamba. Ube eseqala ukuthatha umphefumulo wabo.

  Freaky, akunjalo? Kodwa-ke, kungenzeka ukuthi inganekwane yaseSiguanaba yayiswa eCentral America ngamakholoni aseSpain, ukuze isabise (futhi ilawule) abantu bendawo.

• 02 ka 05

  I-Crystal Skulls

  I-legend yama-crystal skulls yaseCentral America yatholwa yifilimu ka-2008, i-Indiana Jones kanye noMbuso we-Crystal Skull, okwakulindelwe isikhathi eside ku-Indiana Jones Trilogy. Noma kunjalo, ama-skulls akhona ngempela. Ziyi-replicas ze-skulls zabantu, eziqoshwe kusuka ku-quartz crystal ebonakalayo; odume kakhulu, i-Crystal Skull yaseMitchell-Hedges, itholakala eLubaantun Mayan amanxiwa aseBelize. Izinganekwane zamaMeya zithinta wonke ama-skulls ayishumi nantathu, ngayinye enegunya elingaphezu kwamandla. Abanye bathi bakhonza njengama-hubs of energy, babikezela ikusasa, noma banamakhono okuphulukisa - okuyinto lapho ingxenye yengane ifika khona.

• 03 ka 05

  La Llorona

  I-La Llorona (Umlili Okhalayo) ngenye enye umoya wesifazane owonayo, owasakaze kulo lonke elaseLatin America: ePuerto Rico, eMexico, eNingizimu-ntshonalanga yaseMelika, naseNingizimu naseCentral America. Kunezinguqulo eziningi zezindaba zaseLaLlorona njengoba kunamazwe aseLatin America, kepha indaba evamile ihilela owesifazane okuthiwa uMaria. Wabe esemisa izingane zakhe ukuze abe nendoda ayithandayo. Kodwa wamlahla - ngakho wazibulala. Ngenxa yezono zakhe, uphoqeleka ukuba alulaze umhlaba. Wenza ukukhala okukhulu nokukhala okukhulu kuzwakala njengoba efuna izingane zakhe ezibulewe.

  I-legend yaseLa Llorona ivame ukutshelwa njengengqondo yokuxwayisa izingane zaseLatin America namadoda ahlala isikhathi sokuphuza ebusuku. Uma bephutha - noma bezulazula eduze kwamanzi ebusuku - La Llorona izoba umphefumulo wabo.

  Injabulo ejabulisayo: Kuthiwa uma uzwa eduze kwakho kungenxa yokuthi ude kakhulu. Kodwa uma uzwa ekukhamuluka kwakhe kude nawe, kungenzeka ukuthi abe mitha kuphela kuwe.

• 04 ka 05

  Umsuka we-Quetzal's Red Belly

  I-Quetzal ehloniphekile yiyona nyoni kazwelonke yaseGuatemala futhi enye ye-Central America emangalisa kakhulu, enezimpaphe ze-emerald, isifuba se-crimson, nesifuba esingamamitha amathathu.

  Ngokombiko waseGuatemalan, i-quetzal yagijima ebhekene nomqashi waseSpain uDon Pedro de Alvarado njengoba elwa nomholi waseMeya uTecun Uman ezama ukumvikela. U-Tecun Uman wabulawa noma kunjalo, umbuso waseMayan wanqotshwa. Isifuba esibomvu se-quetzal kuthiwa senziwe ngegazi likaTecun Uman. Kubuye kuthiwa ingoma kaQeetzal iyinhle kakhulu, kepha le nyoni ngeke ihlabelele kuze kube yilapho abantu baseGuatemala bekhululekile ngempela.

• 05 ka 05

  El Cipitío

  U-El Cipitío ungumfana oneminyaka eyishumi ubudala otholakala e-El Salvadoran folklore, okusolakala ukuthi uyindodana engavumelekile phakathi kwe-Morning Star (El Lucero de la Mañana) neSihuanaba (bheka ngenhla). Ngesikhathi umyeni kaSihuanaba ethola le ndaba, unkulunkulu uTeotl waqalekisa umfana ompofu ukuba agijime umhlaba kuze kube phakade - ngezinyawo zakhe zikhomba emuva. Kusukela lapho, lapho abantu behlangana nezinyathelo zakhe bese bezama ukubalandela, baholwa ekuqondeni okungalungile. Ngokomlando, u-El Cipitío uboshiwe kakhulu futhi ngokuvamile udlala ukudlala, umoya omubi, hhayi omubi.

  Isihloko Esihlelwe ngu: Marina K. Villatoro