Beat the heat of summer eNingizimu Melika kuleli hlobo. Eduze ne-equator, amazwe afana ne-Ecuador ahlangabezana nesenkathi yemvula nezinye izindawo zipholile.
Isimo sezulu esiphelele ukuvakashela imikhosi yomphakathi nesifunda. Uma uhlela ukuvakashela eNingizimu Melika ngesikhathi sehlobo kuwumqondo omuhle wokuwuhlela umkhosi wehlobo. Akuyona nje isikhathi esihle kodwa kuyindlela enhle yokufunda kabanzi mayelana nesiko lendawo nokujoyina ngemikhosi.
01 kwezingu-12
I-Inti Raymi, ePeru
U-Inti wayengunkulunkulu welanga kubantu baseQuechua eMbusweni we-Inca, futhi lo mkhosi wawubanjwe ekuqaleni kwe-winter solstice ePeru ukugubha nokuhlonipha i-Inti.
Lo mkhosi wawunqanyuliwe ngemuva kokufika kwabanqotshwa ngekhulu leshumi nesithupha ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuthi awuhambisani nanoma imiphi imikhosi yobuKristu, kodwa wavuselelwa njengokwakhiwa kabusha komlando phakathi nekhulu lama-20 leminyaka.
Izivakashi namuhla zingakujabulela ukusebenza okumangalisayo kwabaduni bomdabu nabadlali bomculo ngaphambi kwendawo yomlando yeSashuhuaman eduze kwedolobha laseCusco, okwenza lokhu kube yindawo ekhethekile yokujabulela umbukwane omangalisayo.
02 kwezingu-12
I-Bumba-Meu-Boi, eBrazil
Lo mkhosi omnandi owenziwa enyakatho nasenyakatho-mpumalanga yeBrazil uguqula indaba yenkomo engqungquthela ebulawa, kepha ibuye ivuselelwe ekuphileni.
Indaba iyatshelwa ngokusebenza okuhamba emigwaqweni yedolobheni, kuhambisana nebhande kanye nabalingisi abaningi abagqoke njengezinkabi nezinye izinhlamvu ezivela endabeni.
Lona ngumkhosi ophelele kulabo abathanda ukubandakanyeka njengoba izixuku zithinta abantu abakuleli ndaba.
03 ka-12
Unyaka Omusha Wase-Aymara, eBolivia
Umkhosi obaluleke kunazo zonke wale mcimbi ubanjwe kusasa ku-Winter Solstice endaweni yomlando yaseTiwanaku. Okungcono kakhulu ukuthi kufinyelele leli sayithi livela emzini waseLa Paz, lapho kukhona khona izimoto zamabhasi ezithwala izakhamuzi kanye nezivakashi kwisayithi ngobusuku ngaphambi komcimbi.
AbakwaShaman banqoba umkhosi, benza umkhosi ohlanganisa ukuthandaza nokukhala. Inhloso ukucela onkulunkulu ukuthi banikele isivuno esikhulu ngonyaka ozayo.
Njengoba lo suku luqhubeka, lo mkhosi uba ngaphezulu komkhosi, onokudla nokuphuza okwanele ukuze ujabulele.
04 kwangu-12
Fiesta de La Tirana, eChile
Egcinwa minyaka yonke phakathi noJulayi, lo mkhosi udumisa iVirgen del Carmen. Abaningi kwesigamu sezigidi zabantu abavakashela indawo yaseLa Tirana njalo ngonyaka bajabulele ohlangothini olungokwenkolo lomkhosi.
Kodwa-ke, lokhu kuyisenzakalo esihle ngaphandle kwenkolo. Umdanso odumile futhi owaziwayo 'ukudansa nobudlelwane bukaDeveli' yingxenye ethandwayo yomcimbi, ngamaqembu amakhulu okudansa afaka ezinye izinhlamvu ezigqoke njengoDeveli. Imigwaqo yedolobhana elithulile iphenduka inqwaba yabantu ekugubheni, kanti lo mcimbi uyindawo yokuhambela abantu abaningi.
05 ka-12
I-Feria de las Flores, e-Colombia
Lo mkhosi waminyaka yonke udonsa amakhulu ezinkulungwane zabantu eMedellin ngesonto ngo-Agasti njalo ngonyaka.
Cishe zonke izindlu zihlotshiswe ngamabhulozi azo, kuyilapho ukukhangiswa okudumile kwabadayisi bezimbali ezitaladini kungukuqhuma okumangalisayo kombala nazo zonke izinhlobo ze-blooms on show.
Kukhona nezinye izenzakalo eziningi, kufaka phakathi umdwebo wabalingisi be-equestrian, amakhonsathi omculo womuntu kanye nokuhlela imbali kanye nama-workshops akhulayo.
06 kwezingu-12
Q'oyoriti, ePeru
Ehlelwe ngasekupheleni kukaMeyi noma ekuqaleni kukaJuni njalo ngonyaka, lo mkhosi ubanjelwa ezinqabeni ezingaphansi kwe-Ausangate entabeni, okuphawuleka kakhulu emlandweni we-Inca.
Kunezinhlaka ezikhethekile ezivela emasontweni aseduze kuya emathempelini entabeni. Abantu bakhethwa ukukhuphuka ama-glaciers bese bethola amaqhwa, okuthiwa anezindawo zokuphulukisa.
Kukhona nezintambo zokudansa ezenza endaweni engcwele ngesikhathi somkhosi, ezinamaqembu ahlukene ahlukene anezindima ezibalulekile zokudlala kanye nezembatho ezithile zokugqoka ngesikhathi somcimbi.
07 kwangu-12
Umkhosi we-Yamor, e-Ecuador
Ebekwe emasontweni amabili okuqala kaSeptemba, lo mkhosi uwugubha isivuno sokuwa kwangaphambili, futhi ucele onkulunkulu ukuba basekele izitshalo zonyaka ozayo.
E-Otavalo, Kukhona uchungechunge lokwenziwa komculo womuntu nokudansa, kanye nokuqothulwa kwezinkunzi kanye nokudla kokudla kwendabuko nokuphuza ukuze uzame ngesikhathi somcimbi.
Enye yezinto ezivelele yilo mzuzu amabili nengxenye idonsela ngaphesheya kweLwandle LaseSan Pablo, elingajwayele ukuba ludabule, nabashukumi begcoba ngamafutha ezilwane ukuze bazenzele lolu daba emanzini abandayo echibini.
08 kwabangu-12
Fiesta de San Juan, Venezuela
Ehlelwe edolobheni laseCuriepe, lo mkhosi uqala esikhathini sokugqilazwa, lapho isibalo sabantu abamnyama esasebenza emasimini wendawo sanikezwa izinsuku ezintathu ukugubha nokujabulela.
Namuhla kunezinkulungwane zabantu abafika edolobheni ukugubha lesi siko, nokugubha umculo kanye namasiko abantu babo.
Umkhosi ushaya isigqi samadubhu ngezinsuku ezintathu, kanti kukhona nemikhosi yokuhlonipha uSohn John uMbhapathizi, futhi wonke umuntu ugqoke izingubo ezibomvu nezingubo ezimhlophe zokugubha.
09 kwangu-12
UFestas Juninas, eBrazil
Ebanjwe ngoJuni minyaka yonke ekuqaleni kwebusika laseBrazil, le micimbi yendabuko igubha impilo kaJohane uMbhapathizi, futhi yaziswa yiPutukezi ngekhulu le-16 leminyaka.
Kugcizelela kakhulu isiko phakathi nomcimbi, nezakhamizi emadolobheni nasemadolobhaneni emhlanganweni etendeni elikhulu endaweni evulekile lapho ukujabulela ukudla, isiphuzo nomculo.
Enye yezingxenye ezithandwayo kakhulu zomkhosi yi-quadrilha, umdanso wendabuko lapho wonke umuntu eba khona futhi ajoyine emkhathini omuhle.
10 kwangu-12
Fiesta de la Nieve, eChile
Lo mkhosi weqhwa ugubha ezindaweni zasePatagonian zaseChile nase-Argentina. Leli dolobha lasePuerto Williams eChile liyindawo enhle yokujabulela lo mcimbi njengoba kunjalo edolobheni eliseningizimu kakhulu emhlabeni.
Umkhosi uyenzeka phakathi noJulayi futhi ugubha iqhwa ngemidlalo yebusika nemidlalo ye-rodeo, kanye nendlovukazi enhle ekhishwa kwezinye izindawo ezibukeka kahle. Kukhona nomculo omuhle wezinhlangano zendawo kanye nokudla nokuphuza okuningi ukuze uhlale ushisa njengoba izinga lokushisa liwela.
11 kwangu-12
I-Nanduti Festival, eParaguay
Ehlelwe edolobheni lase-Itagua ngaphandle nje kwenhloko-dolobha yaseParaguayan i-Asuncion, lo mkhosi ujubha izintambo zendabuko ye-Nanduti, okuyinto indwangu esetshenziswa eziningi izingubo zendabuko nemikhiqizo textile eParaguay.
Yindawo enhle yokuthenga le mikhiqizo, futhi nayo imincintiswano kulabo abakhiqiza i-lace ukungena emsebenzini wabo omuhle kakhulu.
Ngaphandle kwe-lace, kukhona nokuma komdlalo we-comedy kanye nezenzo zomculo zokugcina izivakashi zijabule, kanye nokwaziswa kwengane yomama ofuna ukudala i-cape enhle ngendodana yakhe, okuthiwa yiyena owokuqala ukudala uhlaka lwe-lace lwe-Nanduti.
12 kwangu-12
Usuku Lwe-Independence, e-Argentina
Usuku lwe-Independence e-Argentina lugubha lapho izwe lithola ukuzimela, ngo-9 Julayi 1816. Imikhosi ka-2016 izobaluleka ikakhulukazi njengoba ibonisa amakhulu amabili eminyaka yokuzimela.
I-Buenos Aires yindlu ye-Colon Theater, lapho imidlalo yendabuko yenziwa khona kulabo abalaleli, kuyilapho amasonto ezweni lonke ephethe nezinsizakalo ezikhethekile zokumaka lesi senzakalo.
Kukhona nemigomo yezombangazwe nezokuthanda izwe ezigubha ubunikazi be-Argentina, futhi uzothola nokudla okuningi komculo ngesikhathi sokuhlwa ukuze ujabulele futhi.