I-Popular Nadvest Festival ye-Thanksgiving Festival yaseTamil Nadu
I-Pongal iyimikhosi evamile yokuvuna yaseTamil Nadu ekhombisa ukubuya kwelanga kuya enyakatho yezwe. Kugubha ngentshiseko enkulu, njenge-Thanksgiving eMelika. Lo mkhosi ubalulekile ngoba iningi lezwe lincike kwezolimo ukuze lenze imali engenayo, futhi ilanga liyadingeka ukuze kukhule kahle. I-Pongal empeleni isho ukuthi "ukupheka ngaphezulu" noma "ukuchitha ngaphezulu" ngesiTamil, okubonisa ukuchichima nokuchuma.
Kuyini i-Pongal?
I-Pongal igujwa ngesikhathi esifanayo njalo ngonyaka, ekuqaleni kwenyanga yesiTamil, isiThai. Kuqala njalo ngoJanuwari 13 noma 14. Ngo-2018, i- Pongal iqala kusukela ngoJanuwari 13-16. Imikhosi emikhulu yenzeka ngoJanuwari 14.
Uphi lapho kugujwa khona?
I-Pongal igujwa kakhulu eningizimu ye-India, ikakhulukazi esifundeni saseTamil Nadu.
Ugujwa kanjani?
Ngosuku lokuqala (iBhogi Pongal), izindlu zihlanza kahle futhi zihlotshisiwe. Iminyango ihlotshiswe nge- rangoli ( kolam ). Uzokwazi ukubona ama- kolams anemibala emigwaqweni yonke indawo, ekuseni kakhulu! Abantu bathenga izingubo ezintsha futhi bathathe amafutha okugeza. Phakathi nomkhosi, imindeni ibuthana ukuze idle futhi idansa.
Okukhangayo okudumile ngosuku lwesithathu nolwesine lwe-Pongal oluvame ukulwa nokulwa kwezinyoni, ikakhulukazi uJallikattu eMadurai. Kodwa-ke, kuye kwaba nokucindezela okukhulu ukulahla imisebenzi enjalo eminyakeni yamuva. Noma kunjalo, le nkunzi ilwa eMadurai isengumkhakha omkhulu wokuvakasha.
I-Jallikattu yenzeke emadolobhaneni kulo lonke izwe.
Uma ungaphakathi kwe-Chennai ngesonto ngaphambi kwePongal, ungaphuthelwa uMkhosi we- Mylapore ogcinwe lapho.
Yimiphi Imicimbi Eyenziwa Ngesikhathi Sokudumisa?
Ngosuku oluyinhloko lwePongal ( usuku lwesibili, olubizwa nge-Surya Pongal noma i-Thai Pongal), i-Sun uNkulunkulu inikelwa.
Lolu suku luhambisana noMakar Sankranti, umkhosi wokuvuna ubusika ogujwa kulo lonke elaseNdiya, okubonisa ukuqala kohambo lwangezinyanga eziyisithupha olusenyakatho nesimo sezulu esishisayo. Abantu bahlangene emakhaya abo ukupheka isidlo sePongal. Yinikelwa i-Sun Sun ngesikhathi imithandazo, futhi kamuva ikhonza emini.
Usuku lwesithathu (Mattu Pongal), luzinikele ekukhulekeleni izilwane zasepulazini, ikakhulukazi izinkomo - futhi zihlotshisiwe kulo mcimbi! Abalimi abaningi basebenzisa izinkunzi, izinqola zezinkunzi nezinsimbi zendabuko zokulima. Imikhosi enjenge-carnival yenzeka emigwaqweni. E-Thanjavur, abanikazi balula izinkabi zabo ngezibusiso eThempeli Elikhulu.
Ngosuku lwesine (Kanya Pongal), izinyoni zikhonjiswa. Amabhola elayisi okuphekwe alungiselelwe futhi aphelelwe izinyoni ukuze adle. Abantu futhi babonga umndeni nabangane ngokusekela kwabo ngesikhathi sokuvuna. Lolu suku luvame ukugubha njengosuku lomndeni ngaphandle.
Iyini i-Pongal Dish?
Ingxenye ebaluleke kakhulu yomkhosi wePongal ukupheka isidlo sePongal. I-Venpongal yenziwe ngelayisi ehlanganiswe ne-moong daal, futhi iphekwe nge-ghee, i-chew nut, ama-raisin, nama-spices. Kukhona ne-sweet version ye-pongal ebizwa ngokuthi i-Sakkarai pongal. Yenziwe nge-jaggery (uhlobo lweshukela olungagciniwe) esikhundleni sezinongo.
I-pongal iphekwe ezitsheni zobumba, ezitsheni ezenziwe ngamatshe nezinkuni ezisetshenziswa njengamafutha. Uma iqala ukupheka, wonke umuntu umemeza "pongalo pongal". Izimbiza ezinobumba ezihlotshiswe kahle zidayiswa ezimakethe kulo lonke elaseTamil Nadu ekuholeni kulo mkhosi.
Bona izithombe zendlela iPongal egujwa ngayo kule Gumbi le- Photo Gallery le- Pongal.