I-New York, eNew York-idolobha elinabantu abaningi e-United States-liyaziwa ngamagama amaningi, kodwa liyaziwa kakhulu njenge-Big Apple.
Isiqubulo esithi "I-Big Apple" esivela kuma-1920 ngokubhekisela kumiklomelo (noma "ama-apula amakhulu") avuzwe ngezifundo eziningi zokugijima ezungeze eNew York City, kodwa azamukelwanga ngokomthetho njengesidlaliso se-city kuze kube ngo-1971 umphumela womkhankaso wesikhangiso ophumelelayo ohlose ukuheha izivakashi.
Kuwo wonke umlando walo, igama elithi "i-apula enkulu" liye lahlehla ngokumane lisho izindawo ezinhle kakhulu futhi ezinkulu kunazo zonke, futhi iNew York City isikhile isikhathi eside kuze kube sesiteketeni sayo. Uma usuvakashele leli dolobha elide elinamamayela angu-7, uzoqonda ngempela ukuthi kungani kuthiwa yiNhloko Yezwe ne-Big Apple.
Umvuzo Omkhulu: Ukusuka Emjaho kuya Jazz
Nakuba ukukhulunywa kokuqala kweNew York City ngokuthi "I-Big Apple" kwakuyi-1909 ethi "The Wayfarer eNew York," kwakungakaze kufike uJohn Fitzgerald ebhala eNew York Morning Telegraph mayelana nezinhlanga zamahhashi edolobheni "ama-apula amakhulu" okugijima ngokuncintisana eMelika.
UFitzgerald wathola leli gama kuma-jockeys nabaqeqeshi eNew Orleans abafisa ukugijima emigwaqeni yaseNew York City, ebhekisela ku-"Big Apple." Wake wachaza leli gama esihlokweni se- Morning T elegraph :
"Iphupho lalawo mfana owake waphonsa umlenze phezu komhlaba wonke kanye nomgomo wabo bonke abagibeli bamahhashi. Kukhona kuphela i-Big Apple eyodwa kuphela.
Nakuba izithameli zezihloko zikaFitzgerald zazincane kakhulu kuneziningi, umqondo we "apula omkhulu" omele imivuzo emihle noma efunwa kakhulu kunazo zonke noma ukufezeka kwaqala ukusakazwa ezweni lonke.
Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka ye-1920 kanye ekuqaleni kwawo-1930, abaculi be-jazz baseNew York City baqala ukubhekisela eNew York City njenge "Big Apple." Isisho esidala ebhizinisini lokubonisa "Kukhona ama-apula amaningi esihlahleni, kodwa kuphela i-Big Apple eyodwa kuphela." I-New York City yayiyiyona (futhi iyindawo) eyinhloko yabaculi be-jazz, okwenza kube yinto evamile ukubhekisela eNew York City njenge-Big Apple.
Ukubiza Okubi kwe-Big Apple
Ngasekupheleni kweminyaka yama-1960 futhi ekuqaleni kwawo-1970, iNew York City yathola ngokushesha idumela likazwelonke njengedolobha elimnyama nelingozi, kodwa ngo-1971, lo muzi wawuqala umkhankaso wokwandisa ukwakhiwa kwezokuvakasha eNew York City, owamukela i-Big Apple njengomthetho okubhekiselweyo eNew York City.
Lo mkhankaso wawufaka ama-apula abomvu ngomzamo wokuheha izivakashi eNew York City, lapho ama-apula abomvu ayehloswe khona ukukhonza njengesithombe esibucayi nesomculo wedolobha, ngokungafani nenkolelo evamile yokuthi iNew York City yayigcwele ubugebengu nobumpofu .
Njengoba isiphetho somkhankaso-futhi "okulandelayo" kwedolobha-iNew York City sekubizwa ngokusemthethweni ngokuthi i-Big Apple. Ngokuqaphela uFitzgerald, ekhoneni le-54th kanye ne-Broadway lapho uFitzgerald ahlala khona iminyaka engama-30 wabizwa ngokuthi "Big Apple Corner" ngo-1997.