Ama-Hammams yizibhedlela zomphakathi zomphakathi ezithandwa kakhulu eNyakatho Afrika , ikakhulu eMorocco naseTunisia. Ngokwemlando, yizo kuphela izindawo abantu ababeza kuzogeza nokuhlunga kusukela endlini yokugezela yangasese endlini noma efulethini kwakuyizimbalwa ezinokunethezeka ezingakwazi ukuzikhokhela. Kunezintambo ezimbalwa manje kusukela ekufikeni kwamapayipi amanje; Kodwa-ke, izinhlanzi zihlala ziyingxenye yenkambiso eTunisia naseMorocco.
Banikeza ithuba lokuba abantu bahlangane, babambe futhi bakhulume inhlebo, futhi bavakashele i-hammam indlela ejabulisayo yezivakashi zokuzicwilisa esikoleni sendawo.
Ukuthola i-Hammam
Ama-hammams atholakala cishe kuwo wonke amadolobha aseMorocco naseTunisia. Abanobuciko obuningi basho emazindeni amadala, futhi enhliziyweni yemlando yamadolobha afana neTouis, iMarrakech namaFes, ama-hammam avame kabili njengezibonelo zobuciko obuhle bamaMoor. Ngokuvamile, zitholakala eduze kwe-mosque, ngoba kuyisiko lamaSulumane ukugeza ngaphambi kokuthandaza. Buza iseluleko sendawo enobungane, noma ubuze ehhotela lakho noma ehhovisi eliseduzane lezokuvakasha.
Amahhotela amaningi ase-upscale (abizwa ngokuthi ama- riads eMorocco noma ama- dars eTunisia) anezintambo zawo. Lezi zinyundo zangasese zinikeza isipiliyoni esingcono saseNtshonalanga, ngamatafula okubhusa kanye namafutha aromatherapy. Amakhamera asesidlangalaleni, noma kunjalo, yiyona into yangempela - ngaphandle kwamafrills kanye nobuningi bomlingiswa.
Kungaba ukwesabisa okuncane, ngokukhanyisa okuphansi nokuningi kwabantu abangazimele noma abangenasidlangalaleni. Kodwa-ke, kulabo abanomqondo wokuzijabulisa, banikeze nombono wesiko laseNyakatho Afrika ngokuqinisekile.
Uhla lokuhlola lweHamani
Ama-hammams angabesilisa noma abesifazane kuphela, noma bazoba nezikhathi zokuvula ezahlukene zobulili zombili.
Amahora omama avame ukusa ekuseni nakusihlwa, kanti amahora omama ngokuvamile ase ntambama. Lokhu kusho ukuthi ikhodi yokugqoka e-hammam (yabesilisa nabesifazane) yizingubo zangaphansi kuphela. Abesifazane ngokuvamile bahamba phambili, ngakho-ke uma umqondo wokuxubana nabantu abangazi lutho ungenza uzizwe ungakhululekile, ungase ufune ukuphinde ucabange ukuvakashela i-hammam yomphakathi. Uma usuzimisele, nansi izinto ezimbalwa ongase ufune ukuzenza nawe:
- Gcina izingubo zangaphansi zokugqoka kusukela umbhangqwana ogqokeyo uzothola
- Ithawula
- I-shampoo (e-Morocco, cabanga ukuthenga ama- ghassoul , ubumba obuvela e-Atlas Mountains ejwayele ukugeza izinwele)
- I-razor
- Hlanza ama-flip-flops noma izimbadada
- Isobho (eMorocco, thola isobho lendabuko elimnyama elenziwe nge-resin yomnqumo)
- Ukuhlambalaza mitt (owaziwa njenge- kassa eTunisia, noma i- kiis eMorocco).
- Amanzi ase-Bottled
- Mat noma isitokisi (ukuhlala - lokhu kungakhetha)
- Amagama ambalwa we-Arabhu
- Ukuzijabulisa okukhulu!
I-Hammam Experience
Isinyathelo sokuqala ukukhokha imali yakho yokungena, ngokuvamile evamile. Khetha ukukhokha ukusikhipha imishanguzo futhi-lokhu kuyingxenye yalokho okuhlangenwe nakho futhi ngokuvamile kuyabiza kakhulu kunezingxubevange eYurophu noma e-United States. Okulandelayo, hlola izinto zakho eziyigugu endaweni yedeski yangaphambili, bese ulandela izinkomba endaweni eguqukayo.
Lapha, ungakwazi ukuhlukumeza izingubo zangaphansi zakho futhi ugqoke izingubo zakho uze ulungele ukugqoka futhi.
Wonke ama-hammam ahluke kakhulu, ngakho-ke uma ufaka indawo yokugezela igesi, cabanga ngalokho abanye abantu abakwenzayo ukuthola umbono wokuthi izinto zisebenza kanjani. Ngokujwayelekile, uzonikezwa amabhakede amabili nesitsha (noma i-old can). Ibhakede elilodwa lingamanzi abandayo, enye ishisa. Amanye ama-hammams azoba nesisebenzi sokukugcwalisa lokhu, kodwa ngokuvamile kuyisizakalo.
Thola isikhala ukuze uhlale phansi, bese uchitha isikhashana ugijimela ukushisa ngenkathi uzivumela ukuthi ungadluli. Ama-hammams ngokuvamile asemnyama, futhi ungadinga isikhathi sokulungisa ukukhanya okuphansi. Izinga lomsindo liphawuleka, njengoba inhlebo igcwele futhi ihlezi kahle eduze kwedolobha elivamile lendabuko le-hammam. Kulabo besifazane, umsindo wezingane zokugeza ungeza ku-racket jikelele.
Uma uthola ukushayela kwakho, sekuyisikhathi sokugcwalisa ibhakede lakho bese uqala ukusikwa, ukuhlunga nokushefa. Amanye ama-hammams azoba nezindawo ezihlukene zokushefa nokuhlambalaza. Buka amaqoqo akho ngokucophelela, ngoba amanzi angcolile avame ukugeleza ngendlela eyodwa - futhi ukuhlala phansi emanzini abantu abageza amanzi akukaze kube mnandi. Njalo sebenzisa amandla akho noma isitsha sakho ukuze ugeze ngamanzi ahlanzekile.
Ukubutheka kwakho kuqala uma omunye wezinceku ebiza kuwe ngesi-Arabhu, ecela ukuthi uhlale esihlalweni setshe enkabeni ye-hammam. Ukugqoka i-mitt abrasive, isikhonzi sizosikhipha isikhumba sakho kuze kube yilapho sibonakala sibomvu - ngenkathi ubheka ngokumangalisa njengoba isikhumba sakho esifile siphelile, sikushiye uzizwa uhlanzekile kunanini ngaphambili.
Ngemuva kokumisa kwakho, ungaqhubeka nokugeza uma ufuna. Ayikho imingcele emanzini ongayisebenzisa, futhi okuyingxenye eyinhloko yesipiliyoni se-hammam nje uhlezi futhi ujabulele amanzi ashisayo ngenkathi ulalele abantu abakuzungezile. Uma usuqedile, qiniseka ukuthi usebenzisa indlu yokugezela ngaphambi kokugqoka. Iningi lezindlu zangasese ze-hammam yi- kind squatting , futhi uzofuna ukuhlanza ngaphambi kokuba uphele.
Ngemva kokushiya i-hammam, qiniseka ukuthi uphinde uvuselele ngokuphuza amanzi amaningi.
Lesi sihloko sibuyekezwe nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Okthoba 20, 2016.