Umkhosi Wemibala YaseNdiya
Umkhosi weHoli ukhumbula ukunqoba kokuhle phezu kokubi, okwenziwe ukushiswa nokubhujiswa komdemoni okuthiwa uHolalika. Lokhu kwanikwe amandla ngokuzinikela okungapheliyo kunkulunkulu wamaHindu wokulondolozwa, iNkosi Vishnu.
UHoli ubizwa ngegama elithi "Umkhosi Wemibala" evela eNkosini Krishna, ukuphindukuzalwa kukaNkosi Vishnu, owayekuthanda ukudlala ama-prank emantombazaneni omzana ngokuwagxilisa emanzini nasembala.
Lo mkhosi ubonisa ukuphela kobusika kanye nokuningi kwenkathi yokuvuna entwasahlobo ezayo.
I-Holi igujwa nini?
Usuku olulandelayo inyanga egcwele ngoMashi ngonyaka ngamunye. Ngo-2018, uHoli izogubha ngoMashi 2. Umkhosi wenziwa ngosuku olwedlule eWest Bengal nase-Odisha. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kwezinye izingxenye zaseNdiya (njengeMathura neVrindavan) imikhosi iqala ngesonto noma ngaphezulu.
Thola ukuthi nini i-Holi eminyakeni ezayo.
Uphi iHoli egujwa?
Imikhosi yeHoli yenzeka ezindaweni eziningi zaseNdiya. Noma kunjalo, bajabule kakhulu kwezinye izindawo kunabanye. Hlola lezizindawo ezingu-10 zokugubha umkhosi we-Holi eNdiya (nesifunda esisodwa okufanele sigwenywe).
Imikhosi yendabuko yamaHoli yiyona enkulu kunazo zonke eMathura naseVrindavan, amahora amane ukusuka eDelhi. Kodwa-ke, izinkinga zokuphepha zikhathazeka ngabesifazane besendaweni, ngenxa yokuziphatha okwejwayelekile kwamadoda amaningi wendawo, ngakho-ke kungcono ukuhamba njengengxenye yeqembu eliqondiswe iqembu.
I-Holi igujwa kanjani?
Abantu basebenzisa usuku olugcoba i-powder enemibala ngaphesheya komunye nomunye, bephonsa amanzi anemibala komunye nomunye, bephethe imibuthano, futhi bedansa ngaphansi kwamafafaza amanzi. I-Bhang (i-paste eyenziwe ezitshalweni ze-cannabis) iphinde isetshenziswe ngesikhathi sokugubha.
Bheka izithombe zezinkolelo zeHoli kule Galasi le- Photo Gallery .
Izenzakalo ezikhethekile zeHoli nomculo, ukudansa kwemvula, nemibala ihlelwe emadolobheni amakhulu aseNdiya - ikakhulukazi eDelhi naseMumbai. Kungenzeka ukugubha uHoli nomndeni wendawo waseNdiya eDelhi naseJaipur.
Yimiphi imigomo eyenziwa?
Ukugcizelelwa kwemikhosi kaHoli kuwukuvutha komdemoni uHolika. Ngobusuku bukaHoli, kukhishwa umcimbi omkhulu. Lokhu kwaziwa ngokuthi uHolika Dahan. Kanye nokwenza i- puja ekhethekile, abantu bahlabelela futhi badonsa emlilweni, futhi bahamba ngezinyawo kathathu.
Ukushiswa kweHolika kubhekiswe emibhalweni yamaHindu, i- Narada Purana. Ngokusobala, idemoni lomfowabo kaHolika uKing Hiranyakashyap wamyala ukuba ashise indodana yakhe, u-Prahlad, ngoba walandela iNkosi Vishnu futhi akazange amkhulekele. UHolika wahlala noPradd emgodini wakhe, emlilweni ovuthayo, ngoba kwakucatshangwa ukuthi akukho mlilo ongamlimaza. Nokho, ngenxa yokuzinikela kwakhe kuNkosi Lord Vishnu owayemvikela, uPrahlad wasinda futhi uHolika wabulawa.
Ngokungafani neminye imikhosi eNdiya, azikho izinkolo ezingokwenkolo ezenziwa ngosuku olukhulu lweHoli. Kulula nje usuku lokuzijabulisa!
I-Holi e-Odisha nase-West Bengal
Ngokufanayo neHoli, ukugubha kweDol Jatra eWest Bengal no-Odisha kunikezelwe eNkosini Krishna.
Noma kunjalo, izinganekwane zihlukile. Umkhosi uguqula uthando uKhishna akholelwa ukuthi ukhulume kuRadha ngalolo suku. Ama-Idols aseRadha naseKhishna aqhutshwa nxazonke emiphakathini ye-palanquins ehlotshisiwe. Abazinikeleyo baphenduka baphenduka. Izithombe nazo zenziwe nge-powder enemibala. Yiqiniso, imibala iphonswa kubantu emigwaqweni futhi! Imikhosi empeleni iqala izinsuku eziyisithupha kusengaphambili, ku-Phagu Dashami.
Yini Ongayilindela Phakathi neMikhosi
I-Holi ngumkhosi ongathandeki kakhulu ojabulisayo ukuba uhlanganyele uma ungakhathazeki ukumanzi futhi ungcolile. Uzogcina ugcwele amanzi, unemibala yonke isikhumba sakho nezingubo zakho. Ezinye zazo azihlanzi kalula, ngakho qiniseka ukugqoka izingubo ezindala. Kungumqondo omuhle ukugcoba amafutha omzimba noma amafutha kakhukhunathi esikhumbeni sakho kusengaphambili, ukuvimbela umbala ekungeneni.
Imininingwane yokuphepha yeHoli
Njengoba uHoli inikeza ithuba lokungazinaki imigomo yezenhlalo futhi ngokuvamile "vumela", abesilisa ngokuvamile bayithatha kakhulu futhi benze ngokunganaki.
Abesifazane abangashadile kufanele bagweme ukuphuma bodwa ezindaweni zomphakathi phakathi neHoli, njengabafana abasha baseNdiya ngokuvamile ababeka ingozi yokuphepha. Laba besilisa, abaye badla ngokweqile kakhulu kwe- bhang nezinye izidakamizwa, bayothinta abesifazane ngokungafanele futhi benze izinkinga zabo ngokwabo. Zivame ukuba ngamaqembu futhi zingaba nobudlova. Izigameko zokudlwengula zenzeke, okwenza kubalulekile ukuthi unakekele kahle ngesikhathi seHoli.
Uma uhlela ukuphuma emigwaqeni eHoli, kwenze njalo ekuseni. Buyela ehhotela lakho emini ngaphambi kokuba amadoda aphelelwe amandla. Amahhotela amaningi anamaphethelo akhethekile eHoli ngezivakashi zawo endaweni ephephile.
Lindela ukuba ube ne-powder enemibala namanzi ahlutshiwe bese uphonswa ebusweni bakho, emlonyeni nasezindlebeni. Gcina umlomo wakho uvaliwe futhi uvikele amehlo akho ngangokunokwenzeka.