Ulwazi Olunye Olunye LamaHholide Amaholide AseJapane Okudume kakhulu
U-Obon ungenye yezinkolelo ezibaluleke kakhulu zaseJapane . Abantu bakholelwa ukuthi imimoya yokhokho babuyela emizini yabo ukuze bahlangane nomndeni wabo ngesikhathi se-Obon. Ngenxa yalokho, kubalulekile ukuqoqa umndeni isikhathi, njengoba abantu abaningi babuyela emadolobheni abo ukuze bathandaze kanye nomndeni wabo okhulile ukuze imimoya yabo ibuyele.
Umlando we-Obon
U-Obon waqala ukugubha usuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yesikhombisa ekhalendeni yenyanga, ebizwa ngokuthi i- Fumizuki文 月 noma "iNyanga Yezincwadi." Izikhathi ze-Obon zihlukile kancane namuhla futhi ziyahlukahluka yizifunda zaseJapane.
Ezindaweni eziningi, u-Obon ugubha ngo-Agasti, okuthiwa iHazuki葉 月 ngesiJapane, noma "iNyanga Yezinhlamvu." U-Obon uqala ngokuzungeze ngo-13 futhi uphela ngomhla we-16. Kwezinye izindawo eTokyo, i-Obon igubha ngenyanga yenyanga yendabuko kaJulayi, ngokuvamile inyanga yenyanga, futhi isabanjwe ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yesikhombisa ekhalenda yenyanga ezindaweni eziningi zase-Okinawa.
Abantu baseJapane bahlanza izindlu zabo futhi banikeze iminikelo yokudla ehlukahlukene njengemifino nezithelo emimoyeni okhokho babo phambi kwe-butsudan (i-altare lamaBuddhist). Izibani ze-Chochin nezinhlelo zezimbali ngokuvamile zifakwa yi-butsudan njengomunye umnikelo.
Amasiko we-Obon
Ngosuku lokuqala lwe-Obon, izibani ze-chochin (iphepha) zibheke ngaphakathi ezindlini, futhi abantu baletha izibani emangcwabeni omndeni wakubo ukubiza imimoya yaboyise ekhaya. Le nqubo ibizwa ngokuthi i-mukae-bon. Kwezinye izindawo, umlilo obizwa nge-mukae-bi ukhanya eminyangweni yezindlu ukusiza ukuqondisa imimoya ukungena.
Ngosuku lokugcina, imindeni isiza ekubuyiseni imimoya yabo emuva ethuneni, ngokulenga izibani ze-chochin, ezenziwe ngendwangu yomndeni ukuze ziholele imimoya endaweni yazo yokuphumula ephakade. Le nqubo ibizwa ngokuthi okuri-bon. Kwezinye izindawo, umlilo obizwa nge-okuri-bi uhlezi eminyangweni yezindlu ukuthumela ngqo okhokho.
Phakathi ne-Obon, iphunga lempepho ye-senko igcwalisa izindlu zaseJapane namathuna.
Nakuba izibani ezihambayo ziye zathola ukuthandwa emhlabeni wonke eminyakeni embalwa edlule, ziyaziwa ngokuthi toro nagashi ngesiJapane, futhi ziyingxenye enhle yamasiko agcinwe phakathi no-Obon. Ngaphakathi kwe-toro ngayinye nagashi ikhandlela, elizogcina lishise, futhi i-lantern izobe ibheke phansi emfuleni ogijima olwandle. Ngokusebenzisa i-toro nagashi, amalungu omndeni angahle, futhi ngokuyisimangaliso athumele okhokho bawo esibhakabhakeni ngendlela yezintaba.
Esinye isiko esimbonwe ngumdanso womuntu okuthiwa uBon Odori. Izitayela zomdanso ziyahlukahluka endaweni eya endaweni kodwa ngokuvamile, izigubhu zaseJapan zigcina imilolotelo. I-Bon odori ivame ukuhlala emapaki, emasimini, emathempelini, noma emathempelini, egqoke i-yukata (i-kimono ehlobo) lapho abadansi benza khona eduze kwesigaba se-yagura. Noma ubani angakwazi ukubamba iqhaza ku-bon odori, ngakho-ke ungabi namahloni, futhi ujoyine umbuthano uma uthanda kakhulu.