Kwaqala ngo-1929, umkhosi we-Zilker Kite iyisisekelo esikhulu semicimbi yonyaka ka- Austin futhi igubha ubuhle bekite lezenzo. Yadalwa yi-The Exchange Club, inhlangano yokuzithandela ephakamisa izimali zokusekela izinzuzo ezingasebenzi ezingasebenzi. Lesi senzakalo sithatha indawo ngeSonto lokuqala ngoMashi ngamunye futhi sikhangele kakhulu ngaphandle kwe-Austin . Umkhosi we-2018 wenziwa ngoMashi 4.
Ngo-1936, i-Exchange Club yahlangana noMnyango Wase-City of Austin Parks nokuzijabulisa ukuhambisa umkhosi kuZilker Park, owawuhlala kuwo kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
Kusengaphansi kokuxhasiwe amaqembu amabili. Umkhosi ukhululekile futhi uvulelekile emphakathini futhi unzima kakhulu nemindeni yase-Austin.
Awudingi iKite Yokuzijabulisa
Umkhosi we-kite ungowomuntu nomuntu wonke. Ngesikhathi abahlanganyeli bekhuthazwa ukuletha ama-kite abo okuzenzela ukuba bahlanganyele, namukelekile ngokuphelele ukuba nize nibheke! Unyaka ngamunye kunezinkulungwane zama-kites ezindiza esibhakabhakeni, okwenza kube nombono oncomekayo. Kukhona neminye imisebenzi eminingi kulo lonke usuku, njengokudweba ubuso, imidlalo kanye nemincintiswano, ukukhuphuka kwamadwala, izintaba zenyanga, nokudla okuthakazelisayo. Kukhona ngisho nokugijima kumamitha angu-2.1-mile!
I-Kite Workshop
Uma ungazange wenze ikite ngaphambi komkhosi, ungesabi; kukhona i-workshop kite yomkhakha emkhosini lapho ungazakhela khona. Zonke izinto zihlinzekwa kuwe futhi kuqinisekiswe ukuthi uyahamba. Uyothokoza ukuthi wenziwe ngesikhathi sokukhuphuka lapho wonke ama-kite epaki ekhuphuka ndawonye.
Imibukiso ye-Kite-Flying
Uma ucabanga ukuthi ama-kites ayethandeka, lo mkhosi uzokuqinisekisa. Unyaka ngamunye kunezibonakaliso ezihamba ngama-kite ama-flyers wonke usuku lonke lomkhosi. Kukhona izimpi zezinkathi, ama-kites aqoshiwe kumculo (kokubili eyedwa kanye namaqembu), ama-kite buggies, nama-kites amakhulu avela ku-40 kuya ku-90 ubukhulu ngobukhulu.
Imihlangano yeKite
Ingxenye ekulindelwe kakhulu yoMkhosi wamaZilker Kite yiwona wonke umncintiswano. Ama-kites kumele ayenziwe, futhi kunemincintiswano ye-engavamile, encane kunazo zonke, enkulu kunazo zonke, i-angle ephakeme kunazo zonke, i-steadiest, ukukhanga okuqine kakhulu, kanye nesitimela esingcono kakhulu se-kite. Imincintiswano ihlukaniswe ngezigaba ezimbili; enye yentsha (kuze kube yiminyaka engu-16 ubudala) nomdala (16 nangaphezulu). Le ncintiswano ye-dash yama-50 yezingane eziphakathi kweminyaka engu-7 kuya ku-12. Abanqobile bokuqala, ababili, nabesithathu bathola izintambo ngenxa yemizamo yabo eqinile.
Vakashela iwebhusayithi ye-ABC Kite Fest ngolwazi ngomkhosi olandelayo.