NgoJanuwari 6 ngusuku lweshumi nambili emva kukaKhisimusi. Ebizwa nangokuthi iSikhathi se-Epiphany noma uSuku lweNkosi noma ngomzuzu weshumi nambili nje, ngoJanuwari 6 ukuphela kokusemthethweni kwesikhathi sonyaka kaKhisimusi, eNew Orleans, ngoJanuwari 6th Ngobusuku Ubusuku, luyisuku esibalulekile ngesinye isizathu. Yisiqalo esisemthethweni senkathi yeCarnival, eholela kuze kube usuku olungu-Ash ngoLwesithathu, noma iMardi Gras.
I-Carnival iyisikhathi, iMardi Gras yiSuku
Abantu abaningi basebenzisa iMardi Gras kanye neCarnival ngokungafani, kepha basho izinto ezahlukene.
I-Carnival yisikhathi esiqala ngoJanuwari 6 noma ngo-12 ebusuku. Ngesikhathi seCarnival, kunezinhlamvu eziningi, kanye nemikhosi neminye imikhosi. Yonke into iholela ku-Mardi Gras, okusho ukuthi "uLwesibili Wamafutha" ngesiFulentshi. I-Mardi Gras ihlala ngoLwesibili ngaphambi kwe-Ash ngoLwesithathu. Phakathi nobusuku eMardi Gras yikuphela kokuphela kweCarnival. Kungenxa yokuthi u-Ash ngoLwesithathu ukuqala kwe-Lent. Esinye sezizathu eziyinhloko zeCarnival neMardi Gras ukudla, ukuphuza nokujabula ngaphambi kokubheka ukucindezeleka kokuzila nokuzinikela ngesikhathi sokuphumula.
Imikhosi yeshumi nambili ebusuku
Okweshumi nambili ubusuku kuyimbangela yokugubha eNew Orleans ngoba iqalisa ngokusemthethweni isikhathi sethu sonyaka ozithandayo, iCarnival. I-Phunny Phorty Fellows iyinhlangano yama-revelers ka-12 ebusuku abamba ukuhamba kwawo njalo ngonyaka kaJanuwari 6 eSt. Charles Avenue Street Car, ngokuvamile eqala ngo-6 ntambama. Usuku lokuzalwa lukaJoan of Arc lugujwa komunye usuku lokugubha uNgoba-12 ngobusuku obuphakathi kwesiGubhu saseFrance esivela eSitendeni saseBauville esiseDecatur Street.
Abalingiswa bezimlando ezigqoke izingubo zangesikhathi esidlule bazodabula iQuarter laseFrance. Lesi sakhiwo sivame ukuqala ngo-7 ntambama. Emadolobheni amaningi, izindawo zomculo ezizohlala zizoba nezivakashi ezikhethekile ezigubha ngoMgqibelo ebusuku. Yisikhathi esimnandi!