UMkhosi Wase-Mid-Autumn, owaziwa nangokuthi uMkhosi Wase-Mid-Autumn, uwumkhosi wendabuko waseShayina owela ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yesishiyagalombili yekhalenda lenyanga. Kulo nyaka lo mkhosi ungo-Okthoba 1, 2020. Lesi yisikhathi lapho imindeni ihlangana khona ukuze ibonge ngesivuno futhi ijabulele inyanga egcwele. Esinye sezindlela ezidumile kakhulu zoMkhosi Wase-Mid-Autumn ukudla ama-mooncakes, angama-pastry amnandi agcwele i-sweet bean paste, i-lotus paste, kanye ne-egg yolk enosawoti ngezinye izikhathi.

Lo mkhosi unomlando ocebile futhi uhlotshaniswa nezinganekwane eziningi nezinganekwane. Enye yezindaba ezidumile kakhulu ekaChang'e noHou Yi. Ngokusho kwenganekwane, uHou Yi wayenguchwepheshe wokucibishela. Wadubula phansi ilanga eliyisishiyagalolunye kweyishumi elashisa umhlaba, wazuza ukunconywa nokuhlonishwa kwabantu. Njengomvuzo, iNdlovukazi uMama waseNtshonalanga yamnika umuthi wokungafi. Kodwa-ke, akazange awudle ngokushesha kodwa wawufihla. Ngeshwa, umfundi wakhe uPeng Meng wathola umuthi wokuzila wazama ukuwuntshontsha kumkaHou Yi uChang'e. Ukuze avimbele uPeng Meng ekutholeni umuthi wokuzila, uChang'e wathatha umuthi wokuzila yena wantanta waya enyangeni.

Enye indaba ehlobene noMkhosi Wase-Mid-Autumn yindaba kaChang'e endiza eya enyangeni. Kuthiwa ngemva kokuba uChang'e ethathe umuthi wokungafi, wazithola entanta eya enyangeni, lapho ebehlala khona kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Ngakho-ke, uMkhosi Wase-Mid-Autumn waziwa nangokuthi uMkhosi Wonkulunkulukazi Wenyanga. Abantu bakholelwa ukuthi ngalobu busuku, uChang'e muhle kakhulu futhi uyakhazimula.

UMkhosi Waphakathi Nokwindla usuku lokuba imindeni ihlangane futhi igubhe. Lesi yisikhathi sokuhlangana kabusha, futhi abantu bavela kuzo zonke izindawo ukuzohlangana nabathandekayo babo. Leli holide futhi yisikhathi sokukhombisa ukubonga nokubonisa ukubonga ngezibusiso zonyaka. Yisikhathi sokuzindla nokwazisa ukuceba kokuphila.

Enye yezindlela ezidumile kakhulu zoMkhosi WaseMid-Autumn ukupha nokwamukela ama-mooncake. Lawa ma-pastry amnandi avame ukuklanywa ngendlela eyinkimbinkimbi enezimpawu ezinhle phezulu, ezifanekisela isikhathi eside, ukuvumelana kanye nenhlanhla. Ama-mooncake ayisipho kubangani, emndenini nakubalingani bebhizinisi njengendlela yokuveza izifiso ezinhle kanye nenhlanhla. Ajatshulelwa nabathandekayo ngesikhathi semikhosi, ngokuvamile ehambisana nenkomishi yetiye elimnandi.

Ngaphandle kwama-mooncakes, esinye isiko esidumile seMid-Autumn Festival ukuphatha izibani. Ungabona izingane nabantu abadala behamba emigwaqweni bephethe izibani ezimibalabala zazo zonke izinhlobo nobukhulu. Ukubona lezi zibani zikhanyisa isibhakabhaka sasebusuku kuyingxenye enhle nethandekayo yomkhosi.

UMkhosi Waphakathi Nokwindla nawo uyisikhathi semidlalo yamasiko ehlukahlukene kanye nemisebenzi. Imibukiso yendabuko yomdanso wedrako nengonyama yengezwe esimweni somkhosi. Kukhona neseshini yokuxoxa indaba ephinda ilandise izinganekwane nezinganekwane ezihlobene nomkhosi ukuze kulondolozwe ifa lamasiko elicebile lezizukulwane ezizayo.

Eminyakeni yamuva nje, uMkhosi Waphakathi Nokwindla uphinde waba yithuba lokuhumusha amasiko endabuko ngobuciko nangesimanje. Amadolobha amaningi abamba imibukiso yezibani ekhombisa imibukiso yezibani emihle neyobuciko, eheha izivakashi ezivela kuwo wonke umhlaba. Le mibukiso ivame ukuba nomklamo omusha kanye nezici ezisebenzisanayo, okwengeza ushintsho lwanamuhla emasikweni amadala esibani.

UMkhosi Waphakathi Nokwindla uyasondela, futhi umoya ugcwele injabulo nokulindela. Imindeni iyahlangana ukuze ilungiselele umkhosi, yenza izinhlelo zamaphathi namadili. Umoya ugcwele iphunga lama-mooncake asanda kubhakwa, kanti imigwaqo ihlotshiswe ngezibani nezibani ezimibalabala, okudala isimo esijabulisayo nesijabulisayo.

UMkhosi Waphakathi Nokwindla ungumkhosi wokugubha ubuhle benyanga egcwele, ukubonga ngesivuno, nokwazisa ukuba nabantu obathandayo. Yisikhathi sokuhlonipha amasiko nezinganekwane ezidluliselwa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane nokudala izinkumbulo ezintsha ezizogcinwa iminyaka eminingi ezayo. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ngokwabelana ngama-mooncake, ukubamba izibani noma ukulandisa kabusha izindaba zasendulo, uMkhosi Waphakathi Nokwindla yisikhathi sokugubha ukuceba kwesiko laseShayina kanye nomoya wobunye.