I-Mid-Autumn Festival, eyaziwa nangokuthi uMkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla, umkhosi wendabuko wamaShayina oba ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yesishiyagalombili ekhalendeni lenyanga. Kulo nyaka umkhosi ungo-October 1, 2020. Lesi isikhathi lapho imindeni ibuthana khona ukuze ibonge ngesivuno futhi ibuke inyanga egcwele. Elinye lamasiko adumile oMkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla ukudla ama-mooncake, okungamakhekhe amnandi agcwele ubhontshisi omnandi, unama we-lotus, futhi kwesinye isikhathi isikhupha seqanda esinosawoti.

Lo mkhosi unomlando ocebile futhi uhlotshaniswa nezinganekwane eziningi nezinsumansumane. Enye yezindaba ezidume kakhulu eka-Chang'e no-Hou Yi. Ngokwenganekwane, u-Hou Yi wayeyingcweti yokuciba. Wadubula ilanga eliyisishagalolunye kwayishumi elalishisa umhlaba, wazuza udumo nokuhlonishwa kwabantu. Njengomvuzo, iNdlovukazi uMama waseNtshonalanga yamnika i-elixir yokungafi. Nokho akazange ayidle ngokushesha kodwa wayifihla. Ngeshwa, umfundi wakhe uPeng Meng uthole i-elixir futhi wazama ukuyeba kunkosikazi kaHou Yi u-Chang'e. Ukuze avimbele uPeng Meng ekutholeni i-elixir, u-Chang'e wathatha i-elixir ngokwakhe wantanta waya enyangeni.

Enye inganekwane ehlotshaniswa noMkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla indaba ka-Chang'e endizela enyangeni. Kuthiwa ngemva kokuba uChang’e ethathe umuthi wokungafi, wazithola esentanta eya enyangeni, lapho ahlala khona kusukela ngaleso sikhathi. Ngakho-ke, uMkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla waziwa nangokuthi uMkhosi WeNkosikazi Yenyanga. Abantu bakholelwa ukuthi ngalobu busuku, i-Chang'e yinhle kakhulu futhi iyakhazimula.

I-Mid-Autumn Festival usuku lokuba imindeni ihlangane futhi igubhe. Lesi yisikhathi sokuhlangana, futhi abantu bavela ezindaweni zonke ukuzohlangana nabathandekayo babo. Leli holidi liphinde libe yisikhathi sokubonga nokuzwakalisa ukubonga ngezibusiso zonyaka. Yisikhathi sokuzindla nokwazisa ukunotha kwempilo.

Elinye lamasiko aziwa kakhulu eMkhosini we-Mid-Autumn ukupha nokwamukela ama-mooncake. Lawa makhekhe amnandi avame ukuklanywa ngendlela eyinkimbinkimbi enezimpawu ezinhle phezulu, ezifanekisela ukuphila isikhathi eside, ukuvumelana kanye nenhlanhla. Ama-Mooncake ayisipho kubangani, umndeni kanye nabalingani bebhizinisi njengendlela yokuveza izifiso ezinhle kanye nenhlanhla. Zibuye zijatshulelwe nabathandekayo ngesikhathi semikhosi, ngokuvamile zihambisana nenkomishi yetiye elinephunga elimnandi.

Ngaphandle kwama-mooncakes, elinye isiko elidumile le-Mid-Autumn Festival liphethe izibani. Ungabona izingane kanye nabantu abadala bezulazula emigwaqweni bephethe izibani ezimibalabala zazo zonke izinhlobo nosayizi. Ukubona lezi zibani zikhanyisa esibhakabhakeni ebusuku kuyingxenye enhle futhi ekhangayo yomkhosi.

I-Mid-Autumn Festival nayo iyisikhathi semidlalo nemisebenzi yamasiko ehlukahlukene. Imidanso kadrako nengonyama yengezwe emkhathini wefestive. Kukhona futhi iseshini yokuxoxa indaba elandisa izinganekwane nezinsumansumane ezihambisana nomkhosi ukuze kugcinwe amagugu amasiko anothile ezizukulwaneni ezizayo.

Eminyakeni yamuva nje, uMkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla nawo usuphenduke umcimbi wokutolika okunobuciko nokwesimanje kwamasiko endabuko. Amadolobha amaningi anemibukiso yamalambu ebonisa imibukiso yamalambu amahle kanye nobuciko, eheha izivakashi ezivela kuwo wonke umhlaba. Le mibukiso ivamise ukufaka idizayini emisha nezinto ezisebenzisanayo, ezengeza ukusonta kwesimanje esikweni lakudala lesibani.

I-Mid-Autumn Festival iyasondela, futhi umoya ugcwele injabulo nokulangazelela. Imindeni iyahlangana ukuze ilungiselele umgubho, yenza izinhlelo zamaphathi namadili. Umoya ugcwele iphunga elimnandi lama-mooncake asanda kubhakwa, futhi imigwaqo ihlotshiswe ngamalambu nezibani ezimibalabala, okwenza kube nomoya ojabulisayo nojabulisayo.

I-Mid-Autumn Festival umkhosi wokugubha ubuhle benyanga egcwele, ukubonga ngesivuno, nokwazisa inkampani yabathandekayo. Yisikhathi sokuhlonipha amasiko nezinsumansumane ezidluliselwa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane nokudala izinkumbulo ezintsha ezizokwaziwa iminyaka eminingi ezayo. Noma ngabe ngokwabelana ngama-mooncake, ukubamba izibani noma ukuxoxa kabusha izindaba zakudala, uMkhosi Wamaphakathi Nekwindla isikhathi sokugubha ukunotha kwesiko lamaShayina nomoya wobumbano.