Izici ezimbili zoMkhosi Wasentwasahlobo

Uma ulingana noKhisimusi waseNtshonalanga ngokubaluleka, uMkhosi Wasentwasahlobo uyiholide elibaluleke kakhulu eShayina. Zimbili izici eziwuhlukanisa kweminye imikhosi. Omunye ubona unyaka omdala futhi ubingelela omusha. Okunye ukuhlangana komndeni.

Emasontweni amabili ngaphambi komkhosi izwe lonke ligcwele umoya wamaholide. Ngosuku lwesishiyagalombili lwenyanga yeshumi nambili, imindeni eminingi izokwenza i-Laba Congee, uhlobo lwe-congee eyenziwe ngamagugu angaphezu kwesishiyagalombili, okuhlanganisa irayisi e-glutinous, imbewu ye-lotus, ubhontshisi, i-gingko, i-millet nokunye. Izitolo kanye nemigwaqo kuhlotshiswe kahle futhi wonke umuzi umatasatasa ekuthengeni nasekulungiseleleni umkhosi. Phambilini, yonke imindeni ibikwenza konke okusemandleni ukuhlanza izindlu, ukukhokhela ama-akhawunti nokusula izikweletu, okwakuzodlula unyaka.

Amasiko Omkhosi Wasentwasahlobo
Namathisela ama-couplets(Chinese: 贴春联):wuhlobo lwezincwadi. Abantu baseShayina bathanda ukubhala amagama amabili nafushane ephepheni elibomvu ukuveza izifiso zabo zonyaka omusha. Lapho kufika uNyaka Omusha, wonke umndeni uzonamathisela ama-couplets.

Isidlo sakusihlwa sokuhlangana komndeni(isiShayina: 团圆饭):

abantu abahamba noma abahlala endaweni ekude nekhaya bazobuyela emakhaya ukuze bahlangane nemindeni yabo.

Ungalali ebusuku ngoNcibijane (isiShayina: 守岁): wuhlobo lwendlela yokuthi abantu baseShayina bamukele ukufika kukaNcibijane. Ukungalali ebusuku ngoNcibijane kunikezwe incazelo enhle ngabantu. Abadala bakwenzela ukwazisa isikhathi sabo esidlule, abasha bakwenzela ukuphila isikhathi eside kwabazali babo.

Hambisa amaphakethe abomvu(isiShayina: 发红包): abadala bazofaka imali emaphaketheni abomvu, bese benikeza isizukulwane esisha ngesikhathi somkhosi wasentwasahlobo. Eminyakeni yamuva, amaphakethe abomvu kagesi adumile phakathi kwesizukulwane esincane.
Cisha iziqhumane: Abantu baseShayina bacabanga ukuthi umsindo omkhulu weziqhumane ungaxosha amademoni, futhi umlilo weziqhumane ungenza ukuphila kwabo kuchume ngonyaka ozayo.

• Isidlo Sakusihlwa Somndeni