I-Holi - umkhosi wemibala nentwasahlobo eNdiya

Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule, ifestivali enemibala eminingi nedlangile ebizwa nge-Holi yaduma kulo lonke elaseNdiya. Ngokwenkolo yamaHindu, leli holide liwuphawu lokunqoba okuhle kokubi. Umlando woMkhosi Wemibala usuka ku-Lord Krishna, ukuphindukuzalwa kweNkosi Vishnu, owayethanda ukudlala namantombazane asesigodini, ewabhula ngamanzi nangopende. Umkhosi uphawula ukuphela kobusika kanye nokuchichima kwenkathi yentwasahlobo ezayo. Igujwa nini i-Holi? Usuku olugujwa ngalo i-Holi luyahlukahluka unyaka nonyaka futhi luba ngosuku olulandela inyanga egcwele ngoMashi. Ngo-2016, uMkhosi wawugujwa ngo-March 24. Uhamba kanjani umgubho? Abantu bagcobana ngemibala ehlukene yopende, kuyilapho bethi “I-Holi Ejabulisayo!”, Chaphaza amanzi aphuma kumapayipi (noma nijabule emachibini), badanse futhi nijabule. Ngalolu suku, kuvunyelwe ukusondela kunoma yimuphi umuntu odlulayo futhi amhalalisele, amgcobe ngopende. Mhlawumbe iHoli iyiholide elingenandaba kakhulu, lapho ungathola khona ukukhokhiswa okumangalisayo kwemizwelo emihle nenjabulo. Ekupheleni kweholide, zonke izingubo nesikhumba zigcwele ngokuphelele amanzi namapende. Kunconywa ukugcoba amafutha esikhumbeni nasezinwele kusengaphambili ukuze kuvinjelwe ukumuncwa kwamakhemikhali aqukethwe kumapende. Ngemva kosuku olumatasa nolujabulisayo, kusihlwa abantu bahlangana nabangane nezihlobo, bashintshisane ngamaswidi kanye nokubingelela kwamaholide. Kukholakala ukuthi ngalolu suku umoya kaHoli uhlanganisa bonke abantu futhi uguqule izitha zibe abangane. Abamele yonke imiphakathi nezinkolo zaseNdiya babamba iqhaza kulo mkhosi ojabulisayo, beqinisa ukuthula kwesizwe.

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