Imikhosi yamasiko emikhulu kakhulu eShayina

IShayina yaziwa ngefa layo elicebile lamasiko, futhi imikhosi yayo ibonisa ukwehlukahlukana nokujula kwamasiko ayo. Imikhosi emikhulu yamasiko yaseShayina ihlanganisa uMkhosi WaseNtwasahlobo, uMkhosi Wezibani, uMkhosi Wezikebhe Zedrako, kanye noMkhosi Waphakathi Nokwindla.

UMkhosi Wentwasahlobo, owaziwa nangokuthi uNyaka Omusha Wenyanga, uwumkhosi obaluleke kakhulu eShayina. Uphawula ukuqala koNyaka Omusha Wenyanga futhi yisikhathi sokuba abantu babuthane ndawonye ukuze bagubhe, badle, baphuze, futhi benze amasiko ahlukahlukene ukuze balethe inhlanhla onyakeni olandelayo. UMkhosi Wentwasahlobo uvame ukuhlala izinsuku ezingu-15, uphele ngoMkhosi Wezibani, lapho abantu belenga khona izibani ezimibalabala futhi benza imidanso yendabuko yamabhubesi.

UMkhosi Wezikebhe Zedrako uba ngosuku lwesihlanu lwenyanga yesihlanu futhi ugujwa ukuhlonipha imbongi yasendulo uQu Yuan. Lo mkhosi udume ngokugijima ngezikebhe zedrako nokudla ama-dumpling elayisi. Ukugijima ngezikebhe zedrako kufanekisela ukusebenza ngokubambisana nomoya womphakathi, kanti ukudla ama-dumpling elayisi kuwukuhlonipha ifa likaQu Yuan.

UMkhosi Waphakathi Nokwindla, owaziwa nangokuthi uMkhosi Wenyanga, uba ngosuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yesishiyagalombili. Lo mkhosi ugubha isivuno kanye nenyanga egcwele, okufanekisela ukuhlangana kabusha nokuzwana. Imindeni ihlangana ndawonye ukuze ibukise inyanga, yabelane ngama-mooncake, futhi ibonge ubuhle besibhakabhaka sasebusuku. Lo mkhosi ugcwele izinganekwane, okuhlanganisa nendaba kaChang'e endiza eya enyangeni.

Ngaphezu kwale mikhosi emikhulu, imikhosi ehlukahlukene ezindaweni ezahlukene ikhombisa namasiko endawo futhi icebisa ifa lamasiko laseShayina. Kusukela eMkhosini Wezibani Ezinemibala weqembu lesizwe samaYi kuya eMkhosini We-Qingming ohloniphekile, umkhosi ngamunye uvumela abantu ukuthi babone indawo yamasiko eShayina ecebile futhi enemibala. Le mikhosi ayigcini nje ngokugcina amasiko asendulo, kodwa futhi ihlakulela umuzwa wabantu baseShayina wokuba nomphakathi nokuba yingxenye yomphakathi.