Izinja Ziyakhulekelwa eNepal Namuhla eTihar

I-Laxmi Puja, usuku olunikezelwe ekukhulekeleni Unkulunkulukazi wamaHindu uLaxmi, igujwa ezweni lonke ngo Nepal.

Imvamisa okwenzeka ngosuku lwesithathu lomkhosi we-Tihar, kulo nyaka uqondana nosuku lwesibili lwe-Tihar, oluhambisana no-Narak Chaturdashi kanye no-Kukur Tihar, umkhosi wokuhlonipha izinja.

Ngomcimbi we-Kukur Tihar namuhla, izinja zikhulekelwa eNepal - nge-Teeka kanye nezimbali zezimbali.

I-Tihar yezinsuku ezinhlanu, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-Yamapanchak, iqale ngoMgqibelo, noKaag Tihar - ekhonza amagwababa.

I-Laxmi Puja iyabukwa namuhla kusihlwa, enikezelwe ekukhulekeleni unkulunkulukazi wengcebo nokuchuma, u-Laxmi. Abantu bahlanza futhi bakhanyise amakhaya abo, bakhanyisa izibani zebhotela ukuze bameme unkulunkulukazi, njengoba kukholelwa ukuthi inhlanzeko ithandwa uLaxmi.

Ubusuku baziwa ngokuthi uSukha Ratri, obufanekisela ubusuku benjabulo, njengoba kukholakala ukuthi unkulunkulukazi uLaxmi uhlala ezindlini ngalobu busuku obukhethekile.

Abazinikele bamukela unkulunkulukazi u-Laxmi ezindlini zabo ngesikhathi se-Laxmi Puja ngokudala izimpawu zezinyawo ukusuka egcekeni labo kuya e-altare elikhulu.

Kusihlwa, amantombazane asakhula enza amaqembu futhi acula izingoma ze-'bhailo', adansa ngenjabulo. La maqembu avakashela ezindlini ezingomakhelwane, lapho abanikazi, ikakhulukazi omama, bephana khona izipho ezifana ne-paddy, okusanhlamvu kwerayisi, izimbali zezimbali, imali, ne-'sel roti,' okumnandi kakhulu. Iminikelo eya emaqenjini e-bhailo kukholakala ukuthi iletha izibusiso ezivela kunkulunkulukazi. Izindlu zikhanyiswa ngamalambu kagesi namalambu ebhotela, kanti abanye abantu nabo balandela isiko lokukhulekela izinkomo ekuseni ngeLaxmi Puja.

Tihar e Nepal, Diwali in India

I-Diwali, umkhosi wezibani, igujwa ngentshiseko enkulu nomdlandla kulo lonke India. Imikhosi ithatha izinsuku ezinhlanu, iqala nge-Dhanteras, lapho abantu behlanza futhi bahlobise amakhaya abo, futhi ngokwesiko bathenga igolide noma isiliva.

U-Naraka Chaturdashi uyalandela, ophawulwe ngamafutha okugeza, ukukhanyiswa kwezibani, nokuqhuma kweziqhumane ezifanekisela ukunqoba kokuhle phezu kobubi. Ngosuku oluyinhloko lwe-Diwali, amakhaya ahlotshiswe ngama-dias (izibani zamafutha), amakhandlela, ne-rangoli, futhi imindeni iyahlangana ukuze ishintshisane ngezipho futhi ijabulele ukudla kwemikhosi.

Umoya ugcwele imisindo ejabulisayo yeziqhumane, egcizelela ukunqoba kokukhanya phezu kobumnyama. U-Govardhan Puja kanye no-Bhai Dooj baqedela umgubho, ohlanganisa ukukhulekelwa kwe-Lord Krishna kanye nesibopho esikhethekile phakathi kwabafowethu nodadewethu. Amathempeli aphithizela ngabazinikele abafuna izibusiso, futhi izenzo zesisa nokwabelana ziyagcizelelwa.

I-Diwali yeqa imingcele yenkolo, ihlanganisa abantu bemiphakathi ehlukahlukene ekugubheni injabulo, ukuchuma, kanye nokunqoba kokukhanya.

Yomibili le mikhosi igujwa ezwenikazi laseNdiya, kodwa ihlotshaniswa namasiko ahlukene namasiko enkolo.

Ukubaluleka Kwezenkolo:

• I-Diwali: Ngokuyinhloko umkhosi wamaHindu, u-Diwali ubonisa ukunqoba kokukhanya phezu kobumnyama nokuhle phezu kobubi. Ihlotshaniswa nezindaba ezihlukahlukene zezinganekwane, kuhlanganise nokubuya kweNkosi uRama e-Ayodhya ngemva kokunqoba inkosi yamademoni uRavana.
• I-Tihar: I-Tihar ngumkhosi wamaHindu ogujwa eNepal, ikakhulukazi umphakathi wamaHindu waseNepali. Ifana ne-Diwali kwezinye izici kodwa inesethi yayo yamasiko. I-Tihar izinikele ekukhulekeleni izilwane nezinyoni ezahlukene, okuhlanganisa amagwababa, izinja, izinkomo nezinkabi, ngaphezu kokuhlonipha unkulunkulukazi uLaxmi.

Ubude besikhathi kanye Nemikhuba:

• I-Diwali: Igujwa izinsuku ezinhlanu, i-Diwali ihlanganisa amasiko ahlukahlukene njengokuhlanza nokuhlobisa amakhaya, izibani ezikhanyisayo, iziqhumane eziqhumayo, ukuphana izipho, nokuhlanganyela izidlo zemikhosi.
• I-Tihar: I-Tihar, eyaziwa nangokuthi umkhosi wezibani, ithatha izinsuku ezinhlanu futhi ihlanganisa ukukhulekela izilwane ezahlukene ngosuku ngalunye. Izinja, izinkomo, izinkabi, amagwababa, nonkulunkulukazi uLaxmi bayahlonishwa ngesikhathi seTihar. Kukhona nemidlalo yamasiko, njengezingoma zebhailo eziculwa amaqembu amantombazane.

Ukugxila Kwendawo:

• I-Diwali: Igujwa kabanzi kulo lonke elaseNdiya kanye nemiphakathi yamaNdiya emhlabeni wonke, i-Diwali ingumkhosi omkhulu esikweni lamaHindu.
• I-Tihar: Igujwa ngokuyinhloko eNepal, iTihar ibaluleke kakhulu emphakathini wamaHindu waseNepali. Umkhosi ugujwa ngamasiko nemikhuba ehlukene ehlukile kuDiwali.

Ukukhulekela Kwezilwane:

• I-Diwali: I-Diwali ayibandakanyi izinsuku eziqondile ezinikezelwe ekukhulekeleni izilwane. Okugxilwe kakhulu ekugujweni kokukhanya, ukunqoba okuhle phezu kobubi, kanye nezindaba ezihlukahlukene zezinganekwane.
• I-Tihar: I-Tihar ihlanganisa izinsuku ezinikezelwe ekuhlonipheni izilwane njengezinja, izinkomo nezinkabi. Usuku ngalunye lunemikhuba namasiko athile ahlotshaniswa nesilwane esikhethiwe, esibonisa ukubaluleka kwawo esikweni lamaHindu.

Nakuba u-Diwali no-Tihar babelana ngokufana njengemikhosi yezibani, bayahluka ezindabeni zabo zenkolo, amasiko, namasiko athile ahlobene nomgubho ngamunye. IDiwali yaziwa kabanzi emhlabeni wonke, kanti i-Tihar ibambe ukubaluleka kwamasiko eNepal.