Umkhosi omkhulu wamasiko oMbuso weSwaziland, owaziwa ngeMhlanga noma uMhlanga Dance, kulindeleke ukuthi ube kusukela ngomhlaka 29 Agasti kanti usuku olukhulu (Day 7) luzobanjwa ngomhla ka-4 Septhemba. Kugcwele iculo nomdanso, futhi kuhanjelwe yiSilo, usuku oluyinhloko futhi oluyiholide lomphakathi eSwazini, kudonsela izinkumbi zabantu ezisuka ezindaweni ezikude neziseduze ukuzobungaza nokuhlanganyela kuyo yonke imikhosi.
Ngamasiko asukela emakhulwini eminyaka edlule, umkhosi woMhlanga Wombukiso ungumbukwane omangalisayo. Kukulesi sikhathi lapho abesifazane boMbuso abangashadile nabangenazo izingane bethula umhlanga wabo osanda kusikwa kuNdlovukazi Umama ukuvikela indawo yakhe yokuhlala. Ngezikhathi ezithile, iSilo sisebenzisa leli thuba ukukhipha obala ingoduso noma uLiphovela obala.
Lapho usuku olukhulu lufika, abesifazane abasebancane abavela kulo lonke elaseSwazini kanye nangaphesheya kwemingcele yakhe bahlangana esigodlweni sasebukhosini eLudzidzini kulo mcimbi obaluleke kangaka. Izintombi zihlangana ngamaqembu bese ziphuma zigudle osebeni lomfula ukusika nokuqoqa umhlanga omude, ukubopha bese kubuyela eLudzidzini, eRoyal Homestead eLobamba. Izintombi eziyizinkulungwane ezingamashumi, ziholwa amakhosazana aseSwazini, zinikela ngemibala yolwandle njengoba zisina futhi zicula, ngokuziqhenya ziphethe umhlanga wazo osikiwe.
Izakhamuzi zalo Mbuso wezintaba zishisekela kakhulu izwe ngamasiko azo futhi ukubamba iqhaza kulo mkhosi kuyisikhathi sokuziqhenya futhi esinelungelo lawo wonke umndeni.
Okugqamile kulo mcimbi wumcimbi wokunikezwa komhlanga - okungesinye sezindawo zamasiko amakhulu nezinkulu kakhulu e-Afrika. Izintombi zihlangana eLudzidzini zigqoke ezesintu; iziketi ezimifushane ezihlotshisiwe zobuhlalu ezinemishanguzo enemibala edansayo, ecula futhi egubha ukuhlanganiswa kwabesifazane boMbuso. INkosi Engaphansi kweNkosi uMswati izojoyina le migubho ukuhlonipha izintombi.
Ekupheleni kosuku, uma zonke izintombi seziveze umhlanga wazo osikiwe, kuzokwakhiwa kabusha i-Guma (uthango lomhlanga) oluvikelayo oluzungeze ikhaya leNdlovukazi.
Umkhosi woMhlanga uhlanganisa lesi sizwe esincane kodwa esakheke ngokuphelele. Ukuthandwa kwayo okwandayo kudelela ukwehla okubonakalayo kwamasiko endabuko kwenye indawo e-Afrika.
Ukufakaza ngalo mkhosi kungokuhlangenwe nakho okuyingqayizivele ngempela kwenhlanganisela yamasiko asendulo eSwazini, ihlane elihlanzekile, unyaka nonyaka wezilwane zasendle nomoya wokuzijabulisa!
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Igcwele ingoma nomdanso, nokuhanjelwe yiSilo, usuku olukhulu okubuye kube yiholidi laseSwazini, ludonsa izinkumbi zabantu abaseduze nakude ukuzobungaza futhi bahlanganyele kuyo yonke imigubho.
- Ekupheleni kosuku, uma zonke izintombi sezizethulile umhlanga wazo osikiwe, kuzoqala ukwakhiwa kabusha kothango lomhlanga ovikela umuzi weNdlovukazi uMama.
- Umkhosi omkhulu wamasiko waseSwazini, owaziwa ngokuthi uMhlanga noma uMdanso woMhlanga, kulindeleke ukuthi ube kusukela zingama-29 kuNcwaba futhi usuku olukhulu (uSuku 7) luzokuba mhla zizi-4 kuMandulo.
