Akekho uSanta Claus eNorth Pole. Akasuki phezulu emhlabeni njalo ngobusuku bangaphambi kukaKhisimusi ngemva koxhaxha lwezinyamazane ezindizayo. Yinganekwane leyo.
Uyenza eseKyrgyzstan.
Okungenani, kufanele, ngokusho kwe-Swedish engineering consultancy SWECO, eyaphetha ocwaningweni lwango-December 2007 ukuthi isiqalo esisebenza kahle kakhulu semizuliswano yonyaka ka-Santa, kucatshangelwa ukujikeleza komhlaba, indawo yezikhungo zabantu (ukuba seduze kweChina neNdiya kuyasiza), nezinye izici, kwakusesifundeni saseKarakuldja esinezintaba empumalanga yeKyrgyzstan.
(Okwerekhodi, u-Santa uzoba nama-microsecond angu-34 endlini ngayinye, futhi i-reindeer kuzodingeka ihambe cishe ngo-3,600 mph.)
Kungakho osukwini olubandayo lwasebusika olungamamitha angu-2,500 XNUMX ngaphezu kogu lolwandle, umsindo wezikhathi ezithile wabashushuluzi abashushuluza endaweni yokungcebeleka yaseKarakol yezwe uvele ushintshwe izinsimbi ezikhalayo, izibabazo ezithi “Ho-ho-ho!” namadoda aphilayo, anentshebe emhlophe ephana izipho, ethwebula izithombe, enambitha izitsha zomdabu, adanse iLambada.
Izithonjana zasebusika ezingamashumi amabili ezivela emazweni angu-16—kusukela ku-St. Nicks ogqoke okubomvu kuya e-Ded moroz yaseRussia kanye ne-Ayaz-Ata yomdabu (uMkhulu uFrost)—zibuthene lapha ngoFebhuwari ngoMkhosi Wesibili Waminyaka yonke Wasebusika Wamazwe Ngamazwe Ka-Santa Claus nabangane Bakhe, umcimbi omkhulu emkhankasweni we-Kyrgyzstan wokuzibiza njengekhaya langempela lomhlaba lenjabulo kaKhisimusi.
BABA UKHISIMUSI, SIPHE IMALI
Ku-SWECO, ucwaningo lukaSanta lufeze inhloso yalo okungenzeka, lwakhiqizela inkampani umshini wokunyathelisa wamazwe ngamazwe. Ngasohlangothini lwazo, izikhulu zezokuvakasha zaseKyrgyz ezinethemba lokukhulisa ibhizinisi ezintabeni zaseTien-Shan ezimangalisayo zezwe zazingeke zibukeke njengesipho senyamazane emlonyeni.
"Kufanele senze konke okusemandleni ethu ukwenza lo mkhiqizo womhlaba uzinze eKyrgyzstan," uTurusbek Mamashov, inhloko yesikhungo sezokuvakasha sikahulumeni, etshela izintatheli esithangamini nabezindaba ngemuva nje kokukhululwa kombiko. Ozakwethu baseKazakh bafonile besitshela ukuthi sibe nenhlanhla enkulu.
Ezinsukwini ezimbalwa nje, le nhlangano yaqala umkhankaso wokuthuthukisa iKyrgyzstan “njengezwe likaSanta Claus.” Intaba engashiwongo e-Tien-Shan yaqanjwa ngokuthi i-Santa Claus Peak. Abagibeli bezokuthutha zomphakathi enhlokodolobha yase-Bishkek babingelelwe abashayeli abanezigqoko ezibomvu, futhi amasosha angama-200 ebutho lase-Kyrgyz elite agqoke izingubo zika-Santa adanse kabuhlungu ezungeza isihlahla sikaKhisimusi endaweni emaphakathi. Umkhosi wokuqala ka-Santa wabanjwa ngoFebhuwari olandelayo unezivakashi ezingu-10, futhi iwebhusayithi ngesiRashiya nangesiNgisi ikhuthaza isimangalo se-Kyrgyzstan ku-Santa unyaka wonke.
Izikhulu zezwe zithembele ku-Santa ukuthi uzothuthukisa imizamo ekhona yokudonsela abantu bangaphandle e-Tien-Shan naseLake Issyk-Kul, okukhanga kakhulu ezweni. Ezokuvakasha ziye zaphindeka kathathu kusukela ngo-2005, njengoba ngonyaka odlule kwakuvakashe abantu bangaphandle abayizigidi ezingu-2.38. Kusukela ngo-2005 kuya ku-2007 imali engenayo yezokuvakasha ikhule isuka ku-$70.5 million yaya ku-$341.7 million.
Ezokuvakasha zaba ngamaphesenti angu-4 e-GDP ngo-2007, unyaka wakamuva kakhulu izibalo ezitholakalayo, futhi ngisho nangaphambi kokuba u-Kris Kringle awele ezandleni zabo, izikhulu zombuso zazihlanganisa ukubamba iqhaza emibukisweni yezokuvakasha yamazwe ngamazwe kanye nokukhangisa eziteshini ze-TV zamazwe ngamazwe njenge-Euronews.
UMamashov uncome umkhosi wokuqala ka-Santa ngokuletha amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-70 emabhokisini e-Kyrgyz. Ukuphakama kungase kukhuphuke, ngokusho kwe-International Center for Socioeconomic Research e-Bishkek, eyaphetha ngokuhlaziywa kukaJanuwari 2008 ukuthi ukuqaliswa ngempumelelo "kombono kaSanta Claus" kungase kukhuphule izinombolo zonyaka zezokuvakasha zifinyelele ezigidini ezintathu, "okusho ukuthi enye i-$ 3. izigidi zesabelomali.”
U-Ian Claytor, umongameli we-Kyrgyz Association of Tour Operators, uxwayisa ngokudlala kakhulu isandla sika-Santa.
“Yithuba elihle leli, futhi sasebenzisa lona,” kusho uClaytor, waseBrithani owathuthela eKyrgyzstan eminyakeni eyi-10 edlule ngemuva kokuthola izwe eholidini. Noma kunjalo, uthi, “USanta Claus uhlukile. Ivela esikweni elihlukile futhi ayibophekile ngempela eKyrgyzstan. I-Kyrgyzstan igcina imvelo emsulwa, indlela yokuphila yokuzulazula yabantu bendawo, umlando weSilk Road…”
“Izwe kumele lithuthukiswe ngezindlela eziningi. Ake sithathe esinye isibonelo sesipho: I-Lonely Planet kulo nyaka ibize i-Kyrgyzstan phakathi kwezindawo ezingu-10 eziphambili ongazivakashela. Leyo enye enye okufanele ngabe siyayixhaphaza.”
Imigilingwane ka-Santa kahulumeni ekuqaleni yavusa ukungabaza okukhulu kubantu bendawo, iningi labo elalazi umuntu onentshebe emhlophe kuphela ezikhangisweni zesizini ze-Coca-Cola. Abezindaba bawuhleka usulu lo mkhankaso ngokuthi uwukuphambukisa okungenangqondo ezindabeni ezinzima. (AbaFinns, osekuyisikhathi eside bethi iRovaniemi eLapland njengedolobha lakubo kaSanta, nabo babejabule kakhulu.)
UTamara Nesterenko, isazi sezokuhlalisana kwabantu eKyrgyz-Russian Slavic University, uTamara Nesterenko wathi: “Izindaba zokuthi cishe uSanta useKyrgyzstan wayezoqala nini zamenyezelwa emphakathini ngabameleli besiko lamaKyrgyz, okungeyona into evamile kubo ukukhulekela osanta abangamaKristu. e-Bishkek. Kepha manje, wengeza, "umbono ukhula kahle."
Ekupheleni konyaka odlule, umkhankaso ka-Santa wawubukwa ngendlela enesizotha, njengenqola yokuthuthukisa i-Kyrgyzstan kanye nokukhululeka enkingeni yezomnotho. Ifestivali yokuqala ka-Santa yaqanjwa phakathi kwemicimbi eyi-10 ehamba phambili yango-2008 ocwaningweni lwabafundi besikhungo sezindaba i-24.kg sika-2008, kanti izikhungo zezindaba ezingaba ngu-40 zabhalisela ukuzokhuluma ngalo mbuthano walo nyaka, obubanjwe ngo-5-8 February.
“Ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha, kanye nethuba lokwazi amanye amasiko namasiko, kuyindlela enhle yokuhlanganisa nomphakathi wamasiko womhlaba,” kusho uNesterenko. “Kubaluleke kakhulu ukuthi iKyrgyzstan, izwe elizimele, elibuswa ngentando yeningi, ingahlukanisiwe nezwe lonke.”
AMABOOSTER OKUBOMVU
Uma inhloso kahulumeni bekuwukugqugquzela inqwaba yabashayleli bezokuvakasha eKyrgyzstan, kubonakala kuyisiqalo esihle. U-Santa Ron Horniblew waseBrithani, ovumile ukuthi akakaze ezwe ngeKyrgyzstan ngaphambi kokuthola isimemo sakhe, wazibophezela ukuthi uzokhuluma izwe ekhaya. UNome, “Santa Paul” Kudla wase-Alaska uthe usesitholile futhi usesamukele isicelo sokubuya ngonyaka ozayo.
Uhulumeni akawakhokheli ama-Santas ukuze ahambele noma akhokhe izindleko zendiza (indawo yokuhlala, ukudla, kanye nohambo lwangaphakathi kwezwe kunikezwa), kodwa uye wathinta umphakathi omkhulu nosebenzayo wamazwe ngamazwe ka-Santa. UJorgen Rosland, umakadebona waseDanish Santa ohambele yomibili imikhosi yamaKyrgyz, usize ukuhlela iqembu laseYurophu kulo nyaka ngesicelo sehhovisi lezokuvakasha.
“Ngazwakalisa ukuwuthakasela umkhosi [ngonyaka odlule] futhi into elandelayo engayithola kwaba isimemo sokuba ngiwuhambele. Ngokushesha ngikhiphe i-atlas ukuze ngithole ukuthi ngizoya kuphi emhlabeni,” kusho uSanta Peter Boxall waseCanada. “Ngineminyaka engu-75 ubudala futhi ngangijabule njengengane encane.”
Lapho bengenzi uhambo lokuya eziqiwini zezwe, bedla noNdunankulu wase-Kyrgyz u-Igor Chudinov, noma bexhumana nabanye abantu, u-Santas noFather Frosts ababevakashile babejabulisa izixuku ezazimamatheka kakhulu kunokungabaza. Umlingisi wase-Kyrgyz ogqoke njengo-St. Nick wadlala emanzini e-Issyk-Kul naphezu kwamazinga okushisa abandayo. I-Eccentric "mambo artist" Paradise Yamamoto, ilungu lokuqala laseJapane le-World Santa Claus Congress, linikeze ama-teddy bear, ngenxa yezizathu ezazingacacile, izidladla ezinegazi. Izingane zabo bonke ubudala ziphoqele izithombe.
“Bheka isixuku. Wonke umuntu uphumile ukuzosibona,” kusho uBetty Horniblew, wase-UK unkosikazi kaSanta Ron Horniblew. “Sijabule ngokuba lapha. Indawo inhle futhi abantu banobungane futhi banomoya wokungenisa izihambi.”
U-Boxall, owezwa ngomkhosi wama-Kyrgyz evela ku-Danish Santas ku-inthanethi, naye wayenomdlandla ofanayo. “Ulimi lwalungelona isithiyo,” esho nge-e-mail ngemva kokubuyela ekhaya. “Kwesinye sezitobhi ngabona izalukazi ezintathu zihamba. Ngabanika i-hug ka-Santa ngamunye. Babejabule futhi bejabule futhi ngajabula ukuhlangana nabo.”
Noma kunjalo, ngisho nabantu umsebenzi wabo kuwukujabula bangabona indawo yokuthuthukisa. Omunye u-Santa uphakamise ukuthi amabhilidi ase-Kyrgyzstan angazuza ngokuchaphazwa kukapende, omunye wancoma izindlu zangasese ezengeziwe eduze kwemizila yezivakashi, futhi u-Boxall wathi ukufakwa kabusha kwetiyela komgwaqo ngeke kukulimaze.
Uhulumeni kanye nezikhulu zemboni yezokuvakasha nazo ziyasivuma isidingo sezinqubo zama-visa ezishelelayo, kanye namahhotela andayo nezindawo zokungcebeleka ezingcono.
“Abantu abaningi eYurophu abajwayele ukuza ezindaweni ezikude, kodwa iKyrgyzstan inezinto eziningi ezingase zibe khona—izintaba ezinhle, indawo enhle, abantu abahle,” kusho uMarcel Schiesstr, unjiniyela waseSwitzerland osebenza esakhiweni samanzi edolobheni laseKarakol owathi. waya emkhosini. “Kufanele basebenzise ithuba labo ngokunikeza izivakashi izimo eziphephile, indawo yokuhlala ekahle, nokwazisa kabanzi.”
