22 Disemba 2023
Sawubona Bangani,
Usuku oluhle!
Namuhla umkhosi we-solstice yasebusika. Esifundeni sethu siwubiza ngokuthi i-Dongzhi. Ake ngethule kancane ngokudla okukhethekile esikudlayo kulo mkhosi.
Umkhosi we-winter solstice uwumkhosi owenzeka cishe ngesikhathi se-winter solstice, ngokuvamile phakathi kukaDisemba 20 no-23 eNyakatho Nenkabazwe. Amasiko namasiko amaningi emhlabeni wonke agubha lo mcimbi ngemikhuba nemikhosi ehlukahlukene. Kwamanye amasiko, ufanekisela ukubuya kwelanga kanye nesithembiso samahora amaningi okukhanya kwelanga. Yisikhathi sokuhlangana, ukudla, futhi ngokuvamile sihilela amasiko nemikhosi ehlonipha ukushintsha kwezinkathi zonyaka. Izibonelo zemikhosi ye-winter solstice zifaka phakathi i-Yule emasikweni obuqaba, i-Dongzhi eMpumalanga Asia, kanye neminye imikhosi yamasiko enamasiko ayo ahlukile kanye nokubaluleka.
Engxenyeni eseningizimu yeShayina, abantu badla iTangyuan ngalolu suku.
I-Tangyuan, eyaziwa nangokuthi i-yuanxiao, iyi-dessert yendabuko yaseShayina eyenziwe ngofulawa welayisi ogcwele izinongo. Inhlama ibunjwa ibe amabhola amancane bese ivame ukugcwaliswa ngezinto ezihlukahlukene ezimnandi njenge-sesame paste, i-red bean paste, noma i-peanut paste. Amabhola agcwele abese ebiliswa bese ekhonzwa esobho noma isiraphu elimnandi. I-Tangyuan ivame ukujatshulelwa ngesikhathi semikhosi kanye nemicimbi ekhethekile, okufanekisela ubunye bomndeni kanye nobunye.
Engxenyeni esenyakatho yeShayina, abantu badla iDumpling ngalolu suku.
Ama-dumpling ayisigaba esibanzi sezitsha eziqukethe izingcezu ezincane zenhlama, ezivame ukugcwaliswa ngezinhlobo ezahlukene zezithako ezifana nenyama, imifino, noma ushizi. Angabiliswa, aphekwe ngomusi, noma athosiwe epanini, futhi ajatshulelwa emasikweni amaningi ahlukene emhlabeni jikelele, kanti isiko ngalinye linezinhlobo zalo kanye nokunambitheka kwalo. Ezinye izinhlobo ezidumile zama-dumpling zifaka phakathi izinhlobo zaseShayina, zaseJapane, zaseKorea, naseMpumalanga Yurophu njenge-pierogi kanye ne-pelmeni.
Kithina eHuangyan, sidla i-tangyuan emnandi embozwe yimpuphu kasoya. Impuphu ibukeka njengenhlabathi ephuzi. Siphinde sithi ngokuhleka “Ukudla i-Tu” (kusho ukudla inhlabathi).
Uma kukhona omunye umkhosi womkhosi omaziyo, wamukele umyalezo wakho osishiyayo. Siyakwazisa ukugxila kwakho kithi.
Ngiyabonga futhi ube nempelasonto enhle!
Kusuka ku: Jeanne
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Disemba 22-2023