Umkhosi Wezibani

I-Lantern Festival iyiholide lendabuko lamaShayina, amasiko e-Lantern Festival anenqubo ende yokwakheka, esekelwe esikweni lasendulo lokuvula izibani ukuze athandazele izibusiso.Ukuvulwa kwezibani zesibusiso kuvame ukuqala ngobusuku be-14 benyanga yokuqala “izibani zokuhlola”, futhi “izibani” zobusuku be-15, abantu kufanele bakhanyise izibani, ezaziwa nangokuthi “izibani zokuthumela nezimbiza”, ukuze bathandaze konkulunkulu.

Ukwethulwa kwesiko lamaBuddha eMpumalanga Han Dynasty nakho kwaba nendima ebalulekile ekwakhiweni kwamasiko oMkhosi Wezibani.Ngesikhathi sikaYongping soMbusi uMing Wozalo LwaseHan, uMbusi uMing Wozalo LwaseHan wayala ukuthi ngobusuku be-15 benyanga yokuqala esigodlweni nasezigodlweni zezindela “kushise izibani ukuze kuboniswe uBuddha” ukuze kuthuthukiswe ubuBuddha.Ngakho-ke, isiko lokukhanyisa izibani ngosuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yokuqala kancane kancane landa eShayina ngokwanda kwethonya lesiko lamaBuddha futhi kamuva ukwengezwa kwesiko lamaTao.

Ngesikhathi seNyakatho neSouthern Dynasties, umkhuba wokukhanyisa izibani eMkhosini weLantern waduma.UMbusi uWu waseLiang wayekholelwa ngokuqinile ebuBuddha, futhi isigodlo sakhe sasihlotshiswe ngezibani ngosuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yokuqala.Ngesikhathi soBukhosi BamaTang, ukushintshana kwamasiko phakathi kweShayina namazwe angaphandle kwasondelana, ubuBuddha badlondlobala, futhi kwakuyinto evamile ukuba izikhulu kanye nabantu “bakhanyisele uBuddha izibani” ngosuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yokuqala, ngakho izibani zamaBuddha zasakazeka kubo bonke abantu.Kusukela eNkathini YaseTang kuqhubeke, uMkhosi Wezibani waba umcimbi osemthethweni.Usuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yokuqala yekhalenda lenyanga uMkhosi Wezibani.

Usuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yokuqala yekhalenda lenyanga uMkhosi Wezibani, owaziwa nangokuthi uMkhosi we-Shang Yuan, uMkhosi Wezibani, noMkhosi Wezibani.Inyanga yokuqala yinyanga yokuqala yekhalenda lenyanga, futhi abantu basendulo babiza ubusuku ngokuthi "ubusuku", ngakho-ke usuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yokuqala lubizwa ngokuthi "I-Lantern Festival".

Ngokushintsha komphakathi kanye nezikhathi, amasiko nemikhuba yoMkhosi Wezibani sekuyisikhathi eside ishintshile, kodwa kusengumkhosi wendabuko wamaShayina.Ngobusuku bosuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yokuqala, abantu baseShayina banochungechunge lwemisebenzi yesintu efana nokubuka izibani, ukudla amadombolo, ukudla uMkhosi Wezibani, ukuqagela izimfumbe zezibani, nokuqhumisa iziqhumane.