Umthendeleko waseDragon, owaziwa nguDuanuve uMthendeleko weDuanul, yiholide yendabuko yesiqhelo ebhiyozelwe iminyaka engaphezu kwe-2 000. Lo mnyhadala uqatshelwe ngomhla wesihlanu wenyanga yesihlanu yekhalenda yenyanga, edla ngokuwa ngoMeyi okanye kaJuni wekhalenda yaseGregorian.
Umthendeleko we-dragon wesikhephe wabizwa emva kokuba inamba i-dragoni yekhetha imidyarho iba yinxalenye yombhiyozo. Izikhephe zihonjiswe ziintloko zedragon kunye nemisila, kunye namaqela eerowu akhuphisane ukuba ngowokuqala ukuwela umgca wokugqibela. Imvelaphi ye-dragon yomida yekhefu ichithwe kwimbali yaseTshayina kunye nentsomi.
Umnyhadala kuthiwa wavela ngexesha lexesha elisisayo e-China, ngeenxa zonke kwinkulungwane yesi-3 BC. Kukholelwa ukuba iphefumlelwe libali le-qu yuan, imbongi edumileyo yaseTshayina noMphathiswa owahlala ngeli xesha. I-Yuan yayingumlungiseleli othembekileyo onyanisekileyo eBukumkanini bakhe ngenxa yenkcaso yakhe kurhulumente olonakeleyo. Wahamba waya eMisa River ngaphandle kwethemba, kwaye abantu bobukumkani bakhe basikroza izikebhe zabo ukuba bamsindise. Nangona bengakwazi ukumhlangula, baqhubeka nesiko lokuhamba komdla rhoqo ngonyaka kwinkumbulo yakhe.
Umthendeleko waseSnagoni ikwadityaniswa namanye amasiko nezithethe. Enye yezona zinto zidume kakhulu kukusebenzisa iZongzi, ukutya kwe-Chinese okwesiko okwenziwe ngerayisi egcwele amanzi asongelwe ngamagqabi aqatha kwaye kuzaliswe yinyama, iimbotyi, okanye ezinye izithako. UZongzi kuthiwa waphoswa emlanjeni ukondla intlanzi kwaye ubathintele ekutyeni umzimba kaYuan.
Esinye isiko kukuxhotyiswa kwe-zhongzi-schets ezixineneyo zizaliswe ngamayeza amanqamlo, okholelwa ukuba agcine imimoya engendawo aze azise ithamsanqa. Abantu baphinda bahombisa amakhaya abo ngemifanekiso yeedragons kunye nezinye iisimboli ezigwenxa, kwaye abantwana banxiba i-scocelets ezinemibala ezenziwe ngentambo ezinamagqabi ukubakhusela ekonakaleni.
Umthendeleko waseDragon Iholide ebalulekileyo kwinkcubeko yamaTshayina, kwaye ibhiyozelwa kungekuphela nje eTshayina kodwa nakwamanye amazwe enabalinganiswa ababalulekileyo, eHoiwan, eHong, noSingapore. Umthendeleko lixesha lokuba abantu badibane ukuze bahlonele inkcubeko yenkcubeko kwaye bakhumbule amadini amadini anjenge-qu yuan olwela ubulungisa nenkululeko.
Ukuqukumbela, uMthendeleko waseShecko waseSheckosi ngumbhiyozo wenkcubeko yamaTshayina kunye nembali eqatshelwe ngaphezulu kweMillenia enye. Umthendeleko ubizwa ngokuba yi-dragoni yekhefu ihashe eliyinxalenye yombhiyozo, kodwa ikwanxulunyaniswa namanye amasiko nezithethe, ezixhonyiweyo ze-shets ezizaliswe ngamayeza amanqatha. Lo mnyhadala lixesha elibalulekileyo lokuba abantu badibane ukuze bahlonele inkcubeko yenkcubeko kwaye bakhumbule imibingelelo yabo balwela ubulungisa nenkululeko.
Sivuyisana nomntu wonke okwi-Dragon Boatsion uMthendeleko we-ningbo charm-teknoloji.
IXESHA LOKUQALA: Jun-21 ukuya kwi-2023
