UMnyhadala weLaba umi njengeholide yesintu yaseTshayina ehlonitshwayo, ehlanganiswe nzulu kwinkcubeko yabantu. Uba minyaka le ngomhla wesibhozo wenyanga yeshumi elinesibini, umhla obonisa ukuqala kokubalwa kwexesha ukuya kwiMnyhadala weNtwasahlobo - owona mnyhadala ubalulekileyo kwikhalenda yenkcubeko yaseTshayina. Kangangezizukulwana, olu suku luthathwa njengesikhumbuzo esithambileyo sokulungiselela unyaka omtsha ozayo, ukusuka ekucoceni ngokupheleleyo izindlu ukuya ekuqokeleleni izithako zokutya kwemikhosi. Ngokungafaniyo nemibhiyozo emikhulu nenengxolo yezinye iiholide, uMnyhadala weLaba uthwala ubushushu obuzolileyo, ugxile ekubopheni usapho olusondeleyo kunye nokugcinwa ngononophelo kwamasiko amadala adluliselwe kookhokho. Lusuku apho iintsapho ziyeka ukuxakeka imihla ngemihla, zihlangana kwaye zamkele amasiko azidibanisa neengcambu zazo.

Iingcambu zoMnyhadala weLaba ziqala kwiinkcubeko zamandulo zezolimo, apho abantu babexhomekeke kakhulu kwizivuno ukuze baphile kwaye baphile. Ngelo xesha, lo mnyhadala wawunxulunyaniswa nombulelo onzulu ngezipho zendalo kunye nemithandazo enyanisekileyo yesivuno esihle sonyaka ozayo. Imibhiyozo yokuqala yayigxile kwimibhiyozo enzulu yokuhlonipha ookhokho kunye nemimoya yendalo, njengoko uluntu lwamandulo lwalukholelwa ngokuqinileyo ukuba ezo zithethe ziya kuzisa uxolo, impumelelo kunye nobutyebi kwiintsapho zabo nakwiilali zabo. Kwiminyaka emininzi edlulileyo, la masiko akudala adibana kancinci kancinci neemfundiso zonqulo kunye nezithethe zabantu basekuhlaleni, edlula kwiinguqu ezincinci ngelixa egcina iintsingiselo eziphambili. Ekugqibeleni, aguqukela kwimibhiyozo egcinwa namhlanje, ephawulwa ngamasiko akhethekileyo kunye nokutya okufuziselayo okunentsingiselo etyebileyo yenkcubeko.

Impembelelo yobuBhuda yongeze iileya ezintsha kwintsingiselo yeLaba Festival, nangona ukuhlanganiswa kwayo nenkcubeko yabantu bendawo kwadala iindlela ezahlukeneyo ezahlukileyo kwizithethe zonqulo ezicocekileyo. Iintsomi zithi uBuddha wafumana ukukhanya kokomoya ngaloo mini kanye emva kweminyaka emininzi elandela. Ngaphambi koko, wahambahamba kumazwe amakhulu iminyaka efuna inyaniso, enyamezela ubunzima obukhulu, indlala nonxano. Xa wayesele eza kuwa, umntu wasemakhaya onobubele wamfumana waza wamnika ipolishi efudumeleyo eyenziwe ngeenkozo ezixutyiweyo kunye neziqhamo ezintsha. Esi sidlo silula savuselela amandla akhe saza sacoca ingqondo yakhe, samvumela ukuba asondele ekukhanyeni okupheleleyo. Ukuze kukhunjulwe esi senzo senceba kunye nokukhanyiselwa kukaBuddha, iimonasteri zamaBhuda kamva zamkela isiko lokwabelana ngepolishi nabantu abaqhelekileyo ngalo mhla. Ekuhambeni kwexesha, esi sithethe saguqula isitya esilula sepolishi saba luphawu olunamandla lovelwano, umbulelo kunye noncedo oluhlangeneyo.

Ukwenza iporridge kusasoloko kuyinxalenye ephambili yeLaba Festival, kodwa iindlela zokupheka zahlukile kakhulu kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo ngenxa yemozulu yendawo, imveliso kunye nemikhwa yokuphila. Idla ngokubizwa ngokuba yi-Eight-Treasure Porridge, idibanisa iinkozo ezahlukeneyo, iimbotyi, amantongomane kunye neziqhamo ezomisiweyo, nganye inentsingiselo yayo efuziselayo. Izithako eziqhelekileyo ziquka irayisi etyebileyo yobumnandi kunye nokunamathela - ifuzisela ubunye bosapho, iimbotyi ezibomvu zethamsanqa, i-millet yempumelelo, imbewu yelotus yobumsulwa, iidethi ezomisiweyo zovuyo, ii-walnuts zobulumko, amantongomane obomi kunye nee-longan zomnqweno wokuba nabantwana abahloniphekileyo. Imimandla yasemantla idla ngokusebenzisa amantongomane amaninzi ukuze kube noburhabaxa, ngelixa iindawo zasemazantsi zikhetha ukongeza iziqhamo ezomisiweyo ezimnandi njengeediliya, iimango ezomisiweyo kunye neepersimmons ezomisiweyo ukuze kuphuculwe incasa. Iintsapho zihlala zilungisa izithako ngokusekelwe kuncasa yomntu kunye noko kufumanekayo, okwenza imbiza nganye yeporridge ibe yodwa kwaye izele luthando. Oku kutya akupheleli nje ekutyeni; kumela ubunye bosapho obunzulu, njengoko amalungu osapho ehlanganisana ekhitshini ukuze akulungiselele kunye, encokola kwaye edlulisa iindlela zokupheka eziyimfihlo kunye namabali osapho.

I-Laba Garlic yenye yezithethe ezidumileyo, ezithandwa kakhulu kwiindawo ezisemantla elizwe apho ubusika bubanda kwaye bude khona. Kwi-Laba Festival, iintsapho zikhetha ngononophelo ii-clove zegalikhi ezityebileyo nezintsha, zizixobule nganye nganye zize zicwiliswe kwiviniga yerayisi esemgangathweni ophezulu. Emva koko zivala isikhongozeli ngokuqinileyo ngesiciko kwaye zigcine kwindawo epholileyo, eyomileyo kude nelanga elithe ngqo. Emva kweeveki zokubilisa ngokwendalo, ii-clove zegalikhi zijika zibe luhlaza olukhanyayo, oluthambileyo kunye nencasa emnandi nehlaziyayo. Idla ngokukhonzwa njengesitya esisecaleni ngexesha lesidlo se-Spring Festival, idityaniswa kakuhle nee-dumplings, ii-buns eziphekiweyo kunye nokunye ukutya okuqhelekileyo kwemikhosi. Eli siko likwanentsingiselo enzulu yomfuziselo - umbala oluhlaza oqaqambileyo umele ubomi obutsha kunye namandla, ngelixa inkqubo yokubilisa ecothayo imele umonde, unyamezelo kunye nethemba leentsuku ezingcono ezizayo.

Iinkcubeko zengingqi ziye zabumba amasiko ahlukeneyo eLaba ngaphaya kweporridge negalikhi, zongeza ubutyebi kwiintsingiselo zomnyhadala. KwiPhondo laseSichuan, elaziwa ngokutya okuneziqholo, abantu benza iLaba Tofu eneziqholo ngokubilisa itofu eqinileyo ngomgubo wetshili, ityuwa, iipeppercorns zaseSichuan kunye nezinye iziqholo. Esi siqholo sinencasa sigcinwa kwiimbiza kwaye sisetyenziswa kwizidlo zemihla ngemihla, songeza incasa enamandla kwizitya kwaye sabelwana ngaso phakathi kwabamelwane njengophawu lobuhlobo. Kwiindawo ezikunxweme ezifana neGuangdong neFujian, ezinye iintsapho zongeza ukutya kwaselwandle okutsha okufana ne-shrimp, ii-scallops kunye nee-oyster ezomisiweyo kwiporridge, zidibanisa izithako zaselwandle zasekuhlaleni kunye neendlela zendabuko zokwenza iporridge ukuze zenze incasa eyahlukileyo. Kwiindawo zasemaphandleni ezikude, abantu abadala baqokelela abantwana emlilweni ngokuhlwa, bebalisa amabali acacileyo malunga nemvelaphi yomnyhadala kunye neentsomi, beqinisekisa ukuba amasiko ayaqhubeka ngembali yomlomo. Olu tshintsho lwengingqi lubonisa ngokupheleleyo ubutyebi kunye nokwahluka kwenkcubeko yaseTshayina, kunye nendlela amasiko azivumelanisa ngayo neendlela zokuphila zasekuhlaleni kunye neendawo ezingqongileyo.

Amabali emveli malunga noMnyhadala weLaba wongeza ubuhle obukhethekileyo kwintsingiselo yawo yenkcubeko, ukudlulisela amaxabiso okuziphatha kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana. Ibali elichukumisayo lithetha ngeentsapho ezihlwempuzekileyo ezazingenako ukuthenga izithako ezityebileyo zeporridge yeLaba. Xa abantu basemaphandleni beva ngemeko yabo, ngamnye wabo waqokelela iinkozo ezincinci, iimbotyi kunye neziqhamo kwiindawo zabo zokugcina ukuze zibancede. Bapheke imbiza yeporridge ezele luthando, ububele kunye nenkathalo yoluntu. Eli bali lifundisa amaxabiso abalulekileyo esisa, uncedo oluhlangeneyo kunye nenkxaso yoluntu, likhumbuza abantu ukuba bakhathalele abo basweleyo. Elinye ibali lidibanisa umnyhadala neengcali zamandulo, ezazisebenzisa usuku lweLaba ukuphonononga izifundo zazo ngokupheleleyo kwaye zithandazele impumelelo kwiimviwo zobukhosi - eyona ndlela ibalulekileyo yomsebenzi osemthethweni eTshayina yamandulo. La mabali awenzi nje kuphela umnyhadala ube nomdla ngakumbi kodwa akwadlulisa nezifundo zokuziphatha ezixabisekileyo, edibanisa izizukulwana zangoku nexesha elidlulileyo lembali.

Kule mihla, uMnyhadala weLaba uyaqhubeka nokutshintsha uluntu ngelixa ugcina amasiko awo aphambili. Ulutsha oluninzi, nangona luphila ubomi obuxakekileyo basezidolophini lusebenza nzima kwaye lucinezelwe kukufunda, luthatha ixesha lokufunda ukwenza i-Laba porridge kunye negalikhi kubazali babo nakoomakhulu nootatomkhulu babo. Babona oku njengendlela yokubonisa uthando kubantu abadala kunye nokuzuza amasiko osapho. Ezinye iindawo kunye neendawo zokuhlala zibamba imisitho kawonkewonke apho amavolontiya apheka iimbiza ezinkulu ze-Laba porridge aze abelane ngayo nabantu angabaziyo, abadlulayo kunye nabantu abangenamakhaya, bekhuthaza umoya wobubele kunye nobunye bentlalo. Iimonasteri zamaBhuda kulo lonke ilizwe zisabambelele kwisiko lokusasaza i-porridge yasimahla kuluntu, zitsala abantu abavela kuzo zonke iindlela zobomi - kuquka amakholwa, abakhenkethi kunye nabemi basekuhlaleni - abafuna iintsikelelo kunye nokuziva beyinxalenye yoluntu. Amaqonga eendaba ezentlalo nawo adlala indima ebalulekileyo ekusasazeni inkcubeko yeminyhadala, apho abantu babelana ngeefoto ze-porridge eyenziwe ekhaya, igalikhi kunye nexesha lokubhiyozela kwi-intanethi, okuvumela isiko ukuba lifikelele kubaphulaphuli abaninzi.

Lo mnyhadala awupheleli nje ekubhiyozeleni ukutya; ubonakalisa ngokunzulu amaxabiso aseTshayina kunye nefilosofi yobomi. Ugxininisa ukubaluleka kokudibana kwakhona kosapho, umbulelo onyanisekileyo kwindalo kunye nookhokho, kunye nentlonipho enzulu ngamasiko. Kwihlabathi lanamhlanje elikhawulezayo apho abantu bahlala bexakeke ngumsebenzi kunye nezixhobo zedijithali, uMnyhadala weLaba ukhumbuza abantu ukuba banciphise isantya sabo, baxabise ixesha elixabisekileyo kunye nabantu ababathandayo kwaye bahloniphe iingcambu zabo zenkcubeko. Usebenza njengebhulorho phakathi kwexesha elidlulileyo nelangoku, udibanisa izizukulwana ezincinci nobulumko bamandulo kunye namasiko abumba ubuwena baseTshayina kwiminyaka engamawaka. Ukwafundisa abantu ukuba baneliseke, babulela kwaye baxabise ulonwabo olulula ebomini.

Njengoko utshintshiselwano lwenkcubeko lwehlabathi lukhula rhoqo, uMnyhadala weLaba uye wafumana ingqalelo kunye nokuqatshelwa kwamazwe ngamazwe. Unika ithuba elixabisekileyo kwinkcubeko yabantu baseTshayina, ebonisa indlela amasiko alula emihla ngemihla anokuthwala ngayo intsingiselo enzulu yenkcubeko kunye neempawu zobuntu. Abakhenkethi kunye nabantu bamanye amazwe abahlala eTshayina badla ngokujoyina imibhiyozo yeLaba, bezama iporridge yeLaba kunye negalikhi, befunda ngembali kunye namasiko omnyhadala kubantu basekuhlaleni. Olu kwabelana ngeenkcubeko ezahlukeneyo akuncedi nje kuphela ukugcina nokukhuthaza inkcubeko yendabuko yaseTshayina kodwa kuyenza ibandakanyeke ngakumbi kwaye ifikeleleke kubantu kwihlabathi liphela. Ikhuthaza ukuqondana kunye nentlonipho phakathi kweenkcubeko ezahlukeneyo, inegalelo kulwahluko lweenkcubeko zehlabathi.

Ukuthandwa okuhlala ixesha elide kunye namandla eLaba Festival kuxhomekeke ekubeni ikwazi ukuziqhelanisa namaxesha atshintshayo ngelixa igcina amaxabiso abalulekileyo engatshintshi. Ihlala inentsingiselo kubantu baseTshayina kuba igxile kunxibelelwano lokwenene lwabantu - phakathi kwamalungu osapho, phakathi kwabamelwane, phakathi koluntu kunye naphakathi kwexesha elidlulileyo nelangoku. Isitya ngasinye seporridge efudumeleyo yeLaba kunye nebhotile nganye yeLaba Garlic enuka kamnandi iphethe amabali achukumisayo othando, amasiko kunye nethemba. Yinxalenye ebalulekileyo yelifa lenkcubeko yaseTshayina, eliya kuqhubeka lidluliselwa kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana, likhanya ngokuqaqambileyo kwixesha elizayo ngobuhle balo obukhethekileyo kunye neentsingiselo ezinzulu.

Iingcambu zoMnyhadala weLaba ziqala kwiinkcubeko zamandulo zezolimo, apho abantu babexhomekeke kakhulu kwizivuno ukuze baphile. Ngelo xesha, lo mnyhadala wawunxulunyaniswa nokubulela izipho zendalo kunye nemithandazo yesivuno sonyaka ozayo. Imibhiyozo yokuqala yayigxile kwimibhiyozo yokuhlonipha ookhokho kunye nemimoya yendalo, njengoko uluntu lwamandulo lwalukholelwa ukuba ezo zithethe ziya kuzisa uxolo kunye nobuninzi. Kwiinkulungwane ezininzi, la masiko adityaniswe nezithethe zonqulo nezesintu, aguquka abe yimibhiyozo egcinwa namhlanje ngamasiko akhethekileyo kunye nokutya okufuziselayo.

Impembelelo yobuBhuda yongeze iileya ezintsha kwintsingiselo yeLaba Festival, nangona ukuhlanganiswa kwayo nenkcubeko yabantu kwadala iindlela ezahlukeneyo. Iintsomi zithi uBuddha wafumana ukukhanya kokomoya ngaloo mini kanye. Ngaphambi koko, wahambahamba iminyaka efuna inyaniso, enyamezela ubunzima obukhulu kunye nendlala. Ummi welali onobubele wamnika ipolishi efudumeleyo eyenziwe ngeenkozo neziqhamo, eyamnceda ukuba afumane amandla kwaye asondele ekukhanyeni. Kamva iimonki zamkela isiko lokwabelana ngepolishi nabantu, ziguqula isidlo esilula saba luphawu lovelwano nombulelo.

Ukwenza iporridge kusaqhubeka kuyinto ephambili kwiLaba Festival, kodwa iindlela zokupheka zahlukile kakhulu kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo. Idla ngokubizwa ngokuba yiEight-Treasure Porridge, idibanisa iinkozo ezahlukeneyo, iimbotyi, amantongomane kunye neziqhamo ezomisiweyo. Izithako eziqhelekileyo ziquka irayisi etyebileyo, iimbotyi ezibomvu, i-millet, imbewu ye-lotus, iidethi ezomisiweyo, ii-walnuts, amantongomane kunye nee-longan. Iindawo ezisemantla zidla ngokusebenzisa amantongomane amaninzi ukuze kube nokuthungwa okukrwada, ngelixa iindawo ezisemazantsi zongeza iziqhamo ezomisiweyo ezimnandi njengeediliya kunye neemango ezomisiweyo. Iintsapho zihlala zilungisa izithako ngokusekelwe kukuthanda kwazo, zenze imbiza nganye yeporridge ibe yeyahlukileyo. Oku kutya akupheleli nje ekutyeni; kumela ubunye, njengoko amalungu osapho ehlanganisana ukuze akulungiselele kunye, edlulisa iindlela zokupheka kunye namabali.

Igalikhi yeLaba yenye yezithethe ezidumileyo, ezidumileyo kwiindawo ezisemantla zelizwe. Iintsapho zixovula ii-clove zegalikhi zize zizifake kwiviniga yerayisi, emva koko zivale isitya zize zigcine kwindawo epholileyo. Emva kweeveki zokubilisa, igalikhi iba luhlaza okotshani kwaye ivelise incasa emuncu. Idla ngokukhonzwa njengesitya esisecaleni ngexesha lesidlo saseNtwasahlobo, idityaniswa kakuhle nee-dumplings kunye nokunye ukutya kwemikhosi. Esi siko sikwanentsingiselo efuziselayo - umbala oluhlaza umele ubomi obutsha, ngelixa inkqubo yokubilisa imele umonde nethemba leentsuku ezingcono ezizayo.

Iinkcubeko zengingqi ziye zabumba amasiko ahlukeneyo eLaba ngaphaya kweporridge negalikhi. KwiPhondo laseSichuan, abantu benza iLaba Tofu eqhotsiweyo ngokubilisa itofu ngetshili netyuwa. Esi sinongo sinencasa sisetyenziswa kwizidlo zemihla ngemihla kwaye sabelwana ngaso phakathi kwabamelwane. Kwiindawo ezikunxweme lolwandle, ezinye iintsapho zongeza ukutya kwaselwandle kwiporridge, zidibanisa izithako zasekuhlaleni nezenzo zesintu. Kwiindawo zasemaphandleni, abantu abadala babalisa amabali malunga nemvelaphi yemibhiyozo kubantwana, beqinisekisa ukuba amasiko ayaqhubeka ngembali yomlomo. Olu tshintsho lwengingqi lubonisa ubutyebi benkcubeko yaseTshayina kunye nendlela amasiko azivumelanisa ngayo neendlela zokuphila zasekuhlaleni.

Amabali emveli malunga noMnyhadala weLaba wongeza ubuhle kwintsingiselo yawo yenkcubeko. Elinye ibali libalisa ngeentsapho ezihlwempuzekileyo ezazingenako ukuthenga izithako ezityebileyo zepapa. Abemi belali baqokelela iinkozo ezincinci kunye neziqhamo ukubanceda, besenza imbiza yepapa egcwele uthando nobubele. Eli bali lifundisa ixabiso lesisa kunye nenkxaso yoluntu. Elinye ibali lidibanisa umnyhadala neengcali zamandulo, ezazisebenzisa usuku lweLaba ukuphonononga izifundo kunye nokuthandazela impumelelo kwiimviwo. La mabali adlulisa izifundo zokuziphatha kwaye adibanisa izizukulwana zangoku kwixesha elidlulileyo.

Kule mihla, uMnyhadala weLaba uyaqhubeka nokutshintsha ngelixa ugcina amasiko aphambili. Ulutsha oluninzi lufunda ukwenza iporridge negalikhi kubazali nakootatomkhulu noomakhulu, nokuba kubomi basezidolophini obuxakekileyo. Ezinye iindawo zibamba imisitho kawonke-wonke apho abantu babelana ngeporridge yeLaba nabantu abangabaziyo, bekhuthaza ububele kunye nobunye. Iimonasteri zamaBhuda zisasasaza iporridge yasimahla, zitsala abantu abavela kuzo zonke iindlela zobomi abafuna iintsikelelo kunye nokuqonda uluntu. Imidiya yoluntu ikwanceda ekusasazeni inkcubeko yeminyhadala, apho abantu babelana ngeefoto zeporridge eyenziwe ekhaya kunye namasiko kwi-intanethi.

Lo mnyhadala awupheleli nje ekubhiyozeleni ukutya; ubonakalisa amaxabiso aseTshayina. Ugxininisa ukudibana kweentsapho, umbulelo, kunye nentlonipho kwizinyanya kunye namasiko. Kwihlabathi elikhawulezayo, uMnyhadala weLaba ukhumbuza abantu ukuba banciphise isantya, baxabise ixesha nabantu ababathandayo, kwaye bahloniphe iingcambu zenkcubeko. Udibanisa ixesha elidlulileyo nelangoku, udibanisa izizukulwana ezincinci nobulumko bamandulo kunye namasiko abumba ubuwena baseTshayina.

Njengoko utshintshiselwano lwenkcubeko lwehlabathi lukhula, uMnyhadala weLaba ufumene ingqalelo engaphezulu kwihlabathi liphela. Unika ithuba lokujonga inkcubeko yabantu baseTshayina, nto leyo ebonisa indlela amasiko alula anentsingiselo enzulu ngayo. Abakhenkethi kunye nabantu bamanye amazwe badla ngokujoyina imibhiyozo, bezama iporridge yeLaba kwaye befunda ngembali yalo mnyhadala. Olu kwabelana ngeenkcubeko ezahlukeneyo kunceda ukugcina isithethe ngelixa kusenza sibandakanyeke ngakumbi.

Ukuthandwa okuhlala kuhleli kweLaba Festival kuxhomekeke ekubeni ikwazi ukuziqhelanisa namaxesha atshintshayo ngelixa igcina imilinganiselo ebalulekileyo. Ihlala inentsingiselo kuba igxile kunxibelelwano lwabantu - phakathi kwamalungu osapho, uluntu, kunye nexesha elidlulileyo nelangoku. Isitya ngasinye seporridge kunye nejagi yegalikhi sinamabali othando, amasiko, kunye nethemba, okwenza ukuba ibe yinxalenye ebalulekileyo yelifa lenkcubeko laseTshayina eliya kuqhubeka lidluliselwa kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana.