Ukuqala kweNtwasahlobo, okwabizwa ngokuba yiLichun, kumela igama lokuqala kwinkqubo yemveli yamagama elanga aseTshayina, ephethe iintsingiselo ezinzulu zenkcubeko kunye namasiko abantu asele edlulile kangangeminyaka engamawaka. Libonisa utshintsho olucacileyo ukusuka ebusika obubandayo ukuya entwasahlobo efudumeleyo, lifanekisela ukuzalwa ngokutsha, ukukhula kunye nokuqala okutsha kwazo zonke izinto eziphilayo—iincasa ezincinci zengca, imithi emikhulu, izinambuzane ezincinci kunye nezilwanyana ezinkulu ngokufanayo. Eli gama liyinxalenye ebalulekileyo yenkcubeko yaseTshayina, eyaziwayo kwaye ibhiyozelwa ngabantu baseTshayina kwihlabathi liphela, liba yibhulorho ebalulekileyo edibanisa amaTshayina aphesheya kwezilwandle neengcambu zawo zenkcubeko kwaye ibanceda bagcine ubudlelwane obuqinileyo nezithethe zabo zookhokho babo.

Isiqalo seNtwasahlobo saqala eTshayina yamandulo, saphuhliswa saza saphucuka kwimbali ende, sitshintsha kunye nempucuko yezolimo. Abantu bamandulo bajonga ngononophelo utshintsho lwezinto zasezulwini, iipateni zemozulu kunye neziganeko zendalo ukuze bahlule unyaka ngokwamagama elanga—inkqubo eyayidlala indima ebalulekileyo ekukhokeleni imisebenzi yemihla ngemihla yezolimo. Isiqalo seNtwasahlobo ekuqaleni sasiyinxalenye yamagama asibhozo elanga kumaxesha amandulo, xa abantu babexhomekeke kakhulu kwindalo ngokutya nangokuphila. Kamva, ngexesha leNtshona Han Dynasty, yaba ngowokuqala kwiinkqubo zamagama elanga ezingamashumi amabini anesine, ezirekhodwe ngokusesikweni kwaye zakhuthazwa kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo. Le nkqubo inxibelelana ngokusondeleyo nobomi bezolimo, ixelela abalimi ukuba balungiselele nini ukutyala, ikhathalele izityalo kunye nokuvuna, ibonisa ubulumko babantu bamandulo ekuhlaleni nendalo kunye nokuziqhelanisa notshintsho lwamaxesha onyaka.

Xa kufika ukuqala kweNtwasahlobo, kwenzeka utshintsho oluncinci kodwa olunentsingiselo kwindalo, olubonisa ukuphela kokubanda nokuqala kokuvuselelwa. Umoya obandayo uyaphela kancinci kancinci, uthatyathelw’ indawo yimimoya ethambileyo ethwala ubushushu obuncinci. Ukukhanya kwelanga kuyafudumala kwaye kuhlale ixesha elide, kunyibilikisa iqabaka engceni nasemasebeni emithi. Imilambo eqandisiweyo iqala ukunyibilika, kunye nemilambo emincinci egeleza kwakhona njengoko umkhenkce unyibilika emanzini. Izinambuzane ezihlala ixesha elide ziyavuka emva kokungalali ixesha elide, ziphuma ukuze zihlole indawo entsha, ngelixa amahlumela athambileyo ehluma kumasebe emithi aze avuleke abe ngamagqabi amancinci aluhlaza. Ingca idlula emhlabeni, ibonisa iimpawu eziluhlaza ezikhanyayo zobomi. Nangona eminye imimandla esemantla isenemozulu ebandayo okanye ikhephu ngamanye amaxesha, umkhwa ujikeleza ubushushu nokuvuselelwa, ukhumbuza abantu ukuba ubusika obunzima buphelile kwaye intwasahlobo ephilayo iza namathuba amatsha.

Amasiko ahlukeneyo anomdla esintu adluliselwe kwiinkulungwane ezininzi ukubhiyozela ukuqala kweNtwasahlobo, kwaye amasiko amaninzi asaphila nanamhlanje, edibanisa abantu nelifa labo lenkcubeko. Elinye isiko elidumileyo yiBiting Spring, umkhwa obonisa ukwamkela amandla entwasahlobo ngokutya. Abantu batya ukutya okukhethekileyo ukwamkela intwasahlobo, njengeepancakes zasentwasahlobo, iispring rolls kunye neeradishes, nganye ineentsingiselo ezikhethekileyo. Iipancakes zasentwasahlobo zincinci kwaye zithambile, zihlala zisongelwe ngemifuno emitsha kunye nezinye izizaliso, ezimele ukuqokelela ubutsha bentwasahlobo. Iispring rolls zenziwa ngokusonga izizaliso kwintlama encinci kwaye ziqhotswe de zibe mdaka, zifanekisela impumelelo kunye nobushushu. Iiradishes ziqinile kwaye zinoshukela, kukholelwa ukuba zisusa ubuthi emzimbeni ebusika kwaye zizisa impilo entle kwixesha elitsha. Iindawo ezahlukeneyo zinomahluko omncinci ekutyeni kweNtwasahlobo kweBiting—ezinye zongeza izizaliso zenyama, ezinye zikhetha ukhetho lwemifuno kuphela—kodwa zonke zifuna ukwamkela amandla entwasahlobo.

Ukubetha iNkomo yaseNtwasahlobo yenye inkcubeko ebalulekileyo, egxile kakhulu kwiinkcubeko zezolimo apho iinkomo zazibalulekile ekulimeni. Abantu bamandulo babesenza iinkomo ngodongwe okanye ngephepha, zihonjiswe ngemicu yephepha enemibala ebonisa isivuno esihle, impumelelo kunye nengqolowa eninzi. Ekuqaleni kweNtwasahlobo, abadala okanye amagosa asekuhlaleni babekhokela imisitho, bebetha inkomo yaseNtwasahlobo ngeemvubu zewillow ngelixa bethandazela ingqolowa eninzi kunye nethamsanqa kunyaka olandelayo. Eli siko livela ekubalulekeni kweenkomo kwimveliso yezolimo—iinkomo zazinceda abalimi ukuba balime amasimi, batyale izityalo kwaye bathwale imithwalo enzima. Ukubetha inkomo yaseNtwasahlobo kujolise ekuvuseni umhlaba ebuthongweni basebusika, ukukhuthaza abalimi ukuba baqale ixesha elitsha lokutyala kunye nokubonisa ulindelo lonyaka ophumelelayo. Namhlanje, ezinye iindawo zasemaphandleni zisaqhubeka nalo msebenzi wokugcina isithethe, zitsala abemi basekuhlaleni kunye nabakhenkethi ukuba bajoyine imibhiyozo.

Ezinye izithethe ziquka iWelcoming Spring, ukunxiba iiHombo zeNtwasahlobo kunye neeFlying Kites, nganye yongeza uvuyo kunye nentsingiselo kwimibhiyozo. IWelcoming Spring yayiyeyona msitho mkhulu owawusenziwa ngabalawuli bamandulo, ababekhokela amagosa ukuba anqule uThixo weNtwasahlobo kwaye athandazele isivuno esihle kunye noxolo lwesizwe. Kamva, yaba ngumsebenzi odumileyo wabantu: abantu babenxibe njengezithunywa zeNtwasahlobo, behambahamba kwiilali nakwiidolophu, bekhwaza besithi “Intwasahlobo iyeza” ukuze basasaze uvuyo. Amantombazana amancinci ayedla ngokwenza imihombiso emincinci efana neenkonjane okanye iintyatyambo ngesilika enemibala, ezinxibe iinwele okanye ezixhonywe emasebeni—ezi milo zifanekisela ithamsanqa, ulonwabo kunye nokufika kwentwasahlobo. IiFlying kites nazo ziyathandwa, njengoko umoya wentwasahlobo uthambile kwaye uzinzile, ufanelekile ekubhabheni iikite. Abantu babhabha iikite zeemilo ezahlukeneyo kunye nobukhulu, bekholelwa ukuba oku kuzisa ithamsanqa, bagxotha ithamsanqa elibi kwaye baphucula impilo ngokunandipha umoya omtsha wangaphandle.

Ukuqala kweNtwasahlobo kubhiyozelwa nangamaTshayina aphesheya kweelwandle, aguqula amasiko ukuze ahambelane nobomi basekuhlaleni ngelixa egcina intsingiselo yenkcubeko engundoqo ingaphazanyiswa. Kumazwe afana neSingapore neMalaysia, apho kuhlala khona uluntu olukhulu lwamaTshayina, abantu babamba imisebenzi eyahlukeneyo ukuphawula olu suku. Umzekelo, uninzi lwamaTshayina lufaka imali kwiibhanki xa kuqala iNtwasahlobo, umkhwa obonisa ukonga imali yekamva kunye nethemba lobutyebi kunye nokuchuma kunyaka omtsha. Bakwabamba imithandazo kwiitempile okanye kwiindawo zoluntu, bephethe imifanekiso yeenkomo ezincinci zentwasahlobo kwaye benikela amadini ukuze banqwenelele usapho ithamsanqa, impilo kunye nolonwabo. Oku kungqina ukuba Ukuqala kweNtwasahlobo kuye kwaba luphawu olubalulekileyo lwenkcubeko kumaTshayina ehlabathi, kunceda ukudlulisa inkcubeko yemveli kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana kwaye komeleza ubudlelwane phakathi koluntu lwamaTshayina aphesheya kweelwandle.

Ngaphandle kwamasiko esintu, iStart of Spring inefuthe elikhulu kuncwadi nobugcisa baseTshayina, ikhuthaza imisebenzi emininzi edumisa ubuhle beli gama. Iimbongi zamandulo zabhala imibongo echaza imiboniso yasentwasahlobo—iintyatyambo eziqhakazayo, imimoya epholileyo kunye nezilwanyana eziphilayo—zivakalisa umnqweno wokuqalisa okutsha kunye noxabiso ngobuhle bendalo. Abaculi bapeyinta imihlaba kunye nemisebenzi yabantu enxulumene neStart of Spring, bebamba intsingiselo yexesha kunye nokubaluleka kwenkcubeko. Le misebenzi ibonisa uthando lwabantu ngendalo kunye nentlonipho yemijikelo yexesha. Nanamhlanje, iStart of Spring isabalulekile kwinkcubeko yaseTshayina: izikolo kunye noluntu lubamba imisebenzi yokwazisa amasiko, njengokwenza imihombiso yasentwasahlobo okanye ukuthetha ngamagama elanga, ukunceda abantu abaselula baqonde kwaye bazuze ilifa lenkcubeko.

Kubomi bemihla ngemihla, abantu balungisa indlela yokuphila ngokufika kweNtwasahlobo, belandela ubulumko bamandulo ukuze bavumelane notshintsho lwexesha lonyaka. Banikela ingqalelo engakumbi kwimpilo, begxila ekutyeni okulula, okutsha okunemifuno yexesha lonyaka efana ne-chives, ispinatshi kunye ne-bamboo shoots—ekukholelwa ukuba zizityebi kwizakhamzimba kwaye zifanelekile entwasahlobo. Abantu abaninzi benza nemisebenzi engaphezulu yangaphandle, njengokuhamba, ukuhamba intaba okanye ukubhabha ii-kite, ukuze bonwabele imozulu efudumeleyo nomoya omtsha, benceda imizimba neengqondo ukuba zivumelane notshintsho oluvela ebusika ukuya entwasahlobo. Ukongeza, abaninzi bathatha eli thuba lokwenza izicwangciso ezintsha, bazibekele iinjongo okanye baqalise iiprojekthi, njengoko iNtwasahlobo ifanekisela ukuqala okutsha. Ikhumbuza abantu nokuba ubusika bubanda kangakanani, intwasahlobo ihlala ifika, izisa ithemba, amandla kunye namathuba okuqala ngokutsha.

Ukuqala kweNtwasahlobo akupheleli nje ekubeni ligama lelanga; lithwala ilifa lenkcubeko yamaTshayina, libonisa ubulumko babantu bamandulo, intlonipho yendalo kunye nokufuna ubomi obulungileyo. Lidibanisa indalo, ezolimo kunye nobomi bomntu, libonisa ubudlelwane obuhambelanayo phakathi kwabantu kunye nendalo exabiseke kwinkcubeko yamaTshayina kangangeminyaka engamawaka. Libhiyozelwa kwihlabathi liphela ngabantu baseTshayina, likwakhuthaza ukutshintshiselana ngenkcubeko, linceda ihlabathi liqonde ngakumbi ngenkcubeko yemveli yamaTshayina kunye nexabiso layo. Eli siko lingapheliyo liphethe imbali, amasiko kunye nethemba lekamva, liqhubeka lidluliselwa kwizizukulwana ngezizukulwana, lizisa ithemba, uvuyo kunye namandla ebantwini minyaka le.