Inti Raymi, uMthendeleko weLanga

Ngaphambi kokuba amaSpanish aseColoni avimbele imicimbi yokubhiyozela eyenzekayo kwi-Winter Solstice nganye eCuzco , abahlali bezabelo bahlanganiselwe ukuzukisa i-Sun Sun, babingelela isilwanyana ukuqinisekisa ukuvelisa izityalo ezilungileyo, kwaye bahlonele i-Inca, njengowokuzalwa koNyana weLanga.

Imvelaphi yoMthendeleko

Imibhiyozo yenzeka ngexesha lokubhakabhaka kwasebusika xa ilanga likude ukusuka emhlabeni. Eyesaba ukungabikho kwelanga kunye nendlala eqhubekayo, i-Incas yamandulo yabuthela eCuzco ukuba ihloniphe iSelanga uThixo kwaye icela ukuba ibuyele.

Ababhiyozeli bazila ukutya iintsuku ngaphambi komsitho, baxhamla kwizinto eziphathekayo kwaye bazinikela izipho kwi-Inca, ekuhambeni kwabo babeka isidlo esikhulu seenyama, isonka, isonka, kunye netika ze- coca njengoko bekulungele ukunikela nge-llamas ukuqinisekisa izityalo ezilungileyo kunye amasimi aqhamo.

Ngowe-1572, uViceroy Toledo wayevalile imibhiyozo yase-Inti Raymi njengomhedeni kunye nokuchasene nenkolo yamaKatolika. Ukulandela umyalelo, imikhosi yahamba phantsi.

Umthendeleko namhlanje

Namhlanje, ngumcimbi wesibini omkhulu kunazo zonke eMzantsi Melika . Amakhulu amawaka abantu aguqukela eCuzco ukusuka kwezinye iindawo zesizwe, eMzantsi Melika, kunye nehlabathi ngokubhiyozelwa kweveki ebonisa ukuqala komnyaka omtsha, i-Inti Raymi, uMthendeleko weLanga.

Yonke imihla ineziganeko zayo, ukususela emini, iintlanzi zesitalato kunye nabantu ababethayo kunye nokudanisa ezitalatweni. Ebusuku, bukela umculo ovela kumaqela omculo wasePeruvia odweba izihlwele kwi-Plaza de Armas kwiikonsati zamahhala.

Ngethuba lonyaka odlulileyo, ekulungiseleleni i-Inti Raymi, amakhulu amacandelo atyunjwa ukumela amanani embali. Ukukhethwa ukuba uchaze uSapa Inca okanye umfazi wakhe, uMama Occla, luzuko olukhulu.

Imikhosi ka-24 kaJuni

Umphambili wembhiyozo yimihla ngemihla yokubhiyozela ngoJuni 24, umhla wangempela we-Inti Raymi.

Ngaloo mini, iziganeko eziqhelekileyo ziqala ngokunconywa yiSapa Inca kwiQorikancha, kwakhona i-Koricancha (ifanekisiwe) kwisikwere phambi kwecawa yaseSanto Domingo, eyakhiwe phezu kwethempelini yasendulo yeLanga. Apha, i-Sapa Inca ibiza iintsikelelo ezisuka elangeni. Ukulandela isalathiso, iSapa Inca iqhutywe kwitrone yegolide, isimboli sokuqala esilinganisa malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-60, kwindwendwe eya kwinqaba yamandulo yeSigsayhuamán ezintabeni ezingentla kweCuzco. I-Sapa Inca iza ababingeleli abakhulu, begqoke iingubo zokugubha, ke izikhulu zentendelezo, iziqhwaba kunye nabanye, zonke iindleko ezigqithiseleyo ngokwemigangatho yazo, ngeempahla zegolide nesilivere.

Bahamba ngezitrato ezihamba ngeentyatyambo, kumculo kunye nemithandazo kunye nokudansa. Abasetyhini bahlutha izitrato ukuze bawaphelise imimoya emibi. E-Sacsayhuamán, apho izihlwele ezinkulu zilindele ukufika kwendwendwe, iSapa Inca iya kunyuka esibingelelweni esingcwele apho bonke bayibona khona.

Emva kokuba bonke ababhiyozeli bekhona kwindawo ephakamileyo yenkqantosi, kukho iintetho ngeSapa Inca, ababingeleli kunye nabameli beSuyos: iNyoka kwihlabathi elingezantsi, i-Puma ebomini emhlabeni, kunye neCondor yesigxina hlabathi loothixo.

I-llama emhlophe idiniwe (ngoku kwimeko enokwenene) kwaye umbingeleli omkhulu ubeka intliziyo egazini ngokuhlonipha iPhamhamama.

Oku kwenziwa ukwenzela ukuba kuqinisekiswe ukuveliswa komhlaba okubandakanya ukukhanya nokufudumala kwelanga kunika isivuno esikhulu. Ababingeleli bafunda amabala egazi ukuze babone ikusasa le-Inca.

Njengoko ilanga liqala ukumisa, iintambo zeentlobo zitshiswa ngomlilo kwaye ababhiyozelayo badibana nabo bahloniphe uTaininsinsuty okanye uBukhosi boMoya oMbane. Kwixesha la mandulo, akukho mlilo owavunyelwa ngaloo mini kwada kwasemini.

Umkhosi we-Inti Raymi uphela ngomgca we-Cuzco. I-Sapa Inca kunye noMama Occla baqhutywa kwiitroneni zabo, ababingeleli abakhulu kunye nabameli be-Supas babhengeze iintsikelelo kubantu. Kwakhona, unyaka omtsha sele uqalile.

NgoJuni-24 kubhiyozelwa kulo lonke elasePeru njengeSuku lweeNdiya okanye uSuku lwabalimi.

Izinto Ozozi

I-Inti Raymi isiganeko semini yonke, kunye neeyure ezintlanu esichithwa eSasshuhuan.

Ukungena kwinqaba kukukhululekile, kwaye izitulo zokuqashisa ziyafumaneka kwiimbotlo ezisezantsi kwesikwere. Kukho ukutya kunye nokusela abathengisi. Akukho mizila yokulinda emanxuwa kunye nonyaka abantu balimala xa bewa. Ukuba ufuna isihlalo esilondoloziweyo, ziyafumaneka ngamatiti athengwe kwangaphambili.

Iindlu zifakwe kusengaphambili kwiveki yomthendeleko. Iihotele kunye neendawo zokudlela ziqhuba ishishini elikhulayo. Ngethuba ulapho, kunokuba nzima ukufumana umbono ongenakulinganiswa weendlela ze-Inca zokwakha usebenzisa amatye kwaye akukho mhlaba, kodwa uthenge ithikithi yeendwendwe ezivumelekileyo iintsuku ezilishumi kwaye ufike kwiindawo ezili-14 ezibalulekileyo eCusco.

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