Umkhosi woThutho loThutho lokuThumela iTamil Nadu
I-Pongal ngumkhosi ovuthiweyo wokuvuna waseTamil Nadu obonisa ukubuyela kwelanga kumntla we-hemisphere. Kubhiyozelwa ngentshiseko enkulu, ngokufana neWatchgiving eMelika. Umthendeleko kubalulekile kuba ezininzi zelizwe zixhomekeke kwizolimo ukuze zenze umvuzo, kwaye ilanga liyimfuneko yokukhula kakuhle. I-Pongal ngokuqinisekileyo ithetha "ukupheka ngaphezulu" okanye "ukuchitha phezu" kwisiTamil, ukubonisa ubuninzi kunye nokuchuma.
Ixesha lePongal?
I-Pongal ibhiyozelwa ngexesha elifanayo ngonyaka, ekuqaleni kwenyanga yesiTamil, isiThai. Ihlala iqala ngoJanuwari 13 okanye 14. Ngo-2018, i- Pongal yenzeke ngoJanuwari 13-16. Imikhosi emikhulu iyenzeka ngoJanuwari 14.
Uphi na umkhosi?
I-Pongal igujwa ngokubanzi kumzantsi we-Indiya, ngokukodwa kwimeko yaseTamil Nadu.
Ugujwa njani?
Ngosuku lokuqala (iBhogi Pongal), izindlu zicocwe kakuhle kwaye zihlotshisiwe. Iingeniso zihlotswe nge- rangoli ( kolam ). Uyakwazi ukubona ii- kolams ezimbala ezitalatweni yonke indawo, ekuseni! Abantu bathenga iimpahla ezintsha baze bathathe iibhile zokuhlamba. Ngexesha lomthendeleko, iintsapho zihlangana ukuze zidane kwaye zidansa.
Izibheno ezidumeleyo ngosuku lwesithathu nolwesine lwe-Pongal ezisetyenziselwa ukulwa neenkunzi kunye neentlanzi, ikakhulukazi uJallikattu eMadurai. Nangona kunjalo, kukho i-push enkulu yokunyusa imisebenzi enjalo kwiminyaka yamuva. Nangona kunjalo, inkunzi yenkomo ilwa eMadurai isakhenketho esikhulu.
UJallikattu uqhutyelwa kwiidolophana kummandla wonke.
Ukuba uhlala eKhennai ngeveki ngaphambi kokuPongal, ungaphuthelwa kwiNkundla yaseMaplapore egcinwe khona.
Ziziphi izithethe eziqhutyelwa ngexesha lokuguga?
Ngosuku olulandelayo lwePongal ( usuku lwesibini, olubizwa ngokuba yiSurya Pongal okanye iThai Pongal), uThixo onguSanga unqula.
Lo mhla uhambelana noMakar Sankranti, umthendeleko wokuvunwa kwasebusika owawubhiyozelwa kulo lonke elaseIndiya, elibonisa ukuqala kwethambo leenyanga ezintandathu kwenyakatho kunye nesimo sezulu eshushu. Abantu baqokelela emakhaya abo ukupheka isidlo sePongal. Yinikelwa kwiLizwi likaThixo ngexesha lokuthandaza, kwaye kamva likhonza emini.
Usuku lwesithathu (iMattu Pongal), lunikezelwa ekunquleleni izilwanyana zasefama, ngokukodwa iinkomo - kwaye zihlotshisiwe kweso sihlandlo! Uninzi lwabalimi basasebenzisa iinkomo, iinkunzi zeenkunzi zeenkunzi kunye neemveli zokulima. Imibhiyozo enjenge-carnival yenzeka ezitalatweni. E-Thanjavur, abanikazi balayisha iinkomo zabo ngeentsikelelo kwiTempile elikhulu.
Ngosuku lwesine (i-Kanya Pongal), iintaka zinqula. Iibhola zerayisi ephekiweyo zilungiselelwe kwaye zishiywa ngaphandle kweentaka. Abantu babulela kwakhona iintsapho kunye nabahlobo ngenkxaso yabo ngexesha lokuvuna. Le mini igujwa ngokuqhelekileyo njengentsuku yentsapho.
Yintoni i-Pongal Dish?
Inxalenye ebaluleke kakhulu yomthendeleko wePongal ukupheka isidlo sePongal. I-Venpongal yenziwe ngelayisi exutywe kunye ne-moong daal, kwaye iphekwe nge-ghee, i-cashew nut, iinqabileyo kunye neenongo. Kukho ne-sweet version ye-pongal ebizwa ngokuba yi-Sakkarai pongal. Yenziwe nge-jaggery (uhlobo lweswekile olungagqitywanga) esikhundleni sezonongo.
I-pongal iphekwe kwizimbiza zobumba, kwiitofu ezenziwe ngamatye kunye nemithi esetyenziswa njengamafutha. Xa iqalisa ukubilisa, wonke umntu umemeza "pongalo pongal". Izimbiza ezidongwe ngobuncwane zithengiswa kwiimarike kulo lonke elaseTamil Nadu ekukhokeni ukuya kumthendeleko.
Jonga imifanekiso yendlela iPongal ibhiyozelwa ngayo kwiPolish Photo Gallery.