UShiwasu igama lesiJapane ngoDisemba elisho ngokuthethi "ootitshala bahamba ngokujikeleza." Eli gama libonakalisa inyanga enkulu kunazo zonke zonyaka. AmaJapane achitha njani ukuphela konyaka?
Ukulungiswa Kwaminyaka Yonyaka YaseJapan
Ngethuba likaDisemba, i-bounenkai (ukulibala-i--party-parties) idibeneyo iqhutywe phakathi kwabasebenzi kunye nabangane eJapan. Yisiko saseJapan ukuthumela izipho ze-eseibo (iziphelo zokuphela konyaka) malunga nalo xesha lonyaka.
Kwakhona, kungokwesiko ukubhala nokuthumela i-nengajo (i-postcards yaseNtshonalanga YaseJapan) ngoDisemba ukuze ihanjiswe ngomhla woNyaka omtsha.
Ngexesha lokubhakabhaka kwasebusika, ezinye izithethe zaseJapan zibonwayo, ezifana nokutya i-kabocha kunye nokuthabatha i-yuzu (yuzu-yu). Isizathu salo sinqwenela ukuhlala sempilweni ebusika ngokuhlala sishushu kwaye sidle ukutya okunomsoco.
Isiqhelo esibalulekileyo sokugqibela sonyaka waseJapan ngu-oosoji, oku kuthetha ukucoca okubanzi. Ngokungafani nokucoca kwintwasahlobo eqhelekileyo e-US, i-oosoji isetyenziswa ngokuqhelekileyo xa isimo sezulu sitshisa kakhulu. Kubalulekile ukuba amaJapane amkele umnyaka omtsha ngumbuso ococekileyo, kwaye zonke izinto zokucocwa zenziwa ekhaya, emsebenzini, nangesikolo ngaphambi kweholide yonyaka omtsha.
Xa ukucocwa kwenziwa, ukuhlobisa konyaka omtsha kufakwe ngoDisemba 30 ngeenxa zonke nangaphakathi kwindlu. Iibaromatsu ezimbini (iipini kunye nezobheno ze-bamboo) zifakwa emnyango wangaphambili okanye esangweni.
UShimekazari okanye u-shimenawa owenziwe ngentambo elukhohliweyo, ukuhlobisa iphepha, kunye ne-tangerine zixhomekeke kwiindawo ezahlukahlukeneyo ukuzisa inhlanhla. Kuthiwa i-bamboo, ipineyini, i-tangerines yimiqondiso yokuphila ixesha elide, ubunzima, inhlanhla, njalonjalo. Omnye umhlobiso omnyaka omtsha ngu-kagamimochi oqhelekileyo uqukethe iigloke ezimbini ze-mochi irayisi enye enye phezulu.
Ekubeni yindabuko yaseJapane ukuba idle ikhekhe (i-mochi) ngexesha leeholide lomNyaka weNtsha, i-mochitsuki (ukugquma kwe-riki irayisi ukwenza i-mochi) yenziwe ekupheleni konyaka. Abantu ngokuqhelekileyo basebenzisa i-mallet (inkomo) yeenkuni (pine) ukuze batyebe i-mochi irayisi elityebileyo kwilitye okanye ematakeni (usu). Emva kokuba irayisi ibe yinto enqamlekileyo, inqunyulwa ibe ngamaqhezu amancinci kwaye ifakwe emigqabini. Njengoko i-mochi irayake i-mochi i-pre-cake idayise idayiswa kuma-supermarket namhlanje, i-mochitsuki ayiqhelekanga njengoko yayisetyenziswa. Abantu abaninzi basebenzisa i-mochi-pounding machines to automate mochi ekhaya. Ukongezelela, ukutya kokuNyaka omtsha (osechi ryori) kulungiselelwe ngaphambi kweeholide yonyaka omtsha.
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Abantu abaninzi bayeke emsebenzini ukususela ngeveki yokugqibela kaDisemba ukuya ngeveki yokuqala yeJanuwari eJapan, enye yeehambo zamaxesha ahamba phambili eJapan. Emva kokuba wonke umsebenzi oxakekile, amaJapan aqhele ukuchitha u-Eva unyaka omtsha (oomisoka) endaweni yokuthula kunye nosapho. Kuyinto yendabuko ukutya i-soba (i-buckwheat noodle) ngo-Eva kaNyaka omtsha kuba i-noodle emide emininzi ibonakalisa ixesha elide. Kubizwa ngokuba yi-toshikoshi soba (ukudlula i-noodle yonyaka). I-Soba zokutyelela ngelizwe lixakekile ukwenza i-soba ngomhla ka-Eva. Abantu bathi komnye nomnye "yoi otoshiwo" oku kuthetha ukuba "Unyaka omhle udlulayo" ekupheleni konyaka.
Ngaphambi kobusuku bobusuku boNyaka omtsha , iintsimbi zeetempile zaseJapan ziqala ukuhamba ngokuphindaphindiweyo ngamaxesha angama-108. Kubizwa ngokuba yi-joya-no-kane. Abantu bayamkela unyaka omtsha ngokuphulaphula isandi seetempile. Kuthiwa i-bell tempile iyazihlambulula kwiimfuno zethu zehlabathi ezili-108. Kwiitempile ezininzi, iindwendwe zingabetha i-joya-no-kane. Unokufuna ukufika kusenjenjalo ukuba uthathe inxaxheba ekuhlawuleni ii-bell.