I-Hammams ziindawo zokuhlambela i-steam zombane ezidumile kulo lonke elaseMntla Afrika , ngakumbi eMorocco naseTunisia. Ngokomlando, beyindawo kuphela abantu abaza kuhlamba kunye nokuhlambalaza ukususela kwigumbi lokuhlamba yangasese endlwini okanye kwipropati kwakungabantu abancinci abancinci abangakwazi ukufumana. Kukho amamitha ambalwa ngoku ukususela kwamanzi okuloba namhlanje; Nangona kunjalo, i-hammams isoloko iyingxenye yenkcubeko eTunisia naseMorocco.
Banikela ithuba lokuba abantu badibane, bafumane kwaye batshintshe inkohlakalo, kwaye ukutyelela i-hammam yindlela enhle yokuba abavakashi bazicoca kwiinkcubeko zendawo.
Ukufumana iHamani
I-Hammams ifunyanwa phantse kuyo yonke idolophu yaseMorocco naseTunisia. Abantu abanomdla kakhulu bafunyanwa kwiidalini ezindala, kunye nasentliziyweni yembali yezixeko ezifana neTouis , iMarrakech ne- Fes , i-hammams idla ngokuphindwe kabini njengemizekelo ye-architecture yama-Moor. Ngokuqhelekileyo, zifumaneka kufuphi ne-mosque, kuba isithethe samaSulumane ukuhlamba ngaphambi kokuthandaza. Buza icebiso lomntu onobungane, okanye ubuze ehotele yakho okanye kwi-ofisi yezokhenketho eziseduze.
Amahotele amaninzi e-upscale (eyaziwayo njenge- riads eMorocco okanye iidars zaseTunisia) anezakhe ham ham. Ezi hammams ezizimeleyo zinikeza amava amaninzi aseNtshona, kunye neetafile zamatye kunye neoli ye-aromatherapy. Aman hamm zikarhulumente, kodwa ke, i-intsebenziswano yangempela-engabonakaliyo kunye nobuninzi bomlingani.
Zingabangela ukwesatshiswa, kunye nokukhanya okuphantsi kunye neentlanga ezingabonakaliyo. Nangona kunjalo, kulabo abanengqondo yokuhamba, banikezela ngolu hlobo lweenkcubeko zaseNyakatho Afrika kwiyona nto iyinyani.
Uhla lokuHlola lweHammam
AmaHammams ayenzelwe kuphela amadoda okanye abafazi, okanye baya kuba namaxesha okuvula ahlukeneyo ngokwesini.
Iiyure zabantu zidla ngokusa kusasa nangokuhlwa, ngelixa iiyure zabesetyhini ziqhelekile ngemini. Oku kuthetha ukuba ikhowudi yokugqoka kwi-hammam (yabesilisa kunye nabasetyhini) ingaphantsi kweengubo kuphela. Abasetyhini bahlala bengena phezulu, ngoko ukuba ingcamango yokuxubana nabantu abangaqhelekanga yenza ukuba uzive ungakhululekile, unokufuna ukucinga kwakhona ngokutyelela i-hammam yomntu. Ukuba usenomdla, zilapha ezimbalwa zezinto onokufuna ukuzenza nawe:
- Gcina iingubo zangaphantsi njengoko idayini ogqobileyo iya kugxobhozwa
- Ithawula
- I-Shampoo (eMorokota, cinga ukuthenga i- ghassoul , udongwe oluvela kwii-Atlas Mountains ezisetyenziselwa ukuhlamba iinwele)
- Razor
- Coca i-flip-flops okanye izicathulo
- I-Soap (eMarocco, thenga isepha yomdabu emnyama eyenziwe kwi-olive resin)
- Scrubbing mitt (eyaziwa ngokuba yi- kassa eTunisia, okanye i- kiis eMorocco).
- Amanzi a mabhodlela
- Mat Mat okanye isitolongo (ukuhlala - oku kukhethwa)
- Amagama ambalwa aseArabhu
- Unomdla kakhulu!
I-Hammam Experience
Isinyathelo sokuqala kukuhlawula umrhumo wakho wokungena, oqhelekileyo. Khetha ukuhlawula i-massage ngokunjalo-oku yinxalenye yamava kwaye ngokuqhelekileyo ixabiso elincinci kunama-massage eYurophu okanye eUnited States. Emva koko, khangela izinto zakho ezixabisekileyo kwidesksi yangaphambili, kwaye ulandele izikhokelo ukuya endaweni eguqukayo.
Apha, ungaziqhawula phantsi kweengubo zangaphantsi uze ugqibe iimpahla zakho uze ulungele ukugqoka kwakhona.
Zonke i-hammam zihluke kakhulu, ngoko ke xa ungena kwindawo yokuhlambela i-steam, jonga ukuba abanye abantu benzani ukufumana ingcamango yokuba izinto zisebenza njani. Ngokuqhelekileyo, uya kunikwa amabhakethi amabini kunye nesitya (okanye unokudala). Ibhakethi elinye lilamanzi abandayo, elinye lishushu. Ezinye i hammams ziza kuba nomgcini ukuba zizalise zona, kodwa ngokuqhelekileyo zizinkonzo.
Fumana isikhala ukuba uhlale phantsi, kwaye uchithe umzuzwana ugijimise ukushisa ngelixa uvumela ukuba ungadluli. I-Hammams idla ngokumnyama, kwaye ungadinga ixesha lokutshintshela ekukhanyeni okuphantsi. Inqanaba lesandi liyabaluleka, njengokuba ukuhleba kuqhubekile kwaye kukhankanya ngokukhawuleza kwiindawo zokuhlala eziqhelekileyo zendawo yaseHammam. Kwabesetyhini, isandi sokuhlamba abantwana songeza kwi-racket jikelele.
Emva kokuba ufumana iibherethini lakho, lixesha lokugcwalisa ibhakethi lakho kwaye uqale isepha, ukuhlambalaza nokucheba. Ezinye iimbasa ziya kuba neendawo ezahlukileyo zokucafa kunye nokuhlamba. Jonga abanye abantu ngokucokisekileyo, kuba amanzi amdaka ngokubanzi ahamba ngendlela enye-kwaye ukuhlala ngaphantsi kwamanzi abantu abahlambulukileyo akuzange kumnandi. Soloko usebenzisa isitya sakho okanye isitya ukuhlambulula ngamanzi acocekileyo.
Ukuxilisa kwakho kuqala xa omnye wabakhonzi ebiza kuwe ngesiArabhu, ukunyanzela ukuba uhlale esihlalweni samatye phakathi kwendawo ye hammam. Ukugqoka i-abrasive mitt, umgcini uya kukhanda isikhumba sakho kude kube yinto eluhlaza - ngelixa ubona ngokumangalisa njengoko isikhumba sakho esifileyo sitshitshisiweyo, kukushiya uzive ucocekile kunanini ngaphambili.
Emva kokusilekisa, ungaqhubeka uhlamba ukuba ufuna. Akukho ncitshiseko kumlinganiselo wamanzi ongayisebenzisa, kwaye inxalenye eyintloko ye-hammam isipili nje uhleli kwaye ujabulele amanzi atshisayo ngelixa uphulaphule abantu abakufutshane nawe. Xa ugqibile, qinisekisa ukusebenzisa indlu yokuhlambela ngaphambi kokuba ugqoke. Uninzi lwezindlu zangasese zeHammam zibuhlungu , kwaye uya kufuna ukususa ngaphambi kokuba ume.
Emva kokushiya i-hammam, qiniseka ukuba uphinde uphuze ngokusela amanzi amaninzi.
Eli nqaku lahlaziywa nguJessica Macdonald ngo-Oktobha 20, 2016.