Ndikunqwenelela ulonwabo kuyo yonke into odibana nabo kunye nobubele kuyo yonke into oyifumanayo. Kunyaka omtsha, yibani nejole kwaye uzimisele.

UNyaka oMtsha woNyaka, okwabizwa ngokuba ngumthendeleko wentwasahlobo, yenye yezona zinto zibaluleke kakhulu kwaye zibhiyozelwe ngokubanzi kwi-china nakwiindawo zokuhlala zaseTshayina kwihlabathi liphela. Umthendeleko uphawula ukuqala koNyaka oMtsha woNyaka kwaye ucebile kwizithethe, izithethe zenkcubeko kunye nokubaluleka kwembali. Unyaka ngamnye unxulunyaniswa nesinye sezilwanyana ze-lediac ze-zeodiac, kodwa unyaka wenyoka ikakhulu zinomdla kakhulu, zibonisa ukudityaniswa okhethekileyo kophawu kunye ne-folklore.
Imvelaphi yoNyaka oMtsha woNyaka inokulandelwa kwizenzo zamandulo kwezolimo ngaphezulu kweminyaka engama-4,000 eyadlulayo. Ekuqaleni, abantu babhiyozela ukuphela kwexesha lokuvuna kwaye bathandaze kwisivuno esihle kulo nyaka uzayo. Iholide yaye wanxulunyaniswa nothixo obodwa nookhokho, kwaye abantu babesenza amasiko ukuba bahlonele. Ixesha elingaphezulu, esi sithethe savela kwaye iholide yaba lixesha lokuphinda-phinda usapho, isidlo kunye nemisebenzi yenkcubeko eyahlukeneyo.
I-Chinediac yase-Chinediac inezilwanyana ezilishumi elinambini ezidlala indima ebalulekileyo kwimibhiyozo yoNyaka oMtsha. Isilwanyana ngasinye simele iimpawu ezahlukeneyo zobuntu kunye neempawu eziphembelela ikamva labo bonyaka. Unyaka wenyoka, owakhe wakeminyaka yonke yenyoka, ishumi elinamibini, elimibini, lunxulumene nobulumko, intundinition, nobabalo. Abantu abazelwe ngonyaka wenyoka bahlala bebonwa bengakrelekrele, abangaqondakaliyo, kwaye becinga. Baziwa ngokuba namandla abo okuhlalutya iimeko kwaye benze izigqibo ezinokucingisiswa kakuhle, ezinokukhokelela kwimpumelelo kwimisebenzi yabo eyahlukeneyo.
Kwinkcubeko yamaTshayina, inyoka luphawu lotshintsho kunye novuselelo. Oku kuhambelana ngokugqibeleleyo nomxholo wonyaka omtsha, olixesha lokuqala olutsha kunye nesiqalo esitsha. Isakhono senyoka sokuphalaza ulusu sayo sihlala sitolika njengomzekeliso wokukhula komntu kunye nokuphalaza imikhwa emidala okanye iimpembelelo ezimbi. Xa iintsapho zihlanganisana ndawonye ukubhiyozela uNyaka oMtsha, zihlala zibonisa kunyaka ophelileyo kwaye zicwangcise iinjongo zonyaka olandelayo, zenza unyaka wenyoka ixesha elifanelekileyo lokuziphucula kunye notshintsho.
Imibhiyozo yoNyaka oMtsha yoNyaka isebenza kwaye izele yimiqondiso. Amakhaya ahlala ehonjiswe nge-credns ebomvu, amatshathi kunye nokusika amaphepha, okholwayo ukuba eze nethamsanqa kwaye agcine imimoya engendawo. Umbala obomvu ubaluleke kakhulu njengoko ubonakalisa ulonwabo kunye nethamsanqa elungileyo. Iintsapho zilungiselela imithendeleko esetyenziswayo, kuquka nezitya zemveli ezineentsingiselo ezizodwa, ezinjengeentlanzi zesivuno esihle kunye nemipu yobutyebi.
Ngexesha leMibhiyozo yoNyaka oMtsha, abantu bajonga amasiko ahlukeneyo kunye nezithethe, kubandakanya imvulophu ebomvu kuzaliswe yimali, efanekisela iminqweno elungileyo kunye nethamsanqa kulo nyaka uzayo. Umsebenzi womlilo kunye nemidaniso yenguonyama ikwanomhlaba obalulekileyo wemibhiyozo, kwaye abantu bakholelwa ukuba banokususa imimoya engendawo kwaye bazise ithamsanqa.
Njengonyaka wenyoka isondela, abaninzi bathatha ithuba lokucingisisa ngeempawu ezinxulumene nalo mqondiso. Ikhumbuza abantu ukuba balumkile, baguquke, kwaye bathathe inxaxheba. Unyaka wenyoka ukhuthaza abantu ukuba bacofe amandla abo bangaphakathi kwaye baphendule ngemiceli mngeni yobomi ngobabalo kunye nobukrelekrele.
Kwisishwankathelo, imvelaphi yonyaka omtsha waseTshayina ichithwe kakhulu kwizithethe zezolimo kunye neendlela zenkcubeko eziye zavela ngaphezulu kwamawaka eminyaka. Unyaka wenyoka usisityebi ngokufuzisisisa kunye nemibutho eyongeza ubukhulu obukhethekileyo kwimibhiyozo. Njengoko iintsapho ziyahlanganisana ukuhlonipha ookhokho bazo nasekunyeni konyaka omtsha, basamkela iimpawu zenyoka, zikhuthaza umoya wokuhlaziya kunye nenguqu ephinda iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde iphinde isebenze kuyo yonke iholide.
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