I-holi iyiholide e-Indian, egujwa ngosuku lwenyanga egcwele ngenyanga kaPhalguna (ngoFebhuwari-Mashi). Ngakho, usuku lweholide luyahlukahluka kuye ngokuthi isikhundla senyanga esibhakabhakeni. Ngakho, ngo-2013 uHoli yagubha ngoMashi 27, kanti ngo-2014 ngoMashi 17.
Lo mkhosi ubizwa nangokuthi "uNyaka Omusha WaseBangali" noma "Umkhosi Wemibala". Leli gama livelaphi? Ukuthi leli holide lifanekisela ukuqala kwentwasahlobo, okuyinto yamaHindu ehlotshaniswa nokuqala konyaka omusha, iphuzu elisha lokuqala.
Ngokwesiko, kusihlwa kweHoli, abantu bavutha amabhonasi, okufanekisela ukushiswa kweHollyka. Ngosuku olulandelayo abahlanganyeli bomkhosi benza uhlobo oluthile lwe-crusade ngaphambi kokufika kwelanga, ukufafazana ngomquba ogqamile noma ukuchelela. Ukuhlunga, ukuxuba imithi yamakhambi (kuye, bilva, kumkum nabanye) okuphakanyiswa ngabahlengikazi abangcwele. Lezi zitshalo zisiza ezivela ezifweni ezihlukahlukene, okuvame ukwenzeka entwasahlobo.
Ngenxa yomkhathi okhethekile, umkhosi kaPoli umdwebo uye waqashelwa ngaphezu kweNdiya. Namuhla kugubha emazweni ase-USA naseYurophu. Lapho, umkhosi uvame kakhulu ngoJuni-Agasti. Izinsuku zikhethwa kungakhathaliseki ukuthi zithini inyanga futhi aziphatheli noma yiziphi izimpawu.
Ukugubha eRussia
Umkhosi waseNdiya wawuthanda kakhulu amaMuscovites, abawugubha izikhathi eziningana ngonyaka. Ngakho, ngo-2014, i-Holi Color Festival eMoscow yagubha ngoMashi 15, Juni 7, Julayi 13, Agasti 16 noSepthemba 6. Le ndawo yayiyinkimbinkimbi yama-Olympic namapaki. Ngosuku lomkhosi, kwenziwa ama-artists nama-DJs, imincintiswano nezinye izenzakalo ezithakazelisayo.
Umnyango uvame ukukhululeka. Into kuphela okudingeka usebenzise imali kuyisethi yemibala. Esikhundleni sokuhlanganiswa kwamakhemikhali ajwayelekile eRussia, kusetshenziselwa ukuxuba okomile we-Gulal. Zenziwe ngomfula wawo ocolekileyo wommbila nemithi (izihlahla ze-hibiscus, i-sandalwood, i-turmeric, i-calendula). Amadayi amakhemikhali awasetshenziswanga ngezigaba, ngoba angabangela ukulimala uma exhumana nesikhumba noma amehlo.
Ngaphezu kweMoscow, i-Holi Color Festival iqhutshwa eVladivostok ngesilinganiso esikhulu. Nasi uhlelo lokukhokha oluhlukile. Abahleli bazinikela ukuthenga ithikithi lomkhosi, izindleko ezivele zihlanganisa izikhwama ezingu-4 zamapende we-Holi Gular. Abahleli bahlinzeka izivakashi eziningi zokuzijabulisa, phakathi kwazo ongathola:
- ikhonsathi ngokuhlanganyela kwamaqembu okudala;
- ukugxuma ngendophi, ukuguqula, i-trampoline ne-megajeng;
- umdwebo we-henna;
- Ukudansa kwamaNdiya;
- Indawo yokuphumula enezinsipho nezihlalo eziphathekayo ezithambile.
Emcimbini kunabathwebuli bezithombe abathumela izithombe ekuxhumaneni nomphakathi kanye namawebhusayithi akhethekile azinikele eholidini leHoli ngasekupheleni kweholidi.
Umkhosi wamapende we-holi eKiev
Inhloko-dolobha yase-Ukraine iphinde iqothule izakhamizi zayo ngeholide eliyingqayizivele, phakathi komunye umuntu ongakwazi ukugubha umkhosi weHoli. Lapha, abahleli banokudala futhi basikisela hhayi kuphela ukugeza, kepha futhi "uthele" upende. Kuthengiswa kukhona amabhasi amakhemikhali akhethekile, "abizwa" ngamanzi anemibala.
Izivakashi zomkhosi nazo zinikezwa amakilasi amahle emidlalweni yamaNdiya nokupheka ukudla kwamaNdiya, ukudweba umzimba we-henna nezinye izenzakalo ezithakazelisayo.
Izici zomkhosi
Ukuya emkhosini okudingayo ukugqoka izingubo ongacabangi ukungcola. Ungazami ukugqoka ngokuhlakanipha nangokuhlakanipha. Umdwebo wemibala kuzokwenza ukuthi umhlanganyeli ngamunye aqambe futhi ahluke kwabanye. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kuyisifiso sokubamba amaphuzu avikela amehlo akho ekungeneni kuwo powder enemibala.
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