Umnyhadala wokutyela wamawele, njengoMnyhadala wokuqala wenyanga kunyaka omtsha, ubizwa emva kwesiko lexesha elide lokuxabisa amacwerns kunye nonyaka wentwasahlobo. Abantu baya kuxakekile ekubhiyozeleni nasekunikeleni iminqweno emihle omnye komnye.
Amazwe ahlukeneyo e-China anezithethe ezahlukeneyo kumnyhadala wamawele. Ukutya i-yuanyiao (i-glutous ibhola) yeyona nto ixhaphakileyo yokunandipha umnyhadala wamawele. Abanye abantu baya kwenza iibhola zerayisi ezine-glutous kunye nosapho lwabo, abanye baya kuzithengela ezivenkileni okanye kwiimarike. Emini, izitrato zihonjiswe ngezibane ezinemibala, ezinye zinemikhono ebhalwe kuzo. Abantu bayayivuyela i-lanterns, qikelela ii-riddles zeLandles, jonga ingonyamakazi ukuDanisa, kwaye uthumele izibane kubantwana, ezibaluleke kakhulu kumasiko aphezulu omthendeleko.Ngaphandle kwemisebenzi, ngaba sinazo ezinye izinto zokuzonwabisa zokudala umoya owonwabileyo kwaye wonwabe? Ewe sikwazi ukudlalaukutshiza kweqhwangemibala eyahlukeneyo. Khawufane ucinge ukuba ubona isibhakabhaka sigcwele ikhephu emhlophe okanye elinye ikhephu. Kuya kufuneka uzive uphumle kwaye wanelisekile.Ukutshiza kweqhwailungele imithendeleko eyahlukeneyo, njengoMthendeleko weNtwasahlobo, uSuku lweKrisimesi, iHalloween ...I-Taiwan Spy, I-Soker ye-HORK, I-Doraemon Hlouy Spray, I-trigger yekhephu yekhephu, I-Espuma de Penaval... Ngaba owona mfanekiso ushushu wekhephu, apho abantu abavela kumazwe ahlukeneyo babhiyozela iminyhadala eyahlukeneyo. Banokutshiza ngokuqhubekayo kwaye bangazenzi monakalo kulusu, hayi uthuli lweempahla.
Ikhephuinokusebenza ngokwenza ezinye iipateni kwiziseko zakho zeglasi. Singacofa iipateni zekhephu, iipateni zemithi yeKrisimesi, iipateni zendlu, umlinganiso wekhathuni njl. Zoba nantoni na oyinqwenelayo! Oko kunokwenza ilizwe elahlukileyo nelikhethekileyo kumphezulu weglasi.
Ukuba ufuna ukubamba ipati ekhaya kwaye umeme abanye abahlobo ukuba babhiyozele le holide, imibalaumtya we-sillykukhetho olufanelekileyo lokuzonwabisa. Ngelixa abajongi, unokutshizairibbon ephambeneyokubo. Mhlawumbi baya kutsiba njengomvundla oqinileyo kwaye kwaye ukhwaze. Kunomdla kangangokuba wonke umntu ubhomboloze ngokuhleka.
Ngaba ufuna iholide yeholide eyodwa ekhaya? Sebenzisa ithuMeyi Li fang paste spietive playUkubeka isitikha esibonakalayo sobuhlobiso lomthendeleko eludongeni, umnyango, okanye indawo yeglasi. Emva kweholide, kulula ukuyicoca. Funa nje amanzi kunye nelaphu elimanzi ukusula umphezulu!
Okokugqibela kodwa kungaphelelanga apho, ndiyathemba ukuba sinethamsanqa elihle kunyaka omtsha!
IXESHA LOKUQALA: NgoFebruwari-15 ukuya ku-2002