Izithethe zamaHindu kunye nemihla yokuthwasa kwenyanga nenyanga entsha
AmaHindu ayekholelwa kwelokuba umjikelo wenyanga kabini kwinyanga unefuthe elikhulu kwimo yokwakheka komntu, kunye nefuthe lamanzi emhlabeni kumjikelo wamaza. Ngexesha lenyanga egcweleyo, umntu usenokungakhathali, abenomsindo, kwaye abenomsindo omfutshane, ebonisa iimpawu zokuziphatha ezibonisa "impambano," igama elithathwe kwigama lesiLatini elithetha luna, "inyanga". Kwindlela yamaHindu, kukho amasiko athile eentsuku zokuthwasa kwenyanga kunye nokuphela kwenyanga.
Le mihla ikhankanyiwe ekupheleni kweli nqaku.
Ukuzila ukutya ePurnima / kwiNyanga epheleleyo
I-Purnima, usuku lwenyanga egcweleyo, ithathwa njengeyona nto ilungileyo kwikhalenda yamaHindu kwaye uninzi lwazo luzinikela ngokukhawuleza emini zithandaze kwisithixo esongameleyo, u-Lord Vishnu. Kuphela kusemva kosuku olupheleleyo lokuzila ukutya, ukuthandaza kunye nokudipha emlanjeni apho bathatha ukutya okulula ngokuhlwa.
Kukulungele ukuzila ukutya okanye ukutya ukutya okukhanya kwiinyanga ezigcweleyo nakwiinyanga ezintsha njengoko kusithiwa ukunciphisa umxholo weasidi kwinkqubo yethu, ukucothisa isantya sokutya kunye nokunyusa amandla. Oku kubuyisela ukulinganisela komzimba kunye nengqondo. Umthandazo ukwanceda ukuthomalalisa iimvakalelo kunye nokulawula ukudubuleka kwemood.
Ukuzila ukutya kwiAmavasya / kwiNyanga eNtsha
Ikhalenda yamaHindu ilandela inyanga yenyanga kwaye u-Amavasya, ubusuku benyanga entsha, uwela ekuqaleni kwenyanga entsha, ehlala malunga neentsuku ezingama-30. AmaHindu amaninzi ayazila ukutya ngaloo mini aze anike nookhokho bawo ukutya.
NgokukaGaruda Purana (Preta Khanda), u-Lord Vishnu ukholelwa ukuba uthe ookhokho beza kwinzala yabo, e-Amavasya bathathe ukutya kwabo kwaye ukuba akukho nto bayinikwayo abonwabanga. Ngesi sizathu, amaHindu alungiselela "i-shraddha" (ukutya) kwaye alindele ookhokho babo.
Iminyhadala emininzi, enjengeDiwali, ikwajongwa ngolu suku, njengoko iAmavasya ibonisa isiqalo esitsha. Abazinikeleyo bafunga ukwamkela okutsha benethemba njengoko inyanga entsha izisa ithemba lokusa okutsha.
Uyijonga njani iPurnima Vrat / iNyanga epheleleyo ngokukhawuleza
Ngokwesiqhelo, iPurnima ngokukhawuleza ihlala iiyure ezili-12, ukusuka ekuphumeni kwelanga ukuya ekutshoneni kwalo. Ukuzila abantu abayityi irayisi, ingqolowa, iimbotyi, iinkozo kunye netyuwa ngeli xesha. Abanye abazinikeleyo bathatha iziqhamo kunye nobisi, kodwa abanye bayayigcina ngokungqongqo kwaye bade bahambe ngaphandle kwamanzi kuxhomekeke kumandla abo. Bachitha ixesha bethandaza eNkosini uVishnu kwaye beqhuba iShree Satya Narayana Vrata Puja engcwele. Ngokuhlwa, emva kokubona inyanga, bathatha inxaxheba "kwiprasad" okanye ukutya okungcwele kunye nokutya okulula.
Uyenza njani iMritunjaya Havan ePurnima
AmaHindu enza "yagna" okanye "havan" kwi-purnima, ebizwa ngokuba nguMaha Mritunjaya havan. Sisiko elinentsingiselo nelinamandla elenziwe ngendlela elula kakhulu. Umntu ozinikeleyo kuqala uyahlamba, ahlambulule umzimba wakhe kwaye anxibe iimpahla ezicocekileyo. Emva koko wenza isitya serayisi eswiti aze ongeze imbewu yeesame emnyama, edikiweyo "kush" ingca, imifuno kunye nebhotolo. Emva koko ubeka 'havan kund' ukubetha umlilo ongcwele. Ngaphezulu kwendawo ebekiweyo, umaleko wentlabathi uyasasazwa kuze emva koko kumiswe intente yezigodo zomthi zize zithanjiswe nge- "ghee" okanye ibhotolo ecacisiweyo. Umntu ozinikezelayo emva koko uthathe iisip ezintathu zeGangajaal okanye amanzi angcwele kuMlambo iGanga ngelixa ecula "Om Vishnu" kwaye akhanyise umlilo wedini ngokubeka i-camphor phezu komthi. INkosi Vishnu, kunye nabanye oothixo noothixokazi, bayabizwa, Lord Shiva:
Om trayam bakkam, yajaa-mahe
U-Sugan-dhim pushti-vardhanam,
Urvaa-rooka-miva bandha-naam,
U-Mrityor mooksheeya maamritaat.
Imantra iphela ngo "Om Swaahaa". Njengoko evakalisa "Om swaaha", uncedo oluncinci oluvela kwilayisi enencasa lubekwa emlilweni. Oku kuphindwe izihlandlo ezili-108. Emva kokugqitywa kwe-havan, umntu ozinikeleyo kufuneka acele uxolelo ngazo zonke iimpazamo azenzileyo engazi ngexesha lesiko. Okokugqibela, enye "maha mantra" iculwa amaxesha angama-21:
Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna,
Krishna, Krishna Mvundla,
IHar Rama, iHare Rama,
IRama Rama, uHare Hare.
Ekugqibeleni, kanye njengokuba oothixo noothixokazi babhenxwa ekuqaleni kwelwandle, ngokufanayo, emva kokugqitywa kwabo, bayacelwa ukuba babuyele kwiindawo zabo zokuhlala.