Isikhokelo semihla ngemihla sokuziphatha kweHindu ngeveki

KubuHindu, suku ngalunye lweveki lunikezelwa kwisithixo esinye okanye esingakumbi sokholo. Izithethe ezikhethekileyo, kubandakanya ukuthandaza kunye nokuzila ukutya, zenzelwa ukuhlonela aba thixo noothixokazi. Imihla ngemihla nayo inxulunyaniswa nomzimba wezulu we-Vedic ngeenkwenkwezi kwaye inesimo esihambelana ngombala kunye nembala.

Zimbini iintlobo ezahlukeneyo zokuzila ukutya kubuHindu. I-upvaas izidlo ezenziwa ukuzalisekisa isifungo, ngelixa i-vrata iyimifudlo yenzelwe ukugcina amasiko enkolo. Abazinikezeleyo banokuzibandakanya kwiindlela zombini zokuzila phakathi evekini, kuxhomekeka kwiinjongo zabo zokomoya.

Iitempile zamandulo zamaHindu zazisebenzisa imisitho njengeziko ukuzonwabisa ukusasaza ukwaziwa kwezithixo ezahlukeneyo. Babekholelwa ukuba ukungavumi ukutya nesiselo kuya kuvula indlela yokuba abo bazinikeleyo bamazi uThixo, oqondwa njengeyona nto iphambili yobukho bomntu.

Kwikhalenda yamaHindu, le mihla ithiywa amagama emva kwezidalwa ezisixhenxe zesibhakabhaka senkqubo yelanga yakudala: ilanga, inyanga, uMercury, uVenus, uMars, uJupiter noSaturn.

NgoMvulo (Somvar)

NgoMvulo inikezelwe kwi-Lord Shiva kunye nonkulunkulukazi wakhe ongumfazi uParvati. U-Lord Ganesha, unyana wabo, uhlonitshwe ekuqaleni kwale cawa. Abazinikeleyo nabo bamamele iingoma zecawe ebizwa ngokuba yi-shiva bhajan ngalo mhla. I-Shiva idityaniswa neChandra, inyanga. Imhlophe ngombala wayo kunye neeperile ngelitye elithandekayo.

I-Somvar Vrat ekhawulezayo okanye ngoMvulo ibonwa ukusuka ekuphumeni kwelanga kude kuse ekutshoneni kwelanga, yaphukile emva kwemithandazo yangokuhlwa. AmaHindu akholelwa ukuba ngokuzila ukutya, baya kufumana ubulumko kwiNkosi Shiva eya kuzalisekisa yonke iminqweno yabo. Kwezinye iindawo, abafazi abangatshatanga bayakhawuleza ukutsala umyeni ofanelekileyo.

NgoLwesibini (Mangalvar)

NgoLwesibini kunikezelwe kuthixo Lord Lord Hanuman and Mangal, planethi Mars. Emazantsi eIndiya, usuku lubekelwe uthixo Skanda. Abazinikeleyo bamamele uHanuman Chalisa, iingoma ezinikezelwe kwisithixo saseSimian, ngalo mhla. Amakholwa angamaHindu azila ukutya ukuhlonipha uHanuman kwaye afune uncedo lwakhe ukuze anqande ububi aze ayoyise imiqobo endleleni yabo.

Ukuzila ukutya kuyajongwa nangamaqabane afuna ukuba nomntwana. Emva kobumnyama, ukuzila ukutya kuhlala kuphazanyiswa kukutya okubandakanya kuphela ingqolowa kunye nejaggery (iswekile yecala). Abantu banxiba iimpahla ezibomvu ngoLwesibini kwaye banikezela ngeentyatyambo ezibomvu kwiNkosi Hanuman. I-Moonga (i-coral ebomvu) yeyona nto intle yanamhlanje.

NgoLwesithathu (uBudhvar)

NgoLwesithathu kunikezelwe kwi-Lord Krishna kunye neNkosi Vithal, ukufunyanwa emzimbeni kweKrishna. Umhla unxulunyaniswa noBudh, iplanethi iMercury. Kwezinye iindawo, iVishnu iyanqulwa. Abaphulaphuli bamamele uKrishna Bhajan (iingoma) ngolu suku. Uluhlaza ngumbala owuthandayo kunye ne-onyx kunye ne-emerald zizigugu ezithandekayo.

Abakholelwa kuHindu abazila ukutya ngolwesithathu bathatha isidlo esinye emva kwemini. I-Budhvar Upvaas (ukuzila ukutya ngolwezithathu) ilawulwa ngokwesiko ngabantu abatshatileyo abafuna ubomi bentsapho obuzolileyo kunye nabafundi abafuna impumelelo kwizifundo. Abantu baqala ishishini elitsha okanye ishishini ngoLwesithathu njengoko iplanethi iMercury okanye iBudh kukholelwa ukuba yonyusa iiplani ezintsha.

Lwesine (Guruvar okanye Vrihaspativar)

Lwesine lunikezelwe kwiNkosi u-Vishnu kunye ne-Lord Brihaspati, i-guru yezithixo. Iplanethi yeVishnu yiJupita. Abazinikeleyo bamamela iingoma zecawa, ezinjenge- "Om Jai Jagadish Hare" kwaye bayakhawuleza ukufumana ubutyebi, impumelelo, udumo kunye nolonwabo.

Ngombala ngumbala wesiko leVishnu. Xa ukutya kuyekisiwe emva kobumnyama, isidlo ngokwesiko siqulathe ukutya okutyheli okufana ne-chana daal (igrem yaseBengal) kunye nebhotolo ecacisiweyo (ibhotolo ecacisiweyo). AmaHindu anxiba iimpahla eziphuzi kwaye anikezela ngeentyatyambo eziphuzi kunye neebhanana eVishnu.

NgoLwesihlanu (Shukravar)

NgoLwesihlanu kunikezelwe uShakti, uthixokazi ongumama onxulumene neplanethi iVenus; Izithixokazi zikaDurga noKali ziyahlonitshwa. Abazinikeleyo benza iminyhadala kaDurga Aarti, uKali Aarti kunye noSantoshi Mata Aarti ngalo mhla. Ngokukhawuleza amaHindu afuna ubutyebi bezinto eziphathekayo kunye nolonwabo lokuzukisa uShakti, enesidlo esinye emva kobumnyama.

Njengombala omhlophe ngumbala ohambelana kakhulu neShakti, isidlo sangokuhlwa sihlala sinokutya okumhlophe njenge kheer okanye i-payasam, idessert eyenziwe ngobisi nerayisi. Iminikelo ye-chana (i-gram ye-Bengal) kunye ne-gur (i-jaggery okanye i-molasses eqinileyo) inikezelwa ukubhenela kuthixokazi, kwaye ukutya kwe-acidic kufuneka kuthintelwe.

Eminye imibala ehambelana neShakti ibandakanya i-orenji, i-violet, imfusa kunye ne-burgundy, kwaye ilitye layo elixabisekileyo yedayimane.

NgoMgqibelo (Shanivar)

NgoMgqibelo banikezelwe kuthixo owoyikisayo uShimani, onxulumene neplanethi uSaturn. Kwintsomi yamaHindu, uSani ngumzingeli oza nethamsanqa elibi. Abazinikeleyo baya ukusuka ekuphumeni kwelanga kude kuse ekutshoneni kwelanga, bafuna ukukhuselwa kukubi kuka-Shani, izifo kunye nobunye ububi. Emva kobumnyama, amaHindu aqhekeza ngokukhawuleza ukutya ukutya okulungiselelwe ngeoyile emnyama okanye igramu emnyama (iimbotyi) kwaye kuphekwe ngaphandle kwetyiwa.

Abazinikeleyo abagcina ukuzila ukutya badla ngokundwendwela kwindawo Shani banike izinto ezimnyama njengeoyile yesame, iimpahla ezimnyama kunye neebhulukhwe ezimnyama. Abanye banqula i-peepal (ikhiwane elingcwele lamaNdiya) kwaye babopha intambo kwisangqa sayo, okanye bathandaze kwiNkosi Hanuman ukuze ikhuselwe kwingqumbo kaSani. Iblowu kunye nemnyama imibala kaShani. Amatye axabisekileyo oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, isafire eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka kunye namakhonkco amnyama esinyithi enziwe ngehashe, adla ngokunxitywa ukuphepha Shani.

NgeCawa (eRavivar)

I-Cawa inikezelwe kwi-Lord Surya okanye i-Suryanarayana, uthixo welanga. Abantu abazinikeleyo ngokukhawuleza bafuna uncedo kuye ukwanelisa iminqweno yabo kunye nokuphilisa izifo zolusu. AmaHindu aqala usuku ngokuhlamba ngesiko kunye nokucoca indlu ngokucocekileyo. Baqhubeka bezila ukutya imini yonke, besitya kuphela emva kokutshona kwelanga kwaye baphephe ityiwa, ioyile kunye nokutya okuthosiweyo. Izipho zinikezelwa nangalo mhla.

ISurya imelwe ziirubies kunye nemibala ebomvu nepinki. Ukuhlonipha lo thixo, amaHindu aza kunxiba ezibomvu, afake indawo ebomvu ye-sandalwood ebusweni kwaye anikezele ngeentyatyambo ezibomvu kwimifanekiso eqingqiweyo kunye nemifanekiso yothixo welanga.