Abantu abangu-80 bayazicwilisa echibini laseLourdes minyaka yonke ngenxa yezakhiwo zalo eziyisimangaliso.
La I-swimming pool yaseLourdes iyindawo ethandwa izinkulungwane zabantu minyaka yonke. Itholakala edolobheni laseLourdes eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeFrance, leli chibi liyingxenye ebalulekile yeSanctuary edumile, isikhungo esibalulekile sokuhambela amakholwa angamaKhatholika avela emhlabeni wonke.
Njalo ngonyaka, cishe ngo-80.000 abantu bacwilisa emanzini echibi laseLourdes. Laba bantu bavela kuwo wonke amazwekazi futhi beza eLourdes ngenjongo yokuthola izinzuzo ezingokomoya nezingokwenyama kulawa manzi angcwele.
Indaba ye-swimming pool yaseLourdes
Umlando waleli chibi usukela emuva 1858, lapho intombazanyana okuthiwa UBernadette Soubirous wathi wayenochungechunge lwe imibono della Intombi enguMariya. Phakathi nale mibono, uBernadette wakhomba indawo esemfuleni wasendulo Wanikeza u-Pau,ithi iNtombi imbonise umthombo wamanzi angcwele. Le ntwasahlobo isiphenduke ichibi elidumile laseLourdes, lapho abantu becwila khona ukuze bafune ukuphulukiswa nokunethezeka ngokomoya.
Ichibi laseLourdes lingenye yezindawo okugxilwe kuzo eSanctuary. Indawo engcwele ihlanganisa ne Indawo yokudlela yaseMassabielle, lapho imibono kaBernadette Soubirous kukholakala ukuthi yenzeke khona, kanye ne I-Basilica ye-Our Lady of the Rosary, lapho abahambi behlanganyela emikhosini yenkolo.
Amanzi echibini laseLourdes kuthiwa anawo izakhiwo eziyisimangaliso. Amakholwa amaningi athi athola ukuphulukiswa okuyisimangaliso noma ukukhululeka ekuguleni kwawo okungokwenyama noma okungokomoya ngemva kokucwiliswa emanzini. Ngakho-ke ichibi lithathwa njengendawo engcwele futhi yokwelapha kubantu abaningi.
Ngo 1905 endlini engcwele kwavulwaihhovisi lamarekhodi ezokwelaphalapho zamenyezelwa khona 7500 ukuphulukiswa. Kuze kube manje isonto selibone abangama-70, abayisi-8 kubo okungamaNtaliyane. Isiguli esincane kunazo zonke ngesikhathi sokululama sasineminyaka engu-2 ubudala. U-80% wokwelapha wawuhilela abesifazane.