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I-Double-Second Festival (noma i-Spring Dragon Festival) ngokwesiko ibizwa ngokuthi i-Dragon Head Festival, ebuye ibizwe ngokuthi “Usuku Lokuzalwa Kwezimbali Ngokwenganekwane”, “uSuku Lokuphuma Entwasahlobo”, noma “Usuku Lokukha Imifino”.Yaqala ukuba khona eNkathini YaseTang (618AD - 907 AD).Imbongi, u-Bai Juyi ubhale inkondlo enesihloko esithi, Usuku Lwesibili Lwenyanga Yesibili Yenyanga:” Imvula yokuqala iyanqamuka, kuhlume utshani nemifino.Ezimpahleni ezilula kukhona abafana abancane, futhi emigqeni lapho bewela imigwaqo.”Ngalolu suku olukhethekile, abantu bathumelelana izipho, bakha imifino, bamukele ingcebo futhi baphume entwasahlobo, njll. Ngemva koBukhosi baseMing (1368 AD — 1644 AD), isiko lokusakaza umlotha ukuheha udrako lalibizwa ngokuthi “ udrako ephakamisa ikhanda lakhe”.

Kungani ibizwa ngokuthi “udrako uphakamisa ikhanda lakhe”?Kukhona inganekwane enyakatho yeChina.

Kuthiwa ngesikhathi uMbusi wamaJade wayala ama-Sea Dragon Kings ukuthi anganisa emhlabeni eminyakeni emithathu.Ngaleso sikhathi, ukuphila kwabantu kwakungenakubekezelelwa futhi abantu babehlupheka nosizi olungenakulinganiswa.Enye yamakhosi amane ama-Dragons - udrako we-jade waba nozwela kubantu futhi wawisa imvula emanzi ngasese emhlabeni, eyatholwa ngokushesha

uJade Emperor, owamxosha emhlabeni ofayo futhi wambeka ngaphansi kwentaba enkulu.Kuso kwakukhona isibhebhe, esasithi udrako oluhlaza wayengeke abuyele eZulwini ngaphandle kokuba ubhontshisi wegolide uqhakazile.

Abantu babehamba bexoxa izindaba futhi becabanga izindlela zokusindisa udrako.Ngolunye usuku, isalukazi saphatha isaka lommbila esidayisa emgwaqweni.Isaka lavuleka nommbila wegolide wahlakazeka phansi.Abantu babecabanga ukuthi imbewu yommbila yayiwubhontshisi wegolide, owawuzoqhakaza uma ugazingiwe.Ngakho-ke, abantu baxhumanisa imizamo yabo yokosa u-popcorn bese beyibeka emagcekeni ngosuku lwesibili lwenyanga yesibili.UNkulunkulu uVenus wayenamehlo afiphele ngenxa yokuguga.Wayenombono wokuthi ubhontshisi wegolide uyaqhakaza, ngakho wakhulula udrako.

Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi kuqhubeke kwaba nesiko emhlabeni ukuthi ngosuku lwesibili lwenyanga yesibili, yonke imindeni izosa uphophoni.Abanye abantu bacule ngenkathi begazinga: “Udrako uphakamisa ikhanda lakhe ngosuku lwesibili lwenyanga yesibili.Iziphala ezinkulu zizogcwala futhi ezincane zichichime.”

Kuqhutshwa uchungechunge lwemisebenzi ngalolu suku, okuhlanganisa ukwazisa izimbali, ukutshala izimbali, ukuya entwasahlobo, nokunamathisela izintambo ezibomvu emagatsheni.Imihlatshelo inikelwa kuNkulunkulu Wembali EmaThempelini KaNkulunkulu Wembali ezindaweni eziningi.Imichilo ebomvu yephepha noma yendwangu iboshelwa eziqwini zezimbali.Isimo sezulu ngalolo suku sibonakala njengokubhula kwesivuno sonyaka sikakolweni, izimbali nezithelo.