IQixi Festival(IsiTshayina: 七夕), ekwabizwa ngokuba yiUmnyhadala weQiqiao(isiTshayina: 乞巧), yiUmthendeleko waseTshayinaukubhiyozela intlanganiso yonyaka yeintombi engumalusi kunye nomlukikwiintsomi.Umthendeleko ubhiyozelwa ngomhla wesixhenxe kwinyanga yesixhenxe yenyangaIkhalenda yenyanga.
Ibali eliqhelekileyo libali lothando phakathi kukaZhinü (織女, intombazana yomluki, efuziselaVega) kunye noNiulang (牛郎, umalusi wenkomo, efanekiselaIsibingelelo).UNiulang wayeyinkedama ehlala nomntakwabo nodadewabo.Wayesoloko exhatshazwa ngumakoti wakhe.Ekugqibeleni bamgxotha endlwini, abamnika nto ngaphandle kwenkomo endala.Ngenye imini, inkomo endala ngequbuliso yathetha, ixelela uNiulang ukuba kuza kufika intsomi, yaye ungumluki wasezulwini.Ithe intsomi iya kuhlala apha ukuba iyasilela ukubuyela ezulwini ngaphambi kokuba kuse.Ngokuvisisana noko kwathethwa yinkomo endala, uNiulang wayibona intsomi entle waza wayithanda, emva koko batshata.Umlawuli wezulu (玉皇大帝,lit.'UJade Emperor') wayifumanisa le nto waza waba nomsindo, ngoko ke wathumela abalandeli bakhe ukuba bakhaphe umluki wasezulwini ukubuyela ezulwini.UNiulang waba buhlungu waza wagqiba kwelokuba abasukele.Nangona kunjalo,uKumkanikazi uMama waseNtshonawazoba uMlambo iSilver (i-Milky Way) esibhakabhakeni waza wamvala indlela yakhe.Kwangaxeshanye, uthando phakathi kukaNiulang nomluki lwazishukumisa iimagpie, yaye bakha ibhulorho yeemanga kuMlambo iSilver ukuze badibane.UMlawuli weZulu naye wachukunyiswa ngumbono, kwaye wavumela esi sibini ukuba sidibane kwiBridge yaseMagpie kanye ngonyaka ngosuku lwesixhenxe lwenyanga yesixhenxe.Leyo yayiyimvelaphi yoMnyhadala weQixi.Umthendeleko wawuthatyathwe kunqulo lokuvumisa ngeenkwenkwezi kwendalo.Lusuku lokuzalwa lukadade omkhulu wesixhenxe ngokwentsingiselo yemveli.Ubizwa ngokuba “nguMthendeleko weQixi” ngenxa yonqulo lukadade omkhulu wesixhenxe olwenziwa ngobusuku besixhenxe benyanga yesixhenxe.Ngokuthe ngcembe, abantu babhiyoza ngentsomi yothando yabathandi ababini, uZhinü noNiulang, ababeyintombazana engumluki kunye nomalusi wenkomo, ngokulandelelanayo.Ibali leUmalusi wenkomo kunye nentombi yoMlukiiye yabhiyozelwa kwi Qixi Festival ukususelaUbukhosi bukaHan.
Lo mnyhadala ubizwa ngokwahlukeneyo ngokuthiUmnyhadala weSixhenxe kabini,iUsuku lukaValentine lwaseTshayina, iUbusuku beSixhenxe, okanye iUmnyhadala weMagpie.
Ixesha lokuposa: Aug-04-2022
