UCHUNGECHUNGE LWENCWADI YEKHALENDA YASE-AFRIKA

Kwangathi yonke indlela yokuphila kwethu ingaba lula. Iningi lamasiko omhlaba abusayo linekhalenda lezolimo elihambisana namasiko elalikhonza le miphakathi ngaphambi kokwethulwa kwekhalenda likaGregory. Amanye amakhalenda abhalwa phansi, kanti amanye adluliselwa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane ngomlomo, ikakhulukazi emiphakathini yase-Afrika eseningizimu yeSahara. Lawo makhalenda abhaliwe afaka ikhalenda lesiHebheru, ikhalenda lamaMaya, ikhalenda lesiShayina, ikhalenda lamaHindu, njll. Ngakho-ke umqondo wekhalenda lase-Afrika awusiwo omusha. Okusha lapha ukuthi sinqume ukubeka ikhalenda lase-Afrika le-Igbo ephepheni, into ebonakalayo, bese silethula emhlabeni njengokudla kokucabanga. Ngokuvamile, imiphakathi yomhlaba ecebile inomqondo ofanayo; imvelaphi yamasiko. Ibukisa, ikhuthaza, futhi ithumela amasiko ayo ngaphandle kwemingcele yayo kokubili njengesilinganiso sentando enhle, kanye nendlela yokuvikela ekubhujisweni kwamasiko. Isiko liwumgogodla wanoma yimuphi umphakathi. Ngakho-ke, kubalulekile umkhankaso wokukhuthaza isiko lakho njengengxenye yesikhala sokuhlangenwe nakho kwabantu. Siyaqiniseka ukuthi umuntu ngeke abe nentshisekelo yokuya eNgilandi uma isiko laseBrithani lifana nesiko lezwe lakubo; bekungeke kube khona lutho olujabulisayo ongaluzwa. Ngesikhathi sokuvukela ukuzimela e-Afrika eseNingizimu yeSahara ngawo-1950 kanye nawo-1960, ingxenye yesu lokubandakanya ukubusa kwamakoloni kwakuwukukhuthazwa kobunikazi bamasiko kanye nobungokomoya base-Afrika njengemfuneko yokuzimela, kanye nesizinda sokuvuselelwa okusha kwe-Afrika. Umqondo wokuvuselela amandla amasiko ase-Afrika ngemuva kweminyaka yokubuswa kwamakoloni ugcizelela ukuguqulwa okubalulekile kwekhalenda yendabuko njengohlelo lokuhlela izinsuku zezenhlalo, zenkolo, zezentengiselwano noma zokuphatha. Kodwa-ke, lo mzamo washeshe walahlekelwa umfutho ngenxa yengxabano yenkolo neyezombusazwe eyahlukanisa amaSulumane namaKristu, zombili izinkolo ezingezona ezomdabu zase-Afrika eseningizimu yeSahara. Ngokushesha ngemva kwalokho kwavela ukwanda kobuKrestu kanye nobuSulumane, ngaleyo ndlela kwaphazamisa noma yiliphi ithemba lokulunga kwamasiko. Umqondo ngemuva kweKhalenda lase-Afrika ukuphakamisa bonke abantu bozalo lwase-Afrika ngokufundisa izingane zethu ukubaluleka kanye nokubaluleka kwemfundo egxile e-Afrika esetshenziswa njengethuluzi ekuguquleni umbono omubi wokuthi abantu bozalo lwase-Afrika abanawo umcabango wokuqala. Liyithuluzi lemfundo elibonisa umnikelo we-Afrika empucukweni yomhlaba. Umgomo wethu ukujwayelana okubalulekile kwaleli Khalenda lase-Afrika njengendlela yokuhlanganisa egubha isiko lethu nalokho esinakho, ngokungafani nalokho okusihlukanisayo. AmaShayina agubha “uNyaka Omusha WaseShayina” ngokusekelwe ohlelweni lwawo lokuhlanganisa amakhalenda oluhlanganisa bonke abantu bozalo lwaseShayina emhlabeni wonke. AmaJuda agubha “uNyaka Omusha WamaJuda” ngokusekelwe ohlelweni lwawo lokuhlanganisa amakhalenda oluhlanganisa bonke abantu bozalo lwamaJuda emhlabeni wonke. AmaHindu enza okufanayo eNdiya, njll. Abantu bozalo lwase-Afrika thina ngokwethu siyithuluzi elifanayo elichaza amasiko lokulawula umphakathi kanye nokuziqeqesha, iLunar ehambisana namasiko. Ngokungena emhlabeni wonke engqondweni yase-Afrika kanye nokuzibuka, isikhathi sesifikile manje. Ikhalenda lase-Afrika le-Igbo ligubha ubunye bethu, ubunye bethu, kanye nentshiseko yokuphakamisa bonke abantu base-Afrika ngaphansi kokugxila okufanayo kwamasiko sisebenzisa iKhalenda lase-Afrika njengendlela yokuhlanganisa. Masigubhe uNyaka Omusha wase-Afrika emhlabeni wonke minyaka yonke. Ikhalenda lase-Afrika liyisimemo sobunye babantu bozalo lwase-Afrika, futhi liyithuluzi lokufundisa lamaqembu anentshisekelo emlandweni nasemasikweni ase-Afrika, kokubili ekhaya, kanye nasesikoleni.