IUmkhosi we-Qixi(IsiShayina: 七夕), owaziwa nangokuthi iUmkhosi we-Qiqiao(isiShayina: 乞巧), is aUmkhosi wamaShayinaukugubha umhlangano waminyaka yonke kaumalusi wenkomo nomalukiphakathiinganekwane.Umkhosi ugujwa ngosuku lwesikhombisa lwenyanga yesikhombisa enyangeniIkhalenda yenyanga.
Inganekwane evamile yindaba yothando phakathi kukaZhinü (織女, intombazane engumluki, efanekiselaI-Vega) kanye noNiulang (牛郎, umalusi, efanekiselaI-Altair).UNiulang wayeyintandane ehlala nomfowabo nodadewabo kadadewabo.Wayehlala ehlukunyezwa udadewabo kadadewabo.Bagcina bemxoshile ekhaya, abamnikanga lutho ngaphandle kwenkomo endala.Ngolunye usuku, inkomo endala yavele yakhuluma, itshela uNiulang ukuthi kuzofika inganekwane, nokuthi ungumluki wasezulwini.Lathi idlozi lizohlala lapha uma lihluleka ukubuyela ezulwini ngaphambi kokusa.Ngokuvumelana nalokho okwashiwo inkomo endala, uNiulang wabona le dlozi elihle wayithanda, base beshada.Umbusi wezulu (玉皇大帝,lit.'UMbusi wamaJade') wathola ngalokhu futhi wathukuthela, ngakho wathumela amanxusa ukuba aphelezele umeluki wasezulwini abuyele ezulwini.UNiulang wayedabukile futhi wanquma ukubajaha.Nokho,iNdlovukazi uMama waseNtshonalangawadweba umfula iSilver (The Milky Way) esibhakabhakeni wamvimba indlela.Phakathi naleso sikhathi, uthando phakathi kukaNiulang nomaluki lwashukumisa ama-magpie, futhi bakhela ibhuloho lezimanga phezu koMfula iSilver ukuze bahlangane.UMbusi waseZulwini naye wathinteka ngokubona, futhi wavumela lo mbhangqwana ukuba uhlangane eMagpie Bridge kanye ngonyaka ngosuku lwesikhombisa lwenyanga yesikhombisa.Leyo kwakuyimvelaphi yoMkhosi we-Qixi.Umkhosi wawususelwe ekukhulekeleni ukubhula ngezinkanyezi kwemvelo.Wusuku lokuzalwa lukasisi wesikhombisa ngokwesintu.Ubizwa ngokuthi “uMkhosi weQixi” ngenxa yokukhulekelwa kukadade wesikhombisa oqhutshwa ngobusuku besikhombisa enyangeni yesikhombisa.Kancane kancane, abantu bagubha inganekwane yothando yezithandani ezimbili, uZhinü noNiulang, ababeyintombazane engumluki kanye nomalusi wezinkomo, ngokulandelana.Indaba kaUmalusi Wenkomo kanye Nowelukiibigujwa kwi-Qixi Festival kusukelaUbukhosi bakwaHan.
Umkhosi ubizwa ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene ngokuthiI-Double Seventh Festival,iUsuku Lwezithandani lwaseShayina, iUbusuku Besikhombisa, nomaI-Magpie Festival.
Isikhathi sokuthumela: Aug-04-2022
