Ukuqala kweNtwasahlobo, okubizwa nangokuthi iLichun, kumelela igama lokuqala ohlelweni lwendabuko lwamaShayina lwelanga, olunezincazelo ezijulile zamasiko kanye namasiko abantu asenesikhathi eside edluliselwe entwasahlobo efudumele, okufanekisela ukuzalwa kabusha, ukukhula kanye nokuqala okusha kwazo zonke izinto eziphilayo—izingcezu ezincane zotshani, izihlahla ezinkulu, izinambuzane ezincane kanye nezilwane ezinkulu ngokufanayo. Leli gama liyingxenye ebalulekile yesiko lamaShayina, eliqashelwa kabanzi futhi ligujwa ngabantu baseShayina emhlabeni jikelele, liba ibhuloho elibalulekile elixhumanisa amaShayina aphesheya kwezilwandle nezimpande zawo zamasiko futhi libasize balondoloze ubuhlobo obujulile namasiko okhokho babo.

Njengoba kwaqala eShayina lasendulo, i-Start of Spring yathuthuka futhi yathuthuka emlandweni omude, ishintshashintsha kanye nempucuko yezolimo. Abantu basendulo baqaphela ngokucophelela izinguquko zezidalwa zasezulwini, amaphethini ezulu kanye nezenzakalo zemvelo ukuze bahlukanise unyaka ngama-solar temu—uhlelo olwaludlala indima ebalulekile ekuqondiseni imisebenzi yezolimo yansuku zonke. I-Start of Spring ekuqaleni yayiyingxenye yama-solar temu ayisishiyagalombili ezikhathini zakuqala, lapho abantu babethembele kakhulu emvelweni ngokudla nokuphila. Kamuva, ngesikhathi soBukhosi baseNtshonalanga Han, yaba uhlelo lokuqala lwama-solar temu angamashumi amabili nane, oluqoshwe ngokusemthethweni futhi lwakhuthazwa kuzo zonke izifunda ezahlukene. Lolu hlelo luxhumene eduze nempilo yezolimo, lutshela abalimi ukuthi balungiselele nini ukutshala, banakekele izitshalo futhi bavune, lubonisa ukuhlakanipha kwabantu basendulo ekuhlaleni nemvelo kanye nokuzivumelanisa nezinguquko zesizini.

Lapho kufika ukuqala kweNtwasahlobo, kwenzeka izinguquko ezicashile kodwa ezinenjongo emvelweni, ezibonisa ukuphela kokubanda kanye nokuqala kokuvuselelwa. Umoya obandayo uyaphela kancane kancane, uthathelwe indawo yimimoya epholile ethwala ukufudumala okuncane. Ukukhanya kwelanga kuyafudumala futhi kuhlale isikhathi eside, kuncibilikisa iqhwa otshanini nasemagatsheni emithi. Imifula eqandisiwe iqala ukuncibilika, nemifudlana emincane igeleza futhi njengoba iqhwa lincibilika libe ngamanzi. Izinambuzane ezihlala ebusika ziyavuka kusukela ekuthuleni isikhathi eside, ziphuma ukuyohlola indawo entsha, kuyilapho amahlumela athambile ehluma emagatsheni emithi futhi evuleka abe amaqabunga amancane aluhlaza. Utshani budlula enhlabathini, bubonisa izimpawu eziluhlaza ezikhanyayo zamandla. Nakuba ezinye izifunda ezisenyakatho zisenesimo sezulu esibandayo noma iqhwa ngezikhathi ezithile, ukuthambekela okujwayelekile kuya ekufudumaleni nasekuvuseleleni, okukhumbuza abantu ukuthi ubusika obunzima buphelile futhi intwasahlobo ephilayo iza namathuba amasha.

Amasiko ahlukahlukene athakazelisayo abantu adluliselwe phansi amakhulu eminyaka ukugubha ukuqala kweNtwasahlobo, futhi amasiko amaningi asaphila nanamuhla, exhumanisa abantu nefa labo lamasiko. Isiko elilodwa elidumile yiBiting Spring, umkhuba ofanekisela ukwamukela amandla entwasahlobo ngokudla. Abantu badla ukudla okukhethekile ukuze bamukele intwasahlobo, njenge-pancakes zasentwasahlobo, ama-spring rolls nama-radishes, ngalinye linencazelo ehlukile. Ama-pancake asentwasahlobo mancane futhi athambile, ngokuvamile asongwe ngemifino emisha kanye nokunye ukugcwalisa, okumelela ukuqoqwa kokusha kwentwasahlobo. Ama-spring roll enziwa ngokugoqa ukugcwalisa enhlama encane bese kuthoswa kuze kube nsundu, okufanekisela ukuchuma nokufudumala. Ama-radishes aqinile futhi anamanzi, okukholelwa ukuthi asusa ubuthi emzimbeni ebusika futhi alethe impilo enhle yesizini entsha. Izifunda ezahlukene zinomehluko omncane ekudleni kwe-Biting Spring—ezinye zengeza ukugcwalisa inyama, ezinye zikhetha izinketho zemifino kuphela—kodwa zonke zifisa ukwamukela amandla entwasahlobo.

Ukushaya Inkomo Yasentwasahlobo kungenye isiko elibalulekile, eligxile kakhulu emiphakathini yezolimo lapho izinkomo zazibalulekile ekulimeni. Abantu basendulo benza izinkomo ngobumba noma ngephepha, zihlotshiswe ngemichilo yephepha enemibala efanekisela isivuno esihle, ukuchuma kanye nokusanhlamvu okuningi. Ekuqaleni kweNtwasahlobo, abadala bendawo noma izikhulu babehola imikhosi, beshaya inkomo yasentwasahlobo ngeziswebhu ze-willow ngenkathi bethandazela okusanhlamvu okuningi kanye nenhlanhla ngonyaka ozayo. Leli siko lavela ekubalulekeni kwezinkomo ekukhiqizweni kwezolimo—izinkomo zazisiza abalimi ukuba balime amasimu, batshale izitshalo futhi bathwale imithwalo esindayo. Ukushaya inkomo yasentwasahlobo kuhlose ukuvusa umhlaba ebuthongweni basebusika, ukukhuthaza abalimi ukuthi baqale isizini entsha yokutshala nokuveza amathemba onyaka ochumayo. Namuhla, ezinye izindawo zasemakhaya zisaqhubeka nalo msebenzi ukuze zilondoloze isiko, ziheha izakhamuzi zendawo kanye nezivakashi ukuthi zihlanganyele emikhosini.

Amanye amasiko ahlanganisa iNtwasahlobo Yokwamukela, Ukugqoka Imihlobiso YaseNtwasahlobo kanye nama-Flying Kite, ngalinye lenezela injabulo kanye nencazelo emikhosini. INtwasahlobo Yokwamukela ekuqaleni yayiwumcimbi omkhulu owawuqhutshwa ababusi ezikhathini zasendulo, ababehola izikhulu ukuba zikhulekele uNkulunkulu waseNtwasahlobo futhi zithandazele isivuno esihle nokuthula kwesizwe. Kamuva, yaba umsebenzi odumile wabantu: abantu ababegqoke njengezithunywa zaseNtwasahlobo, bahambahamba emadolobheni nasemadolobheni, bememeza bethi “Intwasahlobo iyeza” ukuze basakaze injabulo. Amantombazane amancane ayevame ukwenza imihlobiso emincane enjengezinkonjane noma izimbali ngesilika enemibala, beyigqoka ngezinwele noma beyilengisa emagatsheni—lezi zinhlobo zifanekisela inhlanhla, injabulo kanye nokufika kwentwasahlobo. Ama-flying kite nawo ayathandwa, njengoba umoya wasentwasahlobo uthambile futhi uzinzile, ulungele ukundiza kwama-kite. Abantu bandiza ama-kite anezimo nobukhulu obuhlukene, bekholelwa ukuthi lokhu kuletha inhlanhla, baxosha inhlanhla embi futhi bathuthukise impilo ngokujabulela umoya omusha wangaphandle.

Ukuqala kweNtwasahlobo kugujwa nangamaShayina aphesheya kwezilwandle, avumelanisa amasiko nokuphila kwendawo ngenkathi egcina ingqikithi yamasiko iphelele. Emazweni afana neSingapore neMalaysia, ikhaya lemiphakathi emikhulu yamaShayina, abantu benza imisebenzi eyahlukahlukene ukugubha lolu suku. Isibonelo, abantu abaningi baseShayina bafaka imali emabhange ekuqaleni kweNtwasahlobo, umkhuba ofanekisela ukonga ikusasa kanye nethemba lengcebo nokuchuma onyakeni omusha. Baphinde bathandaze emathempelini noma ezikhungweni zomphakathi, bephethe izithombe ezincane zezinkomo zasentwasahlobo futhi benikela ngemihlatshelo yokufisela umndeni inhlanhla, impilo kanye nenjabulo. Lokhu kufakazela ukuthi Ukuqala kweNtwasahlobo sekuwuphawu olubalulekile lwamasiko kumaShayina omhlaba wonke, kusiza ukudlulisa isiko lendabuko ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane futhi kuqinise izibopho phakathi kwemiphakathi yamaShayina aphesheya kwezilwandle.

Ngaphandle kwamasiko abantu, i-Start of Spring inethonya elikhulu ezincwadini nasebucikoni baseShayina, ikhuthaza imisebenzi eminingi edumisa ubuhle baleli gama. Izimbongi zasendulo zabhala izinkondlo ezichaza izigcawu zasentwasahlobo—izimbali eziqhakazayo, imimoya epholile nezilwane eziphilayo—ziveza ukulangazelela iziqalo ezintsha kanye nokwazisa ubuhle bemvelo. Abaculi badweba izindawo kanye nemisebenzi yabantu ehlobene ne-Start of Spring, bebamba ingqikithi yesizini kanye nokubaluleka kwamasiko. Le misebenzi ibonisa uthando lwabantu ngemvelo kanye nenhlonipho ngemijikelezo yezinkathi. Ngisho nanamuhla, i-Start of Spring isalokhu iyingxenye ebalulekile yesiko laseShayina: izikole kanye nemiphakathi ibamba imisebenzi yokwethula amasiko, njengokwenza imihlobiso yasentwasahlobo noma ukukhuluma ngamagama elanga, ukusiza intsha ukuqonda nokuzuza ifa lamasiko.

Empilweni yansuku zonke, abantu balungisa izindlela zokuphila ngokufika kweNtwasahlobo, belandela ukuhlakanipha kwasendulo ukuze bazivumelanise nezinguquko zesizini. Banaka kakhulu impilo, bagxila ekudleni okulula, okusha okunemifino yesizini efana ne-chives, i-spinach kanye ne-bamboo shoots—okukholelwa ukuthi kucebile ngezakhamzimba futhi kufanelekile entwasahlobo. Abantu abaningi benza nemisebenzi eminingi yangaphandle, njengokuhamba ngezinyawo, ukuhamba ngezinyawo noma ukundiza ama-kite, ukuze bajabulele isimo sezulu esifudumele nomoya omusha, okusiza imizimba nezingqondo ukuthi zivumelane nokuguquka kusuka ebusika kuya entwasahlobo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abaningi basebenzisa leli thuba ukwenza izinhlelo ezintsha, bazibekele imigomo noma baqale amaphrojekthi, njengoba iNtwasahlobo ifanekisela ukuqala okusha. Ikhumbuza abantu kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubusika bubanda kangakanani, intwasahlobo ihlala ifika, iletha ithemba, amandla kanye namathuba okuqala kabusha.

Ukuqala kweNtwasahlobo kungaphezu nje kwegama lelanga; kuyithwali eliyigugu lefa lamasiko aseShayina, elibonisa ukuhlakanipha kwabantu basendulo, inhlonipho ngemvelo kanye nokuphishekela impilo enhle. Lixhumanisa imvelo, ezolimo kanye nokuphila kwabantu, libonisa ubudlelwano obuvumelanayo phakathi kwabantu nemvelo ebaluleke kakhulu emasikweni aseShayina izinkulungwane zeminyaka. Njengoba igujwa emhlabeni wonke ngabantu baseShayina, iphinde ikhuthaze ukushintshana ngamasiko, isize umhlaba ukuthi uqonde kabanzi ngamasiko endabuko aseShayina kanye nezindinganiso zawo. Leli siko elingapheli liphethe umlando, amasiko kanye nethemba lekusasa, liqhubeka nokudluliselwa ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane, liletha ithemba, injabulo kanye namandla kubantu minyaka yonke.