I-Grenada serenades abahambi ngeholide ngentsimbi yeqela leKrisimesi

Ukuqala kwam ukukhankanya isigqibo sam sokutyelela iziqithi zaseGrenada ngeKrismesi, wonk’ ubani wamangaliswa. Benza amagqabaza anjengathi “bekungayi kubakho khephu,” okanye “uya kuyifumana phi i-mistletoe?” Ndamamela onke amagqabantshintshi abo, kodwa ndandizimisele ukuzibonela iKrisimesi eGrenada, eCarriacou nasePetite Martinique, ngoko ke ndayibhukisha inqwelomoya yam.

Ukususela ekufikeni kwam kwisikhululo seenqwelomoya, ndandisazi ukuba isigqibo sam sasisiso. Bonke abakhweli bamkelwe ngesandi esimnandi somculo wentsimbi odlala iingoma zeKrisimesi. Ukongeza, izilayi zekeyiki yeziqhamo ezimnandi kunye nesiselo esikhethiweyo sesorrel okanye i-rum punch enesiqholo. Kuba kwakusekuseni ngandlel' ithile, ndakhetha i-sorrel, kwaye yintoni eyothusayo endayifumanayo. Yayifana necranberry engenabukrakra, incasa yezulu ngokupheleleyo.

Emva koku, ndavuya ngokwenene kukubona ukuba iKrismesi yayiyintoni kanye kanye eziqithini. Umhlobo wam waseGrenadian wagqiba ekubeni siye eCarriacou ukuze sifumane iParang Festival. Ubukhulu becala abadlali babesebenzisa izixhobo ezineentambo yaye bevakalisa amazwi awayesenza ukuba isihlwele sigcwale yintsini. Izihloko bezisekelwe kwiziganeko ezidlulileyo nezangoku ezenzekayo kwesi siqithi. Yayingamava ngokwenene.

Njengoko iKrisimesi yayisondela, sahamba sizipholele ezilalini. Sacula iingoma zeKrisimesi kunye neengoma zasekhaya zeKrisimesi. Wonke umntu wayeyithanda kwaye wasibabaza ngeti eshushu yekoko, iham enetyuwa, kunye nento wonke umntu abiza ngokuba "yi-bully bakes."

Ngoko nangona yayingekho i<em>mistletoe yaye kungekho mntu wekhephu, ndangcamla eso siselo sasezulwini sorrel, ikeyiki yeziqhamo, inyama yenyama egalelwe ityuwa, i<em>bully bakes, umculo we<em>parang, kunye nokungcungcuthekiswa kwasekuhlaleni. Ngendingazange ndithengise ngawo amava ehlabathi. Abantu basesiqithini bayayazi ngokwenene indlela yokuba nexesha elimnandi.