“Iiholide lelona xesha lifanelekileyo lokubaleka ungabinaxhala kwaye ufumane indlela yethu eyahlukileyo yokubhiyozela apha eJamaica,” utshilo uMlawuli wezoKhenketho, ibhodi yabakhenkethi yaseJamaica, uDonovan White. “Kubalulekile kuthi ukuba sinikeze amava enyani kubahambi, kwaye simema wonke umntu ofuna ukujoyina iminyhadala yethu kwaye andise ukuqonda kwabo inkcubeko nembali yaseJamaica.”
Ngalo lonke ixesha lonyaka, abantu baseJamaica babhiyozela ngeendlela eziqaqambisa inkcubeko yabo efudumeleyo, enobuhlobo kunye ne-vibe yesiqithi esiphumlileyo. Abahambi banokumamela iibhendi zereggae ezidlala zombini iingoma zesintu kunye neengoma zomthonyama kumanxweme olwandle, kwiihotele okanye esitratweni. Iindawo ezininzi zokuhlala, iivenkile zokutyela kunye nabathengisi basezitalatweni bayanikezela Ukutya kweholide yaseJamaican kunye neziselo, njengeti yetshokolethi okanye isiselo esihlaziyayo soreli.
Imihombiso evela kwi-snowmen eyenziwe ngesanti ukuya kwimithi yeKrisimesi ehonjiswe ngemibala yaseJamaican inokufunyanwa ngalo lonke ixesha, ukongeza idosi ekhethekileyo yokonwaba.
Ngobusuku bangaphambi kweKrisimesi, imibhiyozo ibandakanya iMakethi eNkulu yemveli, okanye “iMarkethi yaseGran” njengoko iJamican ingayibiza ngokuba, njengoko abathengisi baseka ivenkile kwiindawo eziphambili. IMarike enkulu ibanjelwa kwiidolophu ezinkulu kwisiqithi sonke, kwaye bonke bayamenywa ukuba bazibandakanye noluntu kolu lwazi lunentaphane yentengiso. Abahambi banokubona amakhaya ahonjiswe ngokuqaqambileyo athatywe "ngezibane zepepper" ngelixa esonwabela izandi zeengoma zeKrisimesi zaseJamaican.
Ngomhla weKrisimesi, abakhenkethi banokufumana isidlo seKrisimesi saseJamaican sezidlo zeholide ezibandakanya igxalaba le-ham, i-gungo peas kunye nerayisi kunye nebhokhwe ekhandiweyo, kunye nekhekhe lesiqhamo elifakwe kwi-rum yedessert. Kuyinto yesiko ukudibanisa esi sidlo kunye ne-sorrel, isiselo esikhethiweyo seKrisimesi, esenziwe nge-hibiscus.
Umbhiyozo awupheli apho, njengoko umboniso wesitrato odumileyo weJunkanoo, ophuma kwilifa lemveli lase-Jamaica elityebileyo laseAfrika, lenzeka kusuku olusemva kweKrisimesi. Kwizitrato zedolophu nelali nganye, uluntu lunxiba isinxibo esinexabiso eliphezulu, luqaqambisa abalinganiswa abadumileyo abaquka uBelly Woman, The Horse Head, kunye 'Pitchy Patchy' ukukhankanya abambalwa.
“Kukho into yokuba wonke umntu ayonwabele ngexesha leeholide eJamaica kwaye ebandakanya iindawo ezininzi zokuhlala ukusuka kwiboutique inns ukuya kwiihotele ezinkulu ezibandakanya yonke into ukuze ilungele lonke uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali,” utshilo uMhlophe. "Ukuba abantu bajonge amava eholide ngaphaya kwesiqhelo, siyifumene apha."
Ukufunda ngakumbi malunga nento omawuyenze kunye nendawo onokuhlala kuyo esiqithini kobu busika, ndwendwela jamaica.com.
INTO ONOKUYITHATHA KWELI NQAKU:
- Through the streets of every town and village, the communities dress in extravagant costumes, highlighting popular characters including the Belly Woman, The Horse Head, and ‘Pitchy Patchy' to name a few.
- “There's something for everyone to enjoy during the holidays in Jamaica and that includes a wide variety of accommodations ranging from boutique inns to grand all-inclusive hotels to suit every budget,” said White.
- “It is important for us to provide authentic experiences to travelers, and we are inviting everyone who wants to join in our festivities and expand their understanding of Jamaica's culture and history.
