UMkhosi Wezibani ugujwa ngosuku lwe-15 lwenyanga yokuqala yaseShayina, futhi ngokwesiko uphetha isikhathi soNyaka Omusha waseShayina. Umcimbi okhethekile ohlanganisa imibukiso yezibani, ukudla okulula kwangempela, imidlalo yezingane kanye nokudlala njll.
UMkhosi Wezibani ungalandelelwa emuva eminyakeni engu-2,000 eyedlule. Ekuqaleni koBukhosi baseMpumalanga Han (25-220), uMbusi uHanmingdi wayengummeli wobuBuddha. Wezwa ukuthi ezinye izindela zazikhanyisa izibani emathempelini ukuze zibonise inhlonipho kuBuddha ngosuku lweshumi nanhlanu lwenyanga yokuqala yenyanga. Ngakho-ke, wayala ukuthi wonke amathempeli, imizi, nezigodlo zasebukhosini kufanele zikhanyise izibani ngalobo busuku. Leli siko lamaBuddha kancane kancane laba umkhosi omkhulu phakathi kwabantu.
Ngokwemikhuba yabantu baseShayina eyahlukahlukene, abantu bahlangana ngobusuku boMkhosi Wezibani ukuze bagubhe ngemisebenzi ehlukene. Abantu bathandazela isivuno esihle nenhlanhla esikhathini esizayo esiseduze.
Njengoba iShayina iyizwe elikhulu elinomlando omude namasiko ahlukahlukene, amasiko nemisebenzi yeLantern Festival iyahlukahluka ngokwezifunda, okuhlanganisa ukukhanyisa nokujabulela izibani (ezintantayo, ezilungisiwe, ezibanjiwe, nezindizayo), ukwazisa inyanga egcwele ekhanyayo, ukubasa iziqhumane, ukuqagela izimfumbe ezibhalwe ezibanini, ukudla i-tangyuan, imidanso yengonyama, imidanso yedrako, nokuhamba ngezinsika.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Agasti-17-2017
