
Inkolo kaSanta Muerte kanye nezibalo zamathambo ikhule kakhulu emazweni ahlukahlukene aseLatin America. Ngaphakathi kwalesi simo, i- Ukuvela Kokufa Okungcwele, indela kanye 'nabafileyo' Inencazelo ethile exhunywe emasikweni ahlukene nezinkolelo ezithandwayo. Kuso sonke lesi sihloko sizohlaziya ngokujulile imvelaphi, umehluko kanye nezincazelo ezitholwe yilezi zibalo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Abanye abantu babona kule mibono a uphawu lokuvikela, kuyilapho ezinye izincazelo ziwahlobanisa ne ingozi noma i ukusondela koshintsho olukhulu. Kunoma yikuphi, ukuba khona kwabo emcabangweni ohlangene kwenze lezi zibalo zahlonishwa ngokulinganayo futhi zesatshwa. Hlanganyela nathi kulokhu kuhlaziya okuningiliziwe ukuze uqonde izimpawu ezikhona kule miboniso.
Umsuka wehlelo likaSan La Muerte noSanta Muerte
Ukukhulekela izibalo zamathambo akuyona into entsha. E-Argentina naseParaguay, iSan La Muerte ibilokhu ihlonishwa amakhulu eminyaka. Ngokwenkolelo evamile, i- indela owayeboshiwe futhi wabulawa indlala ngemva kokusolwa ngokungeyikho. Uhlaka lwamathambo akhe lwaba yinto ehlonishwayo, futhi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, lwaguqulwa lwaba a ongcwele odumile kulabo abafuna isivikelo nobulungiswa. Uma ufuna ukwazi okwengeziwe ngehlelo laseMexico, ungathintana nolwazi ku ISanta Muerte eMexico.
E-Mexico, i-Santa Muerte iyinhlangano ehlukile enezimpande ku- ukuvumelanisa phakathi kwamasiko angaphambi kweSpanishi nobuKatolika. Uhlotshaniswa nonkulunkulukazi wama-Aztec uMictecacíhuatl, owabusa uMictlán, izwe elingaphansi kwezinganekwane zaseMexico. I-iconography kaSanta Muerte imvamisa imelela uhlaka lwamathambo agqokile ama-tunics anemibala ehlukene kuye ngohlobo lwezicelo ezenziwe.
Emasikweni lapho kuhlonishwa khona iSan La Muerte neSanta Muerte, kuvamile ukubonwa iminikelo enezinto ezifana nezimbali neziphuzo. Zifanekisela ukuxhumana phakathi kwezwe labaphilayo nezwe labafileyo, zisekela inkolo esabalele yalezi zinhlangano.
Umehluko phakathi kweSanta Muerte neSan La Muerte
Kuvamile ukudida la mahlelo amabili ngoba womabili ahlonipha izibalo zamathambo. Nokho, baveza umehluko ocacile ngokwemibandela yabo imvelaphi, uphawu y amasiko. Ngenkathi uSanta Muerte engowesifazane futhi egxile ekuzinikeleni kwaseMexico, uSan La Muerte uyindoda exhumene kakhulu nobulungiswa nokuvikelwa e-Argentina naseParaguay.
- Umsuka: USanta Muerte unethonya elinamandla langaphambi kweSpanishi futhi inkolo yakhe yanda kusukela ekhulwini lama-20 eMexico. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, iSan La Muerte, ivela esikweni lesifunda sase-Argentina naseParaguay esixhunywe enkolweni ethandwayo.
- I-Iconography: USanta Muerte ugqoka izingubo ezimibalabala ezinezincazelo ezithile, kuyilapho uSan La Muerte evame ukuvezwa njengendela yamathambo egqoke ingubo emnyama noma engenazo nhlobo zokugqoka.

- Amasiko: Nakuba womabili amahlelo ahlanganisa iminikelo nezicelo zokuvikelwa, iSanta Muerte ivame ukuhlotshaniswa kakhulu nezici zempilo yansuku zonke ezinjengothando, impilo kanye nemali, kuyilapho iSan La Muerte ivame ukucelelwa ubulungisa nokuzivikela. Kulabo abanentshisekelo, kunemithandazo ethize engasiza ebhizinisini nasezimweni eziphathelene nomsebenzi, njenge Umthandazo wokuFa okuNgcwele webhizinisi.
Uphawu lwendela kanye 'nabafileyo'
Indela evela ezindabeni eziningi mayelana neSan La Muerte ifanekisela uguquko phakathi kokuphila nokufa. Abantu basho njalo Wayeyinceku enobubele eyayinakekela abampofu nabagulayo. Lnoma yini ehlukanisayo nomfanekiso kaSanta Muerte, ongenawo umsuka othile womuntu.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, umfanekiso 'wabafileyo' futhiKula mahlelo lifanekisela i ubulungiswa baphezulu kanye nesiqinisekiso sokuthi labo abahlupheka ngokungabi nabulungisa bayothola isivikelo ekufeni. Amakholwa amaningi athi iSan La Muerte ijezisa labo abakwenzayo ukukhohlisa noma ukukhaphela kwabazinikele kuye. Lokhu kugqamisa ukubaluleka kwemikhuleko eya kuSanta Muerte yokucela ukuvikelwa nobulungiswa, okufinyeleleka kulabo abafuna impumuzo ezimeni ezinzima.
Izibalo zamathambo azimele nje ukufa, kodwa futhi ukuxhumana nabangcwele ezimpilweni zabazinikeleyo. Lokhu kunikeza imiphakathi umuzwa wokuba yingxenye nethemba lekusasa elingcono.
Imikhosi nemicikilisho
Zombili izibalo zinezinsuku eziqondile zokuhlonishwa kanye nemikhuba eyisici. E-Argentina naseParaguay, iSan La Muerte igujwa ngo-Agasti 15 noma 20, ngohambo oluya ezindaweni ezingcwele kanye neminikelo ema-altare angasese. E-Mexico, i-Santa Muerte inenkolo esabalele kakhulu enemikhosi ngoNovemba 1 no-2 yokuhlonipha uSuku Lwabafileyo. Kulabo abafuna ukuqonda kangcono imithandazo eqondiswe ku-Santa Muerte, kukhona ulwazi oluqondile mayelana nemithandazo esebenzayo ezimweni zokusebenza, njenge Umthandazo womsebenzi ekufeni okuNgcwele.
Amasiko ahlanganisa ukubekwa kwe ama-altare anamakhandlela, ugwayi, uphuzo oludakayo nezimbali. Endabeni yaseSan La Muerte, abanye abazinikele baphatha izibalo ezincane zongcwele ezishumekwe ngaphansi kwesikhumba sabo iziphandla zokuvikela.
Ukuzinikela kulezi zinhlangano kuyaqhubeka kukhula, ngokuvamile emiphakathini enganakiwe ethola kuyo umthombo ukuphepha y ukusekelwa ngokomoya. Naphezu kokulahlwa iSonto LamaKatolika, inkolo yakhe isisakazekele kulo lonke elaseMelika, ithola abalandeli ezingxenyeni ezihlukahlukene zomhlaba.


