Phakathi nobusika, lapho kuse- Iziqhingi zaseShetland Usuku luqala kancane futhi ubumnyama bubonakala bungapheli, inhloko-dolobha encane yase Lerwick Iphenduka ibe umbukiso womlilo, umculo, kanye nezingxenye zoboya. Ukuzola okumpunga kukaJanuwari kunikeza indawo yobusuku lapho amakhulu ezibani ekhanyisa khona imigwaqo kanye nomkhumbi wamaViking usha phakathi kwesixuku esiphindaphinde isiko elifanayo iminyaka engaphezu kwekhulu.
Lokho kuqhuma kokukhanya nomsindo kubizwa ngokuthi Up Helly AaUmkhosi oguqule ifa lasendulo laseShetland laseNordic laba umkhosi wesimanje, ohlelekile kakhulu, kodwa ohlangene kakhulu. Okungase kubonakale sengathi kuwumbukiso weshashalazi ezivakashini zaseYurophu, kubantu bendawo, okuvelele konyaka, kuyindlela yokubhekana nobusika obude nokubuyisela izimpande zabo zaseScandinavia ngesitayela sabo esiyingqayizivele.
Umkhosi womlilo enyakatho ekude yeYurophu
Umnyombo we Up Helly Aa umuntu uhlala e Lerwickesiqhingini esikhulu saseShetland, kodwa umoya womkhosi udlulela ezindaweni ezahlukene kulo lonke isiqhingi phakathi kukaJanuwari noMashi, ekupheleni kwenkathi endala ka yuleNakuba namuhla ebhekwa njengomunye walabo Imikhosi yomlilo emangalisayo kakhulu eYurophuIndawo yayo iyidolobha elincane kakhulu, elinechweba elinomoya futhi liyaziwa kakhulu.
Empeleni, usuku olukhulu luqala ekuseni kakhulu. Into yokuqala ekuseni usuvele uzwa ukububula kwezinyathelo, izigubhu namazwi okumemezela ukufika kweqembu lamaViking anamuhla: amadoda agqoke izembatho zesikhumba, izihlangu eziyindilinga, izigqoko zokuvikela ezinezimpiko noma izimpondo ezihlotshisiwe, kanye nezindevu ezihlakulelwe ngokucophelela lesi senzakalo. Ziphethe amabhanela anemibala egqamile, avame ukuphefumulelwa yizithombe ezivela emlandweni wamaNorse, njengamakhosi asendulo eziqhingini zasenyakatho.
Eceleni kwabo kuvela isici esidumile kakhulu somkhosi: a Isikebhe esiqhutshwa yidrako yamaVikingSipendwe ngemibala epholile futhi sinemininingwane ecophelelayo, isikebhe, esakhiwe izinyanga eziningi yizisebenzi zokuzithandela, sihamba eLerwick sidonswa yizintambo phakathi kokucula namahlaya, wonke umuntu azi ukuthi ikusasa laso lizoncishiswa libe amalahle ebusuku.
Kwabaningi abahlala khona, isenzo sokwakha umkhumbi omuhle kakhulu bese uwushisa sinesici esinamandla esiwuphawu. ukuvuselelwa, ukuhlukaniswa kanye nokuqala komjikelezoubusika obuhambayo kanye nemiphakathi elungiselela "ukuqala kabusha" minyaka yonke, yize kukhona nalabo abakufingqa ngendlela ecacile: phakathi nobusuku obungapheli, ukwenza umkhosi onjalo, kalula, kuyindlela engcono kakhulu yokungakhathali.
Kusukela emiphongolweni evuthayo kuya emikhunjini yamaViking
Umsuka we- Up Helly Aa Akukabhalwa phansi ngokugcwele, kodwa kutholakala e- Ngekhulu le-XNUMXLapho izinsizwa zaseShetland zibuya eMpini kaNapoleon zinolwazi ngesibhamu kanye nokomela ukuzijabulisa, leyo minyaka yabangela isiko elaziwa ngokuthi ukubopha ngethayela: ukugcwalisa imiphongolo yokhuni ngotshani ne-pitch, ukuyishisa bese uyihudula noma uyigingqa emigwaqweni phakathi nobusuku.
Amaqembu aphikisanayo ezibhamu ze-tar-barrell ayencintisana, ngokuvamile enephuzu elilodwa isiphithiphithi nentukuthelo okwagcina kushaqise iziphathimandla zendawo. Kunezindaba ezivela ezivakashini engxenyeni yokuqala yesithathu yekhulu le-19 ezichaza iLerwick njengodlame lwangempela: ukuqhuma kwezibhamu, ukushaya izigubhu, abantu bephuza, amazwi amemezayo, kanye nesimo esixube imigubho kanye nempi yasemgwaqweni.
Ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, izikhulu zedolobha kanye nezikhulu zikamasipala bakhetha ukuguqula leso siphithiphithi sibe umkhosi ohlelekile. Imiphongolo evuthayo yathathelwa indawo yi- ukwakhiwa okuningiliziwe kwe-Viking galley kanye nombukiso wezibani ohlelwe ngokucophelela. Ngakho-ke, inguqulo yomkhosi yayigxile ku- Ifa laseNordic laseShetlandkodwa futhi nasezindinganisweni zokuhleleka okuhlangene, ubuciko kanye nokuziqhenya kwendawo.
Kusukela ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19 nasekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20, ifomethi yamanje yathuthukiswa: ukukhethwa komholi wamaViking kuhlelo ngalunye, ukudalwa kwamaqembu anezindikimba, futhi kamuva, ukufakwa kwezingubo zenganekwane kanye nemidwebo yamahlaya yasebusuku. Ngisho nalezi zendlalelo zanamuhla, ukushiswa komkhumbi kusalokhu kuyisenzo esiyinhloko esiphawula ukuphela konyaka omdala wasebusika kanye nohlobo oluthile lwe- ukuhlanzwa okungokomfanekiso ngomjikelezo omusha wokukhanya.
I-Guizer Jarl kanye neqembu lamaViking
Kuhlelo ngalunye, umuntu oyinhloko yi- I-Guizer JarlUhlobo “lwenduna yamaViking” olukhethwe eminyakeni eminingi kusengaphambili phakathi kwamadoda aseLerwick ahlanganyela ngenkuthalo enhlanganweni. Akukhona nje ukuhola umbukiso: uJarl uthatha indima cishe yomkhosi, emele umlingiswa noma iqhawe elivela esikweni samaNorse futhi eqondisa iqembu lakhe, owaziwayo Iqembu le-Jarl.
Lelo qembu eliyinhloko ligqoka izingubo ezihlotshiswe kakhulu kulo lonke umkhosi: ama-capes aneziboya, izigqoko nezihlangu ezenziwe ngokwezifisoKusetshenziswa izimbazo nezinkemba, futhi imiklamo iyashintsha minyaka yonke kuye ngesihloko esikhethiwe. Izinyanga zokulungiselela zenzeka emihlanganweni yokusebenzela umphakathi yokwenza izikhali, ukupenda izihlangu, noma ukuqeda imininingwane yomkhumbi omude, ngakho-ke abahlanganyeli abaningi bagcina bechitha ingxenye enkulu yesikhathi sabo samahhala ekulungiseleleni.
Ngale kweJarl Squad, kunenqwaba yamaqembu aziwa ngokuthi amaqembu e-guizerngobuntu babo. Abanye bakhetha kuphela izingubo zamaViking, kanti abanye bakhetha izingubo ze- izindelakazi, abantu abadumile kuthelevishini, imisebenzi engavamile, noma abantu abadumile bamahlayaNgale ndlela, umkhosi uhlanganisa imikhosi yomlando nehlaya lendawo, ngaphandle kokuzithatha njengento ebaluleke kakhulu.
Emini, uGuizer Jarl kanye namaViking akhe avelele balandela uhlelo olucishe lube yisikhungo: Bavakashela izikole, izibhedlela, kanye nemicimbi yomphakathi.Bathatha izithombe, badla ukudla neziphathimandla, futhi bahlanganyele emicimbini yokwamukela izivakashi enikeza umkhosi umoya womcimbi womphakathi. Lokhu kuba khona okuqhubekayo kuqinisa umqondo wokuthi i-Up Helly Aa akuyona nje ubusuku bomlilo, kodwa iphrojekthi ehlangene ehilela ingxenye enkulu yomphakathi.
I-Great Torchlight Parade e-Lerwick
Ingxenye edume kakhulu yomkhosi ifika lapho ubusuku buqala ngokuphelele. Ngaphambi kokuba umbukiso uqale, Izibani zasemgwaqweni zikaLerwick ziyacima Futhi imigwaqo imbozwe ubumnyama obukhulu, buphazanyiswa kuphela ukububula kwesixuku esilindile. Ekugcineni, kuvela uquqaba lwamadoda lulandelana, ngamunye ephethe isibani esivuthayo phezu kwehlombe lakhe, futhi umphumela obonakalayo ushesha.
La udwendwe lwesibani sethoshi Idlula emoyeni nasemakhazeni, iqhubekela phambili ngesigqi sezingoma zendabuko kanye nokushayisana kwezihlangu. Uma usuka kude, amalangabi alandela inyoka evuthayo edlula edolobhaneni ibheke endaweni ebanzi, ngokuvamile ipaki noma indawo evulekile, lapho umkhumbi wamaViking owakhelwe khona lo mcimbi ulindele khona.
Njengoba umbukiso ungena kuleso sikhala sokugcina, amaqembu athatha izindawo zawo azungeze umkhumbi, akha indilinga enkulu, ekhanyisiwe. I-Jarl Squad isondela kuqala, ukuze ihalalise ababukeli, kuyilapho I-Guizer Jarl Igcina indawo yayo engaphambili noma eduze kwesikebhe, ngesiteji esibonakala sivela ezwekazini laseYurophu, esibonakala sithathwe ku-blockbuster yomlando eyenziwe ngokungemthetho.
Nokho, kubantu baseShetland, into ehlaba umxhwele kakhulu akuyona into ebonakala ngaphandle, kodwa yilokho okusemuva kwayo: amakhulu ezibani ezenzelwe ngokukhethekile lobo busuku, uhlelo lokuphepha oluqalwa minyaka yonke, kanye ne- ukubandakanyeka komakhelwane okuhlanganisa wonke umuntu kusukela kulabo abathwala amalangabi kuya kulabo abaphethe ezokuthutha kanye nokuvalwa kwemigwaqo.
Ukushiswa kwedrakkar: umlilo, umsindo kanye nokuvuselelwa
Isikhathi sokugcina se- Up Helly Aa Kufika lapho kunikezwa isignali yokuphonsa izibani ngaphakathi kwe-galley. Elinye ngemva kwelinye, amalangabi andiza emoyeni aze awele phezu kwezinkuni ezicwiliswe kuphethiloli, futhi ngemizuzwana embalwa umkhumbi ugcwala umlilo oqinile okhanyisa ubuso bezilaleli kanye nabalingisi ngokwabo.
Amazwi ahlangana ne- ukuklebhuka kwamabhodiIntuthu ikhuphuka ngezinsika ezingajwayelekile, futhi ukushisa kufinyelela kulabo abasemgqeni ongaphambili. Kwabaningi ababambe iqhaza, lokhu kusha okulawulwayo kufanekisela ukunqoba kokukhanya phezu kobumnyama basebusika, kodwa futhi ukubhujiswa ngokuzithandela kwento enhle futhi eyenziwe ngobucikonjengendlela yokukhumbula ukuthi konke kungokwesikhashana nokuthi okubalulekile umzamo ohlanganyelwe.
Emasikweni aseNordic, kunezinkomba eziningi zokushiswa kwemikhumbi njengengxenye yemikhosi yomngcwabo noma amasiko okuphawula ukuphela komjikelezo. EShetland, lokhu kuphefumulelwa kuhunyushwe kabusha ngendlela yemikhosi, kuhlobanisa umkhumbi omude ovuthayo nomkhumbi omude ovuthayo. ukushintsha kwesiteji, ekupheleni kobusuku obude kakhulu kanye nokufika kancane kancane kwezinsuku ezikhanya kancane kuleli qoqo leziqhingi.
Njengoba umlilo ucima futhi kusele izinsalela zomkhumbi kuphela, ukuthula kwesikhashana kuvumela ukunyakaza: Isixuku siyahlakazeka siya ezindaweni ezahlukene nasema-pavilion edolobhenilapho ingxenye yomkhosi yasebusuku isanda kuqala khona. Umkhumbi uzosha ngokuphelele ngaphansi kwamehlo alabo abenqaba ukuhamba, bazi ukuthi ngonyaka ozayo kuzoba nomkhumbi omusha kanye nendaba entsha yokulandisa.
Iphathi ema-pavilion kanye namahlaya endawo
Kude kakhulu nokuphela kokushiswa komkhumbi, Up Helly Aa iyaqhubeka kuze kube sebusuku. emahholo omphakathi aseLerwick. Lapho, kuhlelwe imidanso, imibukiso, kanye nezidlo zakusihlwa, lapho kukhonzwa khona isobho, amasangweji, kanye neziphuzo eziningi ezishisayo—inhlanganisela ewusizo kakhulu kulabo abachithe amahora amaningi bengaphandle.
Amaqembu ama-guizer ayashintshana ngokungena ezindaweni ezahlukene ngemidlalo emincane izenzo zamahlaya, ama-parody kanye ne-choreographyIzingubo ezibiza kakhulu, kusukela kumidwebo yabantu abadumile emphakathini kuya kubalingiswa bezingane, zithatha indawo yamaViking ahloniphekile, ngohlobo lomkhosi wasenyakatho ogcina ingxenye yedolobha iphapheme.
Le ngxenye yomkhosi, okunzima kakhulu ukuyibona kulabo abavela ngaphandle abangenalo uxhumano lwendawo, yiyo futhi ekhombisa kangcono isimo somphakathi salo mcimbi. Imindeni yonke iyabambisana ukuthuthwa kwamakamelo, umculo obukhoma, ukudla kanye nokuhlelekaOkwamanje, abahlanganyeli abagqoke izingubo ezinde bashintshashintsha besuka kwenye indawo baye kwenye bedlala imidwebo evame ukuhlekisa ngezindaba zamanje zaseScotland noma zaseBrithani.
Isimo semikhosi, esinemidanso yendabuko, izingcezu zesimanje, kanye nokuxokozela okulawulwayo, kuqinisa indima ka-Up Helly Aa njenge-valve yokuphunyuka phakathi nobusika. Uma ubusuku buphelile, ukukhathala kuhlangana no umuzwa ofanayo wokuthi usudlule komunye unyaka womkhosi odinga umsebenzi omningi kodwa abambalwa eShetland abangathanda ukulahlekelwa.
Isiko, ubuwena kanye nokuqagela kwaseYurophu
Kubabukeli eSpain nakwamanye amazwe aseYurophu, Up Helly Aa Isizimise njengendawo yokubhekisela eyingqayizivele ngaphakathi kwemephu ye- imikhosi yasebusikaLabo abajwayele imibukiso yamaKhosi Amathathu, imikhosi yase-Atlantic, noma imililo emikhulu yaseMedithera bazothola eShetland inguqulo yomlilo wemikhosi eminingi kakhulu yaseNordic, ephawuleka kakhulu ngomlando wamaViking eziqhingini.
Umkhosi kaLerwick awuwona wodwa: imikhosi ihlelwa kulo lonke isiqhingi eminye imikhosi yomlilo ehlobene ne-Up Helly AaEmadolobheni afana neScalloway noma i-Uyeasound, le mikhosi yenzeka phakathi kukaJanuwari noMashi. Nakuba imincane, ilandela iphethini efanayo eyisisekelo yezibani, isikebhe esingokomfanekiso, kanye nokuzibandakanya okukhulu komphakathi, okudala isizini yonke ephawulwe amalangabi.
Uma kuqhathaniswa neminye imicimbi yaseNordic, umkhosi uvelele ngenxa yawo inhlanganisela yokuqina kwenhlangano kanye nethoni ekhululekileIzithombe zamaViking ziyahlonishwa, kodwa ngaphandle kokusebenzisa izindlela zokulingisa zomlando eziqinile. Umgomo awukona nje ukwakha kabusha isikhathi esidlule ngokuningiliziwe kodwa ukuwusebenzisa njengesisekelo somkhosi wanamuhla ogcina ibhalansi phakathi kwesiko, imidlalo yaseshashalazini ethandwayo, kanye nokugxeka okuhlekisayo.
Le fomula inikeza i-Up Helly Aa indawo eyingqayizivele ngaphakathi kweminikelo yamasiko asebusika yaseYurophu: akuyona nje indawo yokuheha izivakashi, yize ithola inani elikhulayo lezivakashi, futhi akuyona umbukiso oklanyelwe ukuthengisa amathikithi, kodwa ukubonakaliswa kwe ubuwena bendawo obujulile okuyinto, ngeshwa, ethakazelisa labo abafika bevela eningizimu yezwekazi.
Isithombe esisakhunjulwayo ngesomuzi osenyakatho ekude, izibani zawo zicinyiwe, zikhanyiswa kuphela ngamakhulu ezibani eziya emkhunjini wokhuni ohloselwe ukusha ngokuphelele. Phakathi kwentuthu, izinhlansi, nokuhleka, I-Up Helly Aa ifingqa umlando, ubusika, kanye nempilo yomphakathi. ngobusuku obubodwa, okufakazela ukuthi, ngisho nasezindaweni ezibandayo kakhulu zaseYurophu, kuhlale kunendawo yokubasa umlilo ohlanganisa wonke umuntu ndawonye.