Ukubhoboza kube uhlobo lokuguqulwa komzimba izinkulungwane zeminyaka, kudlula imingcele yezindawo kanye nezimo zamasiko. Amasiko ahlukahlukene emhlabeni wonke amukele ukubhoboza, ngalinye linokubaluleka kwalo kanye nesitayela salo esiyingqayizivele.
Elinye lamasiko aphawuleka kakhulu asebenzisa ukubhoboza abantu bomdabu baseNyakatho Melika. Izizwe eziningi, njengeLakota namaNavajo, ziye zasebenzisa ukubhoboza indlebe nekhala njengophawu lobunikazi, ingokomoya, kanye nesimo senhlalo. Lokhu kubhoboza kuvame ukuba nezincazelo ezijulile zamasiko, okumelela ukuxhumana nozalo kanye nesiko.
E-Afrika, ukubhoboza kuvame emiphakathini eminingi. Abantu baseMaasai baseKenya naseTanzania, ngokwesibonelo, bazihlobisa ngokubhoboza izindlebe okuyinkimbinkimbi, bevame ukwelula ama-lobes ngemihlobiso enzima. Lokhu kubhoboza kubonisa ukuvuthwa futhi kuyingxenye ebalulekile yobuntu babo bamasiko. Ngokufanayo, isizwe samaHimba eNamibia sisebenzisa ukubhoboza njengendlela yobuhle kanye nokubonakaliswa komphakathi, lapho abesifazane bevame ukugqoka ubucwebe obuyinkimbinkimbi ezindlebeni nasemakhaleni abo.
ENingizimu Asia, ikakhulukazi eNdiya, ukubhoboza kugxile kakhulu emikhubeni yamasiko neyenkolo. Ukubhoboza impumulo, okwaziwa ngokuthi “i-nath,” kuvamile kwabesifazane futhi kuvame ukuhlotshaniswa nesimo somshado. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukubhoboza izindlebe kuyisiko lokudlulela kwabaningi, kugujwa ngemikhosi eqokomisa ukubaluleka kwayo empilweni yomndeni kanye neyomphakathi.
Emasikweni aseNtshonalanga yesimanje, ukubhoboza kuye kwashintsha kwaba uhlobo lokuziveza kanye nemfashini. Nakuba kungase kungabi nokubaluleka okujulile kwamasiko okutholakala kweminye imiphakathi, kusasebenza njengendlela yokuthi abantu babonise ubuwena babo kanye nesitayela sabo.
Ekuphetheni, ukubhoboza kuyisici esithakazelisayo sesiko labantu, okubonisa ukuhlanganiswa okucebile kwezinkolelo, amasiko, kanye nokubonakaliswa komuntu siqu emhlabeni wonke. Kusukela ekubalulekeni okungokomoya emasikweni abomdabu kuya ekuchazeni kwanamuhla eNtshonalanga, ukubhoboza kuyaqhubeka kuyindlela enamandla yobunikazi bamasiko.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Mashi-05-2025
