- Lapho ungathola khona: 40 Bowen St Pipitea, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
Enhloko-dolobha yaseNew Zealand, kunezinto eziningi ezikhangayo , kodwa akekho kuwo ohlobene kakhulu nomlando wezwe, njengesikhumbuzo sempi, esaziwa nangokuthi i-Wellington cenotaph. Lesi sikhumbuzo senzelwe ukuqhubekisela phambili inkumbulo yabo bonke abahlali bezwe abafa eNkundleni Yezwe Lokuqala Neyesibili, kanye nasezingxabanweni eziningana zendawo zasempi.
Umlando wendalo
Isikhumbuzo sempi eWellington saqala ukuvulelwa umphakathi ngo-Ephreli 25, 1931. Lolu suku luholide kwabakhileyo e-Australia naseNew Zealand futhi uyaziwa ngokuthi usuku lwe-ANZAC. Isithasiselo esinqabileyo simelela kalula - amabutho ase-Australia naseNew Zealand. Leli dethi lidumile lokuthi ngaleso sikhathi ngo-1915 izikhulu zamasosha zafika ogwini lomhlanga waseGallipoli. Kodwa-ke, lo msebenzi awuzange uphumelele, futhi iningi labahlanganyeli ekufikeni kwabulawa. Ngo-1982, i-cenotaph yaqashelwa ngokomthetho njengesikhumbuzo esingokomlando sokubaluleka kwezwe futhi sabekwa kuso isigaba sami.
Umbono wanamuhla wetshe lesikhumbuzo
I-obelisk yenziwe ngamatshe angokwemvelo futhi ihlotshiswe ngezifanekiso eziyisikhombisa zokukhululeka ezibukeka sengathi ziphila. Esiqongweni sesikhumbuzo kukhona umgibeli wezethusi, welula isandla esisodwa esibhakabhakeni, esibonisa ukuzimisela kwabaseNew Zealanders ukuvikela futhi izwe labo. Ngemva kokuphela kweMpi Yezwe Yesibili, i-obelisk yaqedwa ngezimpawu ezimbili zamabhubesi ezenziwe nge-bronze nasezinsizeni. Ngamunye wabo uzinikezelwe uhlobo oluthile lwempi, lapho amasosha eNew Zealand ayekhonza khona phakathi nezimpi. Ungathatha izithombe ze-cenotfa, futhi mahhala.
Kukhona ukuhumusha okuhlukahlukene kokufanekisa kwetshe lesikhumbuzo:
- Ochwepheshe basikisela ukuthi ihhashi phezulu lifanekisela uPegasus, ukunyathelisa emahlathini ezinkathazo zempi, igazi layo nezinyembezi, futhi ukugijimela ezulwini, lapho ukubusa ukuthula nokuthula, ukubalethe emhlabeni.
- Emuva kwesisekelo kukhona isibalo somculi odla abantwana abondla ngegazi lakhe. Kusho bonke abesifazane nabomama abathi, ngesikhathi sezimpi, baya emhlatshelweni omkhulu ngenxa yezingane.
- Ngaphambili kwetshe lesikhumbuzo kubonisa ukuthi umuntu odabukisayo - isosha elidabukisayo, ehlukanisa nabathandekayo bakhe.
Imicimbi evelele
Njalo ngonyaka ngosuku lokuvula ngalo ngo-Ephreli 25, isikhumbuzo siba indawo lapho izakhamuzi nezivakashi zaseWellington zigubha iSikhumbuzo. Ukuze umenzele lona, kufanele uvuke ekuseni: umkhosi uqala ekuphumeni kwelanga, ngesikhathi esifanele lapho kufika khona amabutho okuqala eNew Zealand eGallipoli. Akukhona nje kuphela ukuthi impi yezilwane zeminyaka yama-20 neyeshumi lama-21 ijoyina umkhankaso wokukhanya, kodwa nezakhamuzi ezivamile.
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