Amazwe anezimpawu zawo zobuzwe, izimpawu eziwakhomba phakathi kwabanye futhi anenkokhiso eqinile yomzwelo. Vele, i-Australia, yize iyisizwe esisha uma kuqhathaniswa, nayo inazo futhi yize sike sakhuluma phambilini ngesihlangu nefulegi, singakhuluma kangcono ngeGolden Wattle, imbali yesizwe noma isitshalo.
El Igolide Wattle, noma i-Acacia Pycnantha Benth, ngaleso sikhathi yi- Isibonakaliso sikazwelonke. Yisitshalo esingapheli esimweni sesihlahla esincane noma isihlahla esikhula emahlathini, emahlathini nasezihlahleni eziseningizimu yezwe, eVictoria, ezindaweni zase-Australia naseNew South Wales. Iyaqhakaza futhi uma ikwenza ibala okuluhlaza okotshani negolide. Kepha kusukela nini abantu base-Australia babheka i-Golden wattle njengesinye sezifanekiselo zezwe labo?
Yebo, kubonakala sengathi lesi sitshalo samukelwa ngokungekho emthethweni ngo-1901 kufanekisela ubunye weFederation. Ngemuva konyaka, uNdunankulu uFisher wayenombono wokufaka i-wattle njengomhlobiso wezingubo zeCommonwealth futhi, kusukela lapho kuqhubeke i-wattle yangena emlandweni ngezincazelo ezinhle: uphawu lobunye oluphikisana nesomiso, imimoya nemililo. Amandla akhe, ukukhuthazela kwakhe, kufanekisela umoya wase-Australia, amandla ezwe.
Yebo, iNational Golden Wattle Day yiyona Septemba 1 futhi yize kungekho omaka, kunesiko lokugqoka imbali ebabazekayo ngalolo suku. Usuku ngokwalo lukhuthazwe yiqembu elikhethekile elaqashelwa ngonyaka we-1992 futhi eligqugquzela abantu ukuthi bakhumbule okushiwo uphawu ngokutshala izimpi ezweni lonke. Futhi-ke, yize ifulegi lase-Australia liluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nokubomvu, sesivele sazi ukuthi kungani imibala yemifaniswano eminingi yezithunywa zezemidlalo iluhlaza okotshani negolide: ukuhlonipha i-wattle.
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