Ukulwela Ukuthula ngoNovemba 11
Lokho Okushiwo Usuku Nokuthi Lwavelaphi

Novemba 11, 2026, Usuku Lwesikhumbuzo/I-Armistice 109 - okuyiminyaka eyi-108 selokhu kwaphela iMpi Yezwe I eYurophu (ngenkathi waqhubeka amasonto e-Afrika) ngesikhathi esihleliwe sika-11 o'clock ngosuku lwe-11 lwenyanga ye-11 ngo-1918 (nabantu abengeziwe abangu-11,000 abafile, abalimele, noma abalahlekile ngemuva kokuba isinqumo sokuqeda impi sesifinyelelwe ekuseni kakhulu — singase sengeze ngokuthi “ngaphandle kwesizathu,” ngaphandle kokuthi kungasho ukuthi yonke impi yayingesizathu esithile).

Ezingxenyeni eziningi zomhlaba, ikakhulukazi kodwa hhayi kuphela emazweni aseBritish Commonwealth, lolu suku lubizwa ngokuthi uSuku Lokukhumbula futhi kufanele lube usuku lokulila abafileyo nokusebenzela ukuqeda impi ukuze kungadalwa abanye abafile empini. Kodwa lolu suku luyasetshenziswa empini, futhi i-alchemy eyinqaba ephekwe yizinkampani zezikhali isebenzisa lolu suku ukutshela abantu ukuthi ngaphandle kokuthi basekele ukubulala amadoda, abesifazane nezingane eziningi empini bazohlazisa labo asebebulewe kakade.

Kwaphela amashumi eminyaka e-United States, njengakwezinye izindawo, lolu suku lwabizwa ngokuthi yi-Armistice Day, futhi lwahlonzwa njengeholide lokuthula, okubandakanya nohulumeni wase-US. Kwakuwusuku lokukhumbula ngokudabukisayo nokuphela kwempi okujabulisayo, nokuzibophezela ekuvimbeleni impi ngokuzayo. Igama laleli holidi lashintshwa e-United States ngemuva kwempi yase-US eKorea kwathiwa yi “Veterans Day,” iholidi elalisekela impi lapho amanye amadolobha ase-US enqabela amaqembu eVeterans For Peace ukuthi amashe emigidini yawo, ngoba usuku seluzwakala njengo usuku lokuncoma impi - ngokungafani nokuthi yaqala kanjani.

Sifuna ukwenza uSuku Lokukhumbula/Lokukhumbula lube usuku lokulilela bonke abahlukunyezwe yimpi futhi silwele ukuqeda yonke impi.

Ama-poppies Amhlophe kanye nama-Sky Blue Scarves

Ama-poppy amhlophe amelela isikhumbuzo sabo bonke abahlukunyezwe empini (kufaka phakathi iningi elikhulu labahlukunyezwe empini abangabantu abavamile), ukuzibophezela ekuthuleni, kanye nenselele yokuzama ukukhazimulisa noma ukugubha impi. Yenza eyakho noma uyithole. lapha e-UK, lapha eCanada, futhi lapha eQuébec, Futhi lapha eNew Zealand.

Izikhafu eziluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka zaqala ukugqokwa yizishoshovu zokuthula e-Afghanistan. Zimelela isifiso sethu sonke njengomndeni wesintu sokuphila ngaphandle kwezimpi, ukwabelana ngezinsiza zethu, nokunakekela umhlaba wethu ngaphansi kwesibhakabhaka esifanayo esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Yenza eyakho noma zithathe lapha.

UHenry Nicholas uJohn Gunther

Indaba evela kuSuku Lokuqala Lwe-Armistice yesosha lokugcina elabulawa eYurophu empini enkulu yokugcina emhlabeni lapho iningi labantu ababulawa kwakungamasosha liqokomisa ubuwula bempi. UHenry Nicholas John Gunther wazalelwa eBaltimore, eMaryland, kubazali ababethuthele eJalimane. NgoSepthemba 1917 wabuthelwa ukusiza ekubulaleni amaJalimane. Lapho ebhala ekhaya evela eYurophu echaza ukuthi impi yayimbi kangakanani futhi ekhuthaza abanye ukuba bagweme ukubuthelwa empini, wasuswa esikhundleni (futhi incwadi yakhe yavinjelwa). Ngemva kwalokho, watshela abangane bakhe ukuthi uzozibonakalisa. Njengoba isikhathi sokugcina sika-11:00 ekuseni sisondela ngalolo suku lokugcina ngoNovemba, uHenry wasukuma, ngokumelene nemiyalelo, washaya ngesibindi nge-bayonet yakhe ebhekise ezibhamini ezimbili zomshini zaseJalimane. AmaJalimane ayeyazi i-Armistice futhi azama ukumxosha. Waqhubeka esondela futhi edubula. Lapho esondela, ukuqhuma okufushane kwesibhamu somshini kwaqeda impilo yakhe ngo-10:59 ekuseni uHenry wabuyiselwa esikhundleni sakhe, kodwa hhayi impilo yakhe.

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