Of jy nou gepla is met die maan of nie, die misterieuse sfeer in ons hemelruim betower die mensdom al eeue lank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die ryk Suid-Afrikaanse kultuur inspireer \u2019n projek waar die Centre for Astronomical Heritage, \u2019n nie-winsgewende maatskappy in Kaapstad, nou die uitheemse, amper uitsluitlik Amerikaanse name vir die volmaan hernoem na name wat Suid-Afrika weerspie\u00ebl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die sentrum beoog om die Amerikaanse name soos die Wolfmaan, Sneeumaan en Pienkmaan te vervang met trots Suid-Afrikaanse erfenisname soos die Dassiemaan, Proteamaan en Heuningmaan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die organisasie met lede van reg oor die Kaap het die projek in 2020 van stapel gestuur en het reeds daarin geslaag dat die Afrikaanse Taalmonument eksklusief di\u00e9 name gebruik wanneer hulle saam met die Orion-observasiegroep (OOG) sterrekykgeleenthede en volmaan- pieknieks op Paarlberg aanbied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDaar is egter nog baie werk om te doen om bewusmaking te skep,\u201d s\u00ea Edward Foster, \u2019n direkteur van die sentrum uit sy tuiste in Brackenfell, Kaapstad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foster s\u00ea in die afgelope 100 jaar, maar spesifiek in die afgelope 20 jaar, het die gebruik ontstaan om elke volmaan met \u2019n naam te assosieer wat \u2019n simboliese waarde het, soos die Wolfmaan, Sneeumaan in Februarie en Kouemaan in Desember.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie gebruik het skynbaar in Noord-Amerika ontstaan en is meestal gekoppel aan die tradisionele gebruik van die oorspronklike inheemse inwoners van daardie kontinent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hierdie name het egter verwarring geskep onder Suid-Afrikaners, veral di\u00e9 wat die wetenskap wil bevorder.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWolwe het immers nooit in Suider-Afrika voorgekom nie, dit sneeu nie gewoonlik in Februarie nie en nog minder is dit normaalweg koud in Desember. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDus is hierdie name geheel irrelevant en onvanpas in die Suid-Afrikaanse konteks en, daarbenewens ontneem hulle, met die ondergang van elke volmaan, vir ons die geleentheid om \u2019n naam wat trots Suid-Afrikaans is, uit te stal,\u201d s\u00ea Foster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foster s\u00ea die oorspronklike konsep vir die projek was om vir 12 van die volmaan-name slegs woorde uit die \/Xam-taal, wat nie meer gepraat word nie, te gebruik. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit was egter, om baie redes, nie prakties uitvoerbaar nie. Ons het egter steeds soveel prominensie as moontlik aan die \/Xam-, San-, en Khoi-kulture as moontlik gegee in hul status as eerste nasie van Suid-Afrika.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Om inklusief te wees, het die sentrum sy soektog uitgebrei na ander Suid-Afrikaanse tale en inheemse kultuurgroepe op soek na name van tydperke in die jaar wat min of meer ooreenstem met die kalendermaande.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHiervolgens kon ons \u2019n erfenis-naamlys opstel wat ooreengestem het met die gebruik in die voor-koloniale tye, sowel as in die huidige amptelike tale van Suid-Afrika. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOok tale wat nie meer gepraat word nie, of dan slegs deur enkele afstammelinge van die onderskeie Khoi- en San- stamgroepe.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Faktore soos mense, die omgewing en die interaksie daarvan is ontleed in die proses om die verskeie volmaanname toe te ken.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Foster verduidelik die volmaan as een van agt maanfases waardeur die maan elke maand gaan, soos dit van die aarde af waargeneem word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDie volmaan word gesien wanneer die aarde, maan en son in \u2019n reguit lyn l\u00ea met die aarde in die middel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDan word die hele oppervlakte van die maan, soos van die nagkant van die aarde gesien, belig deur die son. Die maan vertoon dan as \u2019n ronde verligte skyf,\u201d s\u00ea hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die agt maanfases is bekend as die Donkermaan, Groeiende sekelmaan, Eerstekwartiermaan, Boggelmaan, Volmaan, Kwynende Boggelmaan, Derdekwartiermaan en die Kwynende sekelmaan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOmdat dit \u2019n rapsie meer as 29 dae neem van een volmaan na die volgende een is dit in enige kalendermaand moontlik om twee keer \u2019n volmaan te h\u00ea. Dit gebeur egter baie selde, maar as dit gebeur staan dit bekend as die Bloumaan. Daarvoor word ook \u2019n lys name voorberei. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die eerste Volmaan van Januarie wat op 25 Januarie die lig verhelder, is bekend as die Wolfmaan, maar heet nou die Bidprinkaanmaan (Mantis Moon<\/em>) op die erfenismaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTen spyte daarvan dat baie plekname in Suid-Afrika na wolwe verwys, soos Wolwekloof, Wolfgat en Wolfrivier, om maar enkeles te noem, was daar nooit wolwe in Suid-Afrika nie. Die Europe\u00ebrs het skynbaar die Bruin Hi\u00ebna vir \u2019n wolf aangesien en dit die Aardwolf genoem. Wolwe kom op die Afrika-kontinent slegs op die Etiopiese hooglande voor. Om dus Wolf Moon met Bidsprinkaanmaan te vervang, is so\u00f6logies, geografies en kultureel die korrekte stap om te neem,\u201d verduidelik hy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die bidsprinkaan (praying mantis<\/em>), met sy driehoekige kop en reuse-o\u00eb is \u2019n besonder interessante insek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSy stadige, afgemete, bewegings staan in skrille kontras met die blitsvinnige spoed waarmee dit op \u2019n prooi toeslaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDie een wat die meeste mense in Suid-Afrika ken en vrees omdat dit lyk of dit jou die hele tyd dophou, is die gewone groen bidsprinkaan, of reuse- bidsprinkaan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHierdie insekte leef omtrent \u2019n jaar lank en is karnivore wat slegs lewende prooi eet. Die bidsprinkaan is piepklein vergeleke met die groot karnivore in Suid-Afrika, maar kan enige dag sy man staan wat bekruip- en jagvermo\u00eb betref. \u2019n Bidsprinkaan so groot soos \u2019n leeu is nagmerrie- materiaal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Die bidsprinkaan was die sentrale figuur in die mitologie van die San. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Die San, wat oorspronklik verspreid oor die hele Suid-Afrika geleef het, is van die heel oudste kulture in die w\u00eareld en is die Eerstenasie- mense van ons land. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIn die Santradisie was die bidsprinkaan \u2019n bedrie\u00ebrsfiguur, \/Kaggen, die een wat mislei. Met verloop van tyd het hy die Nguni toorgees, uThikoloshi, geword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\/Kaggen het skeppende magte gehad maar ook \u2019n oordrewe geneigdheid tot kattekwaad en selfs geniepsigheid. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDit het hom onvermydelik gereeld kniediep in die moeilikheid laat beland. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHy het egter altyd, op een of ander wonderbaarlike manier, as oorwinnaar uitgetree,\u201d s\u00ea Foster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Sover bekend, is \/Kaggen nooit in rotskuns uitgebeeld nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMiskien was dit omdat hy te ontwykend was om voor te stel. Die siening dat die bidsprinkaan vir die San en Khoi \u2019n god was, is heeltemal foutief. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDit is gegrond op \u2019n wanpersepsie omtrent die geloofsisteme en kosmologie van die Eerstenasie-mense.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Volgens die San was gewaarwording en gevoel inherente eienskappe van bykans alles \u2013 van die wind af tot by die maan en sterre. 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