Rainbow

Uthingo luyisenzakalo se-optical kanye ne-meteorological. Ingabonwa esibhakabhakeni, lapho ibonakala njengesici, i-arc ebonakalayo nenemibala eminingi. Uthingo lwenkosazana ludalwa ngenxa yokuhlukana kokukhanya okubonakalayo, okungukuthi, ukuhlehla kanye nokubonakaliswa kwemisebe yelanga ngaphakathi kwamaconsi amanzi angenakubalwa ahambisana nemvula nenkungu, anomumo ofana nendilinga. Isenzakalo sokuhlukaniswa kokukhanya lapha siwumphumela womunye, okungukuthi, ukuhlakazeka, ukuhlukaniswa kwemisebe yokukhanya, ngenxa yalokho okukhona umehluko kuma-engeli we-refraction we-wavelengths ehlukene yokukhanya okudlula emoyeni kuya emanzini futhi kusuka emanzini kuya emoyeni.

Ukukhanya okubonakalayo kuchazwa njengengxenye yobubanzi bemisebe kagesi ebonwa ngokubona komuntu. Ukushintsha kombala kuhlobene nobude begagasi. Ukukhanya kwelanga kungena emathonsini emvula, futhi amanzi asakaza ukukhanya okumhlophe ezingxenyeni zawo, amaza anobude nemibala ehlukene. Iso lomuntu libona lesi simo njenge-arch enemibala eminingi. Uthingo lubonakala ngemibala eminingi eqhubekayo, kepha umuntu uhlukanisa imibala eminingana kuwo:

• obomvu - njalo ngaphandle kwe-arc
• i-orange
• ophuzi
• oluhlaza
• blue
• indigo
• elibomvu - njalo ngaphakathi kwe-rainbow arc

Ngokuvamile sibona uthingo olulodwa esibhakabhakeni, kodwa kwenzeka ukuthi singakwazi nokubona uthingo lwesibili nezinye, kanye nezimo ezihlukahlukene ezihambisana nazo. Uthingo luhlala lwenza phambi kwelanga.

Uthingo ngesiko, inkolo kanye nezinganekwane

Uthingo seluvele kusikompilo lomhlaba kusukela ezikhathini zakuqala zokudluliswa komlomo. Ezinganekwaneni zamaGreki, ufanekisela indlela u-Iris, inguqulo yesifazane kaHermes, ehamba ngayo, ewela phakathi koMhlaba neZulu.

Izinganekwane zamaShayina zisitshela ngesenzakalo sothingo njengesingathekiso sokuqhekeka esibhakabhakeni, esivalwe yindunduma yamatshe anemibala emihlanu noma eyisikhombisa.

Ezinganekwaneni zamaHindu, uthingo  wabiza u-Indradhanushha lokho  kusho Umnsalo ka-Indra , unkulunkulu wombani. Ngokusho kwezinganekwane zaseScandinavia, uthingo luhlobo oluthile ibhuloho elimibalabala elihlanganisa umhlaba wonkulunkulu nezwe labantu .

unkulunkulu wase-Ireland  Ieprehaun  ufihle igolide ebhodweni nasebhodweni ekugcineni kothingo, okungukuthi, endaweni engafinyeleleki ngokuphelele kubantu, ngoba, njengoba wonke umuntu azi, uthingo alukho kunoma iyiphi indawo, futhi isenzakalo sothingo sincike ekutheni ngokombono.

Uphawu lothingo eBhayibhelini

Umhlatshelo kaNowa (circa 1803) nguJoseph Anton Koch. UNowa wakha i-altare ngemva kokuphela kukaZamcolo; UNkulunkulu uthumela uthingo njengophawu lwesivumelwano saKhe.

Isenzakalo sothingo siyatholakala naseBhayibhelini. ETestamenteni elidala uthingo lufanekisela isivumelwano phakathi komuntu noNkulunkulu. Lesi isithembiso esenziwa nguNkulunkulu uJehova uNowa. Isithembiso sisho njalo Umhlaba mkhulu akakaze uzamcolo ngeke ushaye   - uzamcolo. Ukufanekiswa kothingo kwaqhutshwa ebuJudeni ngenhlangano ebizwa ngokuthi Bnei Noah, amalungu ayo ahlakulela igama likakhokho wabo uNowa. Lokhu kunyakaza kubonakala ngokucacile kuyi-Talmud yesimanje. Uthingo luphinde luvele ku-"  Ukuhlakanipha kukaSirach " , incwadi yeTestamente Elidala, lapho lokhu kungenye yezibonakaliso zendalo ezidinga ukukhulekelwa kukaNkulunkulu. Uthingo luvela futhi eTestamenteni Elisha kuSambulo sikaJohane oNgcwele, uma kuqhathaniswa nesimaragidu kanye nesenzakalo esingaphezu kwekhanda lengelosi.

Uthingo njengophawu lokunyakaza kwe-LGBT

Ifulegi lothingo elimibalabala laklanywa yiciko laseMelika uGilbert Baker ngo-1978. U-Baker wayeyindoda eyisitabane eyathuthela e-San Francisco futhi yahlangana no-Harvey Milk, indoda yokuqala eyisitabane ukukhethwa emkhandlwini wedolobha. Nomfanekiso kaMileki ngokwakhe, futhi ifulege uthingo sebeyizimpawu zomphakathi we-LGBT wamazwe ngamazwe. Kwenzeka ngeminyaka yawo-1990. Indaba yesikhulu sokuqala sezitabane ukufaka uthingo olunemibala eminingi ingabonwa efilimini eyawina i-Oscar kaGus van Santa no-Sean Penn.

Ukukhethwa uthingo njengophawu lomphakathi wonke kungenxa yalo i-multicolor, iqoqo lemibala, emele ukuhlukahluka komphakathi we-LGBT (bona Okunye Izimpawu ze-LGBT ). Inani lemibala alihambisani nokuhlukana kothingo olwaziwa lapho, ngoba lunemibala eyisithupha, ekhethwe ngokwengqondo kakhulu kunokucabanga. Ngaso leso sikhathi, ifulegi lothingo seliwuphawu lokubekezelelana komphakathi kanye nokulingana kwabantu abathandana nabesifazane abathandana nabanye besifazane, abathandana nabobulili obufanayo, abathanda ubulili obubili kanye nabashintsha ubulili.