UMary Allen
I-Linden isihlahla esinamagatsha. Zikhula kuwo wonke amazwe omhlaba lapho kungashisi kakhulu futhi kungabanda kakhulu. Kunezinhlobo ezingaba ngu-40 ezihlukene sezizonke. EYurophu, kukhula i-linden yasehlobo kuphela ne-linden yasebusika, kwamanye amazwe i-linden yesiliva.
Izihlahla ze-Linden zinephunga elinamandla lapho ziqhakaza. Umuntu uthanda ukuqoqa izimbali futhi apheke itiye lokwelapha ngazo. Isebenza ngokumelene nomphimbo obuhlungu futhi idambise isifiso sokukhwehlela. Iphinde isebenze ngokumelene nomkhuhlane kanye nobuhlungu besisu. Itiye le-lime blossom lithulisa abantu. Kodwa abaningi bayiphuza ngoba nje imnandi kubo. Izinyosi nazo zithanda ukuqhakaza kwe-linden kakhulu.
Endabeni yokhuni lwe-linden, izindandatho zonyaka zikhula cishe ngesilinganiso esifanayo. Ukukhula kwehlobo akuhlukile kakhulu ekukhuleni kwasebusika. Awuboni umehluko ngombala ngakho-ke futhi ngokuqina. Lokhu kubangela ukhuni olulinganayo olufaneleka kahle izithombe. Ikakhulukazi ngesikhathi samaGothic, abadwebi babeqopha ama-altare ngokhuni lwe-linden. Namuhla, isihlahla se-lime sivame ukusetshenziswa njengezinkuni zefenisha.
Esikhathini esidlule, izihlahla ze-linden nazo zinenye incazelo: e-Europe Ephakathi, ngokuvamile kwakukhona isihlahla se-linden. Abantu babehlangana lapho ukuze bashintshisane ngemibono noma bathole owesilisa noma owesifazane ukuphila kwabo konke. Ngezinye izikhathi lezi zihlahla ze-linden zazibizwa nangokuthi "izihlahla ze-linden ezidansa". Kodwa inkantolo yayivame ukubanjelwa lapho.
Kunezihlahla ze-linden ezidume kakhulu: ngeminyaka yazo emikhulu, ngesiqu sazo esiwugqinsi, noma indaba engemuva kwazo. Ngemva kwezimpi noma ngemva kokugula okubi kakhulu okwakuthinte abantu abaningi, isihlahla se-linden sasivame ukutshalwa futhi sibizwe ngokuthi isihlahla se-linden sokuthula.