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There is confusion about the meaning of the word Kalunga or Calunga, which, despite the same sound, have totally different meanings: Kalunga – connected to religious beliefs, world of the ancestors, cult of the forefathers, from them came the force; Calunga – small or insignificant thing; a way to call Negros, a famous or important person.
As Kalûnga filled mbûngi, it created an invisible line that divided the circle in half. [7] The top half represents the physical world, or Ku Nseke, while the bottom half represents the spiritual world of the ancestors, known as Ku Mpèmba. The Kalûnga line separates these two worlds, and all living things exists on one side or another. [7]
The Kongo cosmogram (also called yowa or dikenga cross, Kikongo: dikenga dia Kongo or tendwa kia nza-n' Kongo) is a core symbol in Bakongo religion that depicts the physical world (Ku Nseke), the spiritual world (Ku Mpémba), the Kalûnga line that runs between the two worlds, the sacred river that forms a circle through the two worlds, the four moments of the sun, and the four elements.
Nzambi Mpungu was recorded as the name of the God of the Kongo people as early as the early 16th century by Portuguese who visited the Kingdom of Kongo. [1] [2]European missionaries along with Kongo intellectuals (including King Afonso I of Kongo) set out to render European Christian religious concepts into Kikongo and they chose this name to represent God.
Pombajira (from Kimbundu: pambu ia njila, lit. ' crossroads ' [1]) is the name of an Afro-Brazilian spirit evoked by practitioners of Umbanda and Quimbanda in Brazil. [2] [3] She is the consort of Exu, who is the messenger of the Orixas in Candomblé.
Kongo Creation Story. According to researcher Molefi Kete Asante, "Another important characteristic of Bakongo cosmology is the Sun and its movements.The rising, peaking, setting, and absence of the Sun provide the essential pattern for Bakongo religious culture.
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The Kalunga Project was a project initiated by the Angolan government to reconnect with those of the diaspora within Brazil. [1] This tour was not only political but also a social commentary connecting Brazil and Angola through music as well as through pop-culture. [ 2 ]