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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.
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.
[10] [11] The four moments of the sun are also represented on the Kongo cross. [7] [8] Musoni is the time when a muntu is conceived both in the spiritual realm and in the womb of a Bakongo woman. Kala is the time when a muntu is born into the physical world. This time is also seen as the rise of the sun.
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.
The Saya is a music and dance that originated in Los Yungas-Chicaloma Bolivia.The artform's name comes from the Kikongo term nsaya, which means communal work led by a singing voice, akin to a work song.
Incluye parte de la autobiografía de Manuel Belgrano. English: Second printing of Memorias póstumas del General José María Paz . Includes part of the autobiography of Manuel Belgrano.
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Statue of Saya San and Thakin Po Hla Gyi in Magway Township. Saya San (Burmese: ဆရာစံ, Burmese pronunciation: [sʰəjà sàɰ̃]; 24 October 1876 – 28 November 1931), born as Yar Kyaw, was a Burmese physician, monk, and leader of the Saya San Rebellion (1930–1932) in British Burma.