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Eastern Province; Ceremony District Chief Tribe Month N'cwala: Chipata: Paramount Chief Mpenzeni: Ngoni: February Muganda Lundazi Senior Chief Magodi Tumbuka
Performance of traditional rituals and ceremonies was discouraged by European colonisers of Northern Rhodesia and its predecessor territories. The mixing of ethnic traditions due to urbanisation in new copper mining towns, and in some cases a gradual shift from ritual to commercial performance, resulted in new syncretic dance and dramatic forms.
The King's barge Paddlers preceding the arrival of the Litunga. Kuomboka is a word in the Lozi language; it literally means ‘to get out of water’.In today's Zambia it is applied to a traditional ceremony that takes place at the end of the rain season, when the upper Zambezi River floods the plains of the Western Province. [1]
Mbunda Lukwakwa Traditional Ceremony is celebrated by the Mbunda under Senior Chief Sikufele, [1] [2] during the first week of October every year at Manyinga of Kabompo District in North Western Zambia. Mbunda Lukwakwa Symbolic Fence, Mbunda used to surround their villages for protection from their enemies
This category is for festivals of Zambia, including fairs, parades, arts festivals, folk festivals, and other types. Pages in category "Festivals in Zambia" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.
The Vimbuza dance has had a significant influence on the cultural heritage of Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia. It has been passed down from generation to generation and is still performed today in many rural areas. The Vimbuza dance is an important part of the Tumbuka culture and is still performed today in many rural areas.
The Malaila traditional ceremony is a ‘victory festival where the Kunda people celebrate the legend of the killing of a marauding lion and other beasts which wreaked havoc in Malambo (wilderness) killing men and women who dared to go and tend their gardens or do their daily chores.
There is also a cultural march of women and girls in traditional attire, followed by performances by traditional dancers. On the following morning, a drum sounds and animals are taken to the river, where cattle are displayed in the traditional manner. [2] The first cattle to cross the river will be those of the custodian of the shrine.