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Luapula Province; Ceremony District Chief Tribe Month Mutomboko: Kawambwa: Paramount Chief Mwata Kazembe: Lunda: July Builile: Chienge: Senior Chief Puta: Bwile: September
The Kulamba ceremony is the largest traditional ceremony in Zambia and is celebrated in Katete District by the Chewa tribe during August, the Nc'wala festival is celebrated in Chipata District by the Ngoni tribe during February, Kulonga festival celebrated in Lundazi District by Tumbuka tribe during August, Malaila festival celebrated in Mambwe ...
The official traditional ceremony is Likumbi Lya Mize, and is one of the most popular traditional festivals in Zambia. [18] Taking place during the last weekend of August, it includes two initiation ceremonies, one for girls and one for boys. The name translates to "ceremony of the Mize" which is the name of the headquarters of the Luvale and ...
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 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]
Shimunenga is a ceremony of the Ba-Ila people of Maala in Namwala District, Zambia.It is celebrated on the weekend of the full moon in September or October. It is named after the legendary warrior Shimunenga, who won a battle for the people's territory against his brother.
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.
Lwiindi is an annual festival of the Tonga people of southern Zambia. It is a thanksgiving ceremony to appease the gods for the good rains and harvest. A number of farm produce are brought for display. The ceremony usually attracts people from around the country and outside.