Ukusefya Pa Ngwena

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Ukusefya Pa Ngwena is a traditional ceremony held under Chitimukulu by the Bemba people in Mungwi District, Zambia. The event is held every in August. The debut ceremony occurred from 1 and 2 of August. It was held where the Bemba People first settled after they migrated from Angola, popularly known as the Democratic Republic of Congo. There is a massive trench that surrounds the area built in the 17th century to protect from war with the neighboring Ngoni Tribe. Its believed that they filled the trench with poison tipped spears and then covered the trench with branches to hide it. When the Ngoni Tribe rushed across they fell into the trench and were killed. Nowadays, there are permanent structures within area surrounded by the trench and each year grass huts are built surrounding the trench to act as accommodation for attendees.

AbaBemba trace their origin from Kola (modern-day Angola) in the 17th Century. From Kola, they went to Luba. From Luba, they crossed Luapula, Chambeshi, and Kalungu Rivers. When they reached the banks of Milando, they came across a dead crocodile. Since Bemba rulers belong to the Crocodile Clan, the discovery, earmarked Bemba-land. A village was set up at this very spot -and it was named Ng’wena Village.

On 1 August, lots of dancing and singing is done. Different groups of people are invited to the stage to dance and sing for the crowd. Then, a group of people representing the Ngoni Tribe came onto the stage and perform a traditional dance. Festivities are characterised by singing (various genres of traditional Bemba songs), prayers, speeches by Mwine Lubemba and invited guests.

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Ukusefya Pa Ngwena
Profile added by Ano Shumba on 14 Jun 2016
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