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Gule wa mukulu

Kulamba 2024

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Kulamba 2024

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Kulamba 2024

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Kulamba 2024

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Kulamba 2024

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Kulamba 2024

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Kulamba Traditional Ceremony:
Join us in celebrating the rich culture of the Chewa-speaking people at this year's Kulamba Traditional Ceremony, taking place on the 24th of August 2024, in Katete District, Eastern Province.

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[Zambia Daily Mail @zadama24]

Some performances from Mkaika arena at the Kulamba Ceremony in Katete district.

📷: TENSON MKALA

[Nkwazi Magazine @NkwaziMag]

Today, the Kulamba Ceremony unfolds in all its grandeur, bringing together the Chewa people from Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique. Usually celebrated on the last Saturday of August, this year’s ceremony is happening a week earlier, filling the air in Katete with the vibrant pulse of drums, the energy of dance, and the deep echoes of tradition.

The Kulamba Ceremony is a powerful expression of cultural unity and ancestral veneration. At its heart is the Gule Wamkulu, a sacred and intricate dance performed by the Nyau dancers. These dancers, clad in elaborate masks and costumes, embody spirits from the ancestral world, guiding the living and reminding them of the ancient moral codes that govern society. The masks are not mere adornments but symbols steeped in meaning.

The ceremony is a kaleidoscope of colors and sounds. The dance performances are not just entertainment; they are a form of storytelling, passing down history, lessons, and warnings from generation to generation. As the dancers move, the community is reminded of the importance of virtues like loyalty, honesty, and respect for the natural and spiritual world​.

The Kulamba Ceremony serves as a tribute to the paramount chief of the Chewa people, Kalonga Gawa Undi, where scores of chiefs come to pay homage. This gathering is not just about reverence; it’s a time for the community to come together, share in their heritage, and celebrate the survival and strength of their culture in a rapidly changing world.

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(Images by Ian Murphy, Imago)

[Hakainde Hichilema @HHichilema]

Honored to attend the #Kulamba Ceremony of the Chewa people of Zambia, Malawi & Mozambique. Hosted by His Majesty Paramount Chief Kalonga Gawa Undi, at Mkaika Palace, the ceremony is a potent display of solidarity, espousing our shared culture, heritage & #UnityInDiversity.🇿🇲🇲🇼🇲🇿

[Mulenga Kapwepwe @Mulengakapwepwe]

Nyau, meaning mask or initiation is a secret society of the Chewa of Central and Southern Africa. The Nyau dancer Kasinja, wears a wooden mask decorated with chicken feathers and is always the first to appear at social events to open the arena for the rest of the Nyau to perform.

[Hakainde Hichilema @HHichilema]

Our chiefs & traditional leaders are partnering with us against child marriage. If you agree, retweet. #Zambia
#WorldChildrensDay

[Chewa Kingdom @ChewaKingdom]

An important step toward conservation where communities finally can sunstantially benefit from their wildlife.

[Hakainde Hichilema @HHichilema]

All future hunting concessions will be in partnership with the local community. #DevelopmentForAll #Kulamba2022

[Dr. Lazarus Chakwera @LAZARUSCHAKWERA]

Attended this year’s Kulamba Traditional Ceremony of the Chewa people from #Malawi, #Zambia & #Mozambique at Mkaika, Katete District, Zambia. I have implored everyone to use cultural heritage as a tool to achieve unity and development.

[Nyasa Times @NyasaTimess]

Chakwera touts Kulamba ceremony of the Chewa as a cultural unifying factor https://t.co/I8YRAtGbrd

[Zambia Red Cross Society @ZambiaRedCross]

Zambia Red Cross Society takes part in the the celebration of Kulamba Traditional ceremony under a theme," Let's send our children Boys and Girls to school

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MFUMU ya Mfumu

[Hakainde Hichilema @HHichilema]

Great to have been joined by our brother, H.E @LAZARUSCHAKWERA of Malawi & a representative of H.E Mr Filipe Nyusi, President of Mozambique at the #Kulamba2022

[Hakainde Hichilema @HHichilema]

All future hunting concessions will be in partnership with the local community. #DevelopmentForAll #Kulamba2022