Zambian traditional ceremonies

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Central Province

Central Province
CeremonyDistrictChiefTribeMonth
Ikubi Lya LoongoMumbwaSenior Chief ShakumbilaSalaJuly
Kulamba KubwaloChibomboSenior chief MukuniLenjeOctober
Musaka JikubiMumbwaChiefs Mumba & KainduKaondeSeptember
Ikubi Lya Malumbe-MunyamaMumbwaChief ChibulumaKaonde IlaOctober
Ichibwela MushiMkushiBisa/Swaka/Lala ChiefsBisa/Swaka/LalaSeptember

Copperbelt Province

Copperbelt Province
CeremonyDistrictChiefTribeMonth
ChabalankataMasaitiSenior Chief MushiliLambaNovember
UkwilimunaMpongweChieftainess MalembekaLambaJuly
Nsengele KununkaMpongweChief MachiyaLambaNovember

Eastern Province

Eastern Province
CeremonyDistrictChiefTribeMonth
N'cwalaChipataParamount Chief MpenzeniNgoniFebruary
MugandaLundaziSenior Chief MagodiTumbukaNovember
KulambaKateteHis Majesty Kalonga Gawa UndiChewalast Saturday in August
Thenga Yyumo ZenganiLundaziSenior Chief MagodiTumbukaOctober
KulongaLundaziChief MphambaTumbukaAugust
VimbuzaChasefuSenior Chief MagodiTumbukaDecember
TuwimbaPetaukeSenior Chief KalindawaloNsengaOctober
KwenjeChamaSenior Chief KambomboSengaOctober
Malaila MambweSenior Chief NsefuKundaAugust

Luapula Province

Luapula Province
CeremonyDistrictChiefTribeMonth
MutombokoKawambwaParamount Chief Mwata KazembeLundaJuly
BuilileChiengeSenior Chief PutaBwileSeptember
MabilaChiengeSenior Chief MunungaShilaOctober
Chishinga MalailaKawambwaSenior Chief MushotaChishingaOctober
KwangaSamfyaSenior Chief MwewaNgumboOctober
ChabukaMansaChief MatandaUshiOctober

Lusaka Province

Lusaka Province
CeremonyDistrictChiefTribeMonth
NkhombalyangaChongweChieftainess Shikabeta Soli July
DanthoLuangwaChief MphukaChikundaSeptember
Chakwela MakumbiChongweSenior Chieftainess NkhomeshyaSoliSeptember
MbambaraLuangwaSenior Chief MburumaNsenga LuziNovember
Chibwela KumushiLuangwaChief Bunda BundaSoliNovember
KailalaKafueChieftainess ChiawaGobaNovember
Chibwela KumushiLuangwaChief MumpashyaSoliNovember

Northern Province

Northern Province
CeremonyDistrictChiefTribeMonth
Ukusefya Pa Ng’wena MungwiParamount Chief ChitimukuluBembaAugust
MutomoloMbalaMambwe/Lungu ChiefsMambweJune
Mukula PembeLuwinguSenior Chief ChungaBembaAugust
Chisaka ChalubomboChilubi IslandChief ChiwanangalaBisaSeptember
WalamoMpulunguSenior Chief TafunaLunguSeptember
Itabwa Na-AkandoKaputaChief KaputaTabwaApril


Muchinga Province

Muchinga Province
CeremonyDistrictChiefTribeMonth
Vikamkanimba IsokaSenior Chief MuyombeTumbuka (Henga)September
ChinamanongoMpikaSenior Chief KopaBisaSeptember
InsongeShiwang'anduSenior Chief ChibesakundaBisaSeptember
Chambo ChalutangaIsokaChief MwenechifungweMfungweSeptember
MulasaNakondeChieftainess NawaitwikaNamwangaSeptember
Bisa MalailaMpikaChief NabwalyaBisaSeptember
NamulindaIsokaMulekatemboNyikaOctober
NgóndoIsokaSenior Chief KafwimbiNamwangaNovember

North-Western Province

North Western Province
CeremonyDistrictChiefTribeMonth
KufukwilakalumbilaChief MukumbiKaondeMay
Insakwa yaba KaondeSolwezi/kalumbilaKaonde ChiefsKaondeMay
NsomoKasempaSenior Chief KasempaKaondeJune
NtongoMufumbweChief kizelaKaondeJuly
UkupupamushindamoSenior Chief KalilelelambaJuly
ChivwekaKabompoChief KalungaLuchaziJuly
Kunyata NtandaSolweziChief KapijimpangakaondeAugust
Likumbi Lya MizeZambeziSenior Chief NdunguluvaleAugust
Lunda LubanzaZambeziSenior Chief IshindiLundaAugust
Lubinda NtongokalumbilaChief MumenaKaondeSeptember
Chisemwa Cha LundaMwinilungaSenior Chief KanongeshaLundaSeptember
MakunduMufumbweChief MushimaKaondeSeptember
Mbunda LiyoyeloKabompoChief ChiyengeleMbundaSeptember
Kuvuluka KishakulukalumbilaChief MateboKaondeSeptember
LukwakwaKabompoSenior Chief SikufeleMbundaOctober
Chidika Cha MvulaMwinilungaChief KanyamaLundaOctober
LwendelaKasempaChief IngweKaondeOctober

Southern Province

Southern Province
CeremonyDistrictChiefTribeMonth
Lwiindi GondeMonzeChief MonzeTongaJuly
Maliko Malindi LwiindiSinazongweChief SinazongweTongaAugust
Musumu MuyumuKalomoChief SipatunyanaTongaAugust
SikaumbaNamwalaChief MukobelaIlaAugust
Lukuni Luzwa BuukaKalomoChief MusokotwaneToka LeyaAugust
Kasanga MakondaKazungulaChief MoombaNkoyaSeptember
Guta Bweenza BweKazungulaChief NyawaTongaSeptember
Ikubi Lya BanaMunyatiNamwalaChief NalubambaIla/LundweSeptember
ShimunengaNamwalaChief MungailaIlaOctober
ChunguKalomoChief ChikantaTongaOctober
Maanzi Aabila LwiindiKalomoChief SiachitemaTongaOctober
Lwiindi SekuteKazungulaChief SekuteToka LeyaOctober
BagandeSiavongaChief SimambaTongaNovember
Koombaze KamakondeKalomoChief SimwatachelaTongaNovember
Bene MukuniKazungulaChief MukuniToka LeyaJuly & December

Western Province

Western Province
CeremonyDistrictChiefTribeMonth
KuombokaLimulunga/MonguThe LitungaLoziMarch
Kuomboka NaloloSenangaLitunga La MboelaLoziMay
Kuomboka LibondaKalaboChieftainess MboanjikanaLoziMay
KazangaKaomaChief Mutondo and KahareNkoyaJuly
LyenyakalaboChief Mwene MunduMbundaAugust

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References

  1. "Traditional Ceremonies in Zambia". Ministry of Tourism and Arts. 2019. Retrieved 30 May 2020.