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From: mumba wyclef []
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2012 8:36 PM
To: 'blog+tolearek@my.opera.com'
Subject: CULTURE OF ZAMBIA



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Zambia's contemporary culture is a blend of values ,norms, and spiritual
traditions of more than 70 ethnically diverse people. Most of the tribes of
Zambia moved in series of migratory waves a few centuries ago. Many of the
tribal customs are only still practiced in the rural areas. A greeting is
always exchanged before any conversation. If a person approaches you, you
should always offer the first greeting. A man should withhold his hand in
greeting until the woman offers hers. Gifts are often offered to visitors as
a sign of honor, friendship or gratitude. One should never refuse a gift and
accept it with both hands at the same time expressing thanks.


Lobola the bride price is still widely practiced and is a token of
appreciation to the parents of the girl. In most tribes the bride is taken
to the man's village the evening before the wedding. Large quantities of
food are prepared and homemade beer is brewed to celebrate the marriage and
the all village attends where there is much singing and dancing.



Although we have many ethnic groups we have a lot in common among ourselves,
like the traditional meals. Mostly we eat Nshima, Sweet potatoes, rice ,
chikanda , ifishimu and other meals shown below;



TRADITIONAL MEALS



images (1).jpg NSHIMA WITH MEAT









images (2).jpg NSHIMA WITH IFISHIMU



images (4).jpg CHIKANDA



images (5).jpg NSHIMA WITH FISH



images (6).jpg DIVERSE FRUIT







images (7).jpg TUTE (CASAVA)



images.jpg NSHIMA WITH CHIKEN



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images (3).jpg BOILED SWEET POTATOES





MUSICAL INSTUMENT







Many traditional instruments are still played throughout the country,
although the desire for western instruments increases. The more common ones
are the hand piano, a small instrument with iron keys mounted on a
rectangular box and plucked by both thumbs. Or the silimba, a xylophone type
instrument with a range of flat wooden keys







2 mbunda.jpg DRUMS



drum.gif DRUM





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silimba xylophone.jpg SILIMBA(XYLOPHONE)









TRADITIONAL CELEMONIES

These are ceremonies that are cerebrated once in a year according to the
tribes, all tribes which are more than 70 have their own way of celebrating
their ceremony it is very nice and interesting some of them are as follows;






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3533591.jpg KUOMBOKA CELEMONY









This is just the summary because is a lot one can write about our culture.
Hope you like it.