The Magnificent Kuomboka Ceremony September 4, 2016 – Posted in: Culture

The Kuomboka Ceremony is carried out in the town of Mongu by the Lozi people of Zambia. “Kuomboka” means “coming out of the water.” It is the actual and ceremonial movement of the Lozi people and their chief, the Litunga, from the flood plains to higher ground. Kuomboka Ceremony Every year, the Barotse plains of the upper Zambezi flood during the rainy season. The Litunga is transported from his palace at Lealui to higher ground…