{"id":936,"date":"2025-03-14T10:05:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T10:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/?p=936"},"modified":"2025-03-14T10:05:51","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T10:05:51","slug":"the-kulamba-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/?p=936","title":{"rendered":"THE KULAMBA CEREMONY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-938\" src=\"http:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC04329-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC04329-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC04329-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC04329-768x512.jpg 768w, 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sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-940\" src=\"http:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC04366-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC04366-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC04366-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC04366-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC04366-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DSC04366-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-941\" src=\"http:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3111-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3111-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3111-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3111-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3111-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3111-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-942\" src=\"http:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3364-300x215.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3364-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3364-1024x733.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3364-768x550.jpg 768w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3364-1536x1099.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3364-2048x1466.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-943\" src=\"http:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3382-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3382-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3382-772x1024.jpg 772w, 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https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3399-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3399-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-945\" src=\"http:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3468-300x209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"322\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3468-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3468-1024x713.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3468-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3468-1536x1070.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3468-2048x1427.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-949\" src=\"http:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3118-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3118-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3118-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3118-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3118-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3118-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-950\" src=\"http:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3397-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3397-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3397-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3397-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3397-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3397-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-947\" src=\"http:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3607-300x206.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3607-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3607-1024x704.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3607-768x528.jpg 768w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3607-1536x1056.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3607-2048x1409.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-948\" src=\"http:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3677-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3677-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3677-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3677-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3677-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/E66A3677-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE KULAMBA CEREMONY<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Kulamba Ceremony is a traditional ceremony of the Chewa speaking people in eastern Zambia in which the Gule wa mukulu masquerades are displayed.<\/p>\n<p>The Gule wa mukulu are very special, artistic and marvelous to watch, making this ceremony a \u2018must see\u2019. The Gule wa mukulu is one of the two masquerades in Zambia that have received official recognition by UNESCO as \u2018Artefacts of Indelible Culture\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>To be part, make a date during the last Saturday of August yearly.<\/p>\n<p>HERE IS KULAMBA IN PICTURES. Pictures by Chellah Tukuta<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 THE KULAMBA CEREMONY The Kulamba Ceremony is a traditional ceremony of the Chewa speaking people in eastern Zambia in which the Gule wa mukulu masquerades are displayed. The Gule wa mukulu are very special, artistic and marvelous to watch, making this ceremony a \u2018must see\u2019. The Gule wa mukulu is one of the two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brasilia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=936"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":951,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936\/revisions\/951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/missions.grz.gov.zm\/brasilia\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}