Death marks the end of one’s life journey. It devastates those that were close to the departed. For those that were married, the loss of a spouse brings to mind the realization of the promise” till death do us part”. According to Zambian tradition, it is believed that one can not part with their departed…
The preparation of a Tonga girl into cultured adulthood BY: GLORIA MIYOBA In all most almost all Zambian tribes, a girl is isolated from other playmates and friends for sometime when she reaches puberty. Every tribe has got their own way of preparing the girl child for challenges and experiences associated with womanhood in early…
Zambian Marriage Traditions Photo by David.Monniaux In our earlier article on the subject of Zambian marriage tradition, we talked about various types of symbolic meals that are delivered to the groom by his bride’s family at different stages of the marriage process. In this particular article we will talk about marriage in accordance to the rich…
Sometimes the gap between language and concepts is so wide that it becomes a problem when people try to come up with words for brand new concepts. Most Zambian languages have very few scientific terms. It is no wonder, then , that when it comes to the rapidly evolving internet, the gap is even wider.
Giving malonje is the Malawian Tonga tradition of debriefing a visitor. They are given time to tell everything there is to tell about their journey. It is an art of story-telling that involves capturing your audience and engaging their attention for the duration of the narrative.
