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Royal parade during the Umutomboko Ceremony
ZTB, 2006
The Umutomboko ceremony of the Lunda people
is held annually in July in Mwansabombwe district,
Luapula Province. The ceremony celebrates the
“crossing of the river,” the historic arrival of the Lunda
from the Congo. The celebrations culminate in the
performance of the umutomboko dance of victory by
Chief Mwata Kazembe (ZTB, 2012).
Umutomboko Ceremony