김포공항 주차대행 결제는 어떻게 되나요?
김포공항 주차대행 김포 공항(김포라고도 함)을 오가는 경우 차량을 주차할 수 있는 여러 옵션이 있습니다. 공항 부지에 있는 주차장 중 한 곳에 주차하거나 공항 셔틀 버스를 이용하거나 택시를 이용하실 수 있습니다. 렌터카를 이용할 계획이라면 주차 장소에 관해 선택한 회사의 지시를 따르세요. 근...
There are many long-established traditional ceremonies in Zambia and a ceremony from the Toka-Leya people in Zambia is described here. Its main purpose is to attract rain after a long dry season. Lwiindi means ‘thanksgiving for the harvests’. Zambia experiences a long dry season from April to October and by the end of the dry season the land is parched, rivers and lakes are drying up and people and animals must travel long distances to get water.
Living so close to Victoria Falls, the Toka-Leya understand the waterfall better than most and respect it as well. They have created a number of shrines for different purposes, including prayer and sacrifice, stemming from their belief that various spirits live around the area of the falls.
The area in which the Lwiindi ceremony is held is very prone to drought, so this ceremony is held just before the rains are normally expected every year to ensure their much-needed and timely arrival. Young men around the age of seventeen under the rule of Chief Mukuni are expected to prove that they are real men and ready for their marital responsibilities by participating in this adventurous rain-inducing custom.
Days before the ritual, the local beer is brewed and visitors begin to flock to the town and excitement builds. On the day of the ceremony, traditional hymns are sung to the Toka-Leya ancestors whose chief, Chief Mukuni, is believed by the people to be a living representative. The ceremony begins with a 40 km walk from Mukuni Village towards Victoria Falls. Upon arrival, the young people smear themselves with white clay from the riverbed and do so to demonstrate their purity to the spirits. They also use fresh green leaves to complete the ritual costume.
Now the men must collect water from a sacred site deep in the gorge in what is known as the ‘boiling pot’ (due to its furious and tumultuous whirlpool below Victoria Falls). After this dangerous escapade, the water is carefully carried to a water shrine on the way to Mukuni village and here they imitate falling rain by pouring water on the roof of a sacred hut. The group of revered young men who have now proven their masculinity and are seen to be ready for marriage return to the village where they meet the beautiful and eager young ladies of the village. Historically, girls would have taken this opportunity to select a husband of choice, but times have moved on a bit!
Although to some the concept of rituals, ceremonies, costumes and prayers to the spirits may seem a bit sacred, witnesses to this ceremony will tell you that it always rains within an hour of these rituals. It has been reported that even when the rest of Livingstone (the area surrounding Victoria Falls) is completely dry due to months without rain, the vicinity of Toka-Leya, where the Lwiindi ceremony took place, is blessed with a very heavy downpour. necessary and refreshing. .
This article is inspired by the book ‘Ceremony! Celebrating Zambia’s Cultural Heritage’. It’s a fabulous, eye-pleasing book that I encourage you to get. I got mine from ZAIN in Lusaka, Zambia. It is published by Celtel Zambia PLC and Seka. Original photograph, Francois d’Elbee. Coordinating author, Tamara Guhrs. Editor, Mulunga Kapwepwe. Contributing authors, Akashambatwa Mbikusita-Lewanika, Prof. Mapopa Mtonga, Mulenga Kapwepwe, Isaac Smogy Kapinga, Miranda Guhrs, Msatero Tembo, Matiya Ngalande, and Joseph Chikuta.
Zambia encourages people to witness its cultural ceremonies.
김포공항 주차대행 김포 공항(김포라고도 함)을 오가는 경우 차량을 주차할 수 있는 여러 옵션이 있습니다. 공항 부지에 있는 주차장 중 한 곳에 주차하거나 공항 셔틀 버스를 이용하거나 택시를 이용하실 수 있습니다. 렌터카를 이용할 계획이라면 주차 장소에 관해 선택한 회사의 지시를 따르세요. 근...
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