A few fellow Peace Corps Volunteers and I attended the Likumbi Lya Mize Ceremony in Zambezi on the Zambezi River a few weeks ago. The ceremony is a Luvale tribe tradition held in August. There was dancing, singing, drumming, and visits from important chiefs as well as from President Lungu of Zambia.
The following pictures are of the Makishi dancers. They represent various characters who traditionally entertain during the end of male and female initiation ceremonies. The ceremonies include male circumcision and life lessons for males and females who have entered puberty.
The photo below is of some of the Volunteers and me. I am sitting next to the chief of my village, Chief Mumena. Seated next to him is a senior chief from Angola.
photo credit: Aubrey Byron
