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[[File:Mansansa camp.jpg|thumb|right|320px|Girls at the [[Mansansa]] camp in [[Ikelenge]] village.]]
[[File:Mansansa camp.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Girls at the [[Mansansa]] camp in [[Ikelenge]] village.]]
'''Mansansa''' (Ukubuta in [[Bemba language|Bemba]]) is a [[Lunda people|Lunda]] practice where village girls prepare for their adulthood. It is practiced by the [[Lunda language|Lunda]] of [[North-Western Province]] of [[Zambia]]. The age group is between 10 to 14 years old. Parents support the girls by providing them with food, cooking and cleaning utensils and many other things they can use to have a successful event.  
'''Mansansa''' (Ukubuta in [[Bemba language|Bemba]]) is a [[Lunda people|Lunda]] practice where village girls prepare for their adulthood. It is practiced by the [[Lunda language|Lunda]] of [[North-Western Province]] of [[Zambia]]. The age group is between 10 to 14 years old. Parents support the girls by providing them with food, cooking and cleaning utensils and many other things they can use to have a successful event.