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'''Kuomboka''' is a word in the [[Lozi language]]; it literally means ‘to get out of water’. In today's [[Zambia]] it is applied to a traditional [[ceremony]] that takes place at the end of the rain season, when the upper [[Zambezi River]] floods the plains of the Western Province.
'''Limulunga''' is one of the two compounds of the Litunga, king of the [[Lozi people]] of western [[Zambia]].  It lies on high ground at the edge of the [[Barotse Floodplain]] of the [[Zambezi]] river, about 15 km north of the town of [[Mongu]] and 21 km east of the main channel of the river. The Litunga's other compound at [[Lealui]] is used during the [[dry season]], with Limulunga being used during the rainy season.  The annual move between the two compounds is celebrated in the [[Kuomboka]] festival.
The festival celebrates the move of the Litunga, king of the [[Lozi people]], from his compound at [[Lealui]] in the [[Barotse Floodplain]] of the [[Zambezi]] River to [[Limulunga]] on higher ground.


The ceremony is preceded by heavy drumming of the royal Maoma drums, which echoes around the royal capital the day before Kuomboka, announcing the event.
The King's state barge is called Nalikwanda and is painted black and white, like Zambia's coat of arms. On the barge is a replica of a huge black elephant, the ears of which can be moved from inside the barge. There is also a fire on board, the smoke from which tells the people that the king is alive and well.
For his wife there is a second barge. This one has a huge cattle egret (Nalwange) on top. The wings move like the ears of the elephant, up and down.


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Latest revision as of 16:29, 19 July 2016

Limulunga is one of the two compounds of the Litunga, king of the Lozi people of western Zambia. It lies on high ground at the edge of the Barotse Floodplain of the Zambezi river, about 15 km north of the town of Mongu and 21 km east of the main channel of the river. The Litunga's other compound at Lealui is used during the dry season, with Limulunga being used during the rainy season. The annual move between the two compounds is celebrated in the Kuomboka festival.

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