This document provides information about Zambia. It begins with an overview and introduction to Zambia, including its location in Central Africa and neighboring countries. It then discusses some of Zambia's major festivals and holidays, including Youth Day, Independence Day, Christmas, and New Year celebrations. The document also covers traditional Zambian ceremonies like weddings, ethnic ceremonies, and Christian ceremonies. It provides details on Zambia's languages, traditional art, traditional music, religions, and economic activities like copper mining.

1. Name: JOY NAKAZWE MUNGUSA
STUDENT NUMBER:221611100023

2.  Overview – About Zambia
 Festivals & Holidays
 Ethics and Languages
 Traditional Ceremonies
 Economic Activities
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• Zambia 🇿🇲 officially the Republic of Zambia, is a
landlocked country at the crossroads of Central,
Southern and East Africa, although it is typically
referred to as being in Southern Africa at its most
central point. Its neighbors are the Democratic
Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to
the northeast, Malawi to the east, Mozambique to
the southeast, Zimbabwe and Botswana to the
south, Namibia to the southwest, and Angola to
the west. The capital city of Zambia is Lusaka,
located in the south-central part of Zambia. The
nation's population is around 19.5 million
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Official Name：Republic of Zambia
Capital City: Lusaka
Population：17,426,623
Area: 752,618 sq km
Official Language: English
Currency：Kwacha
Former Name: Northern Rhodesia
We have 20 game parks and 3 rivers.
Zambia has 8 neighboring countries.
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节 日
我们的主要节日是
• Youth Day Celebration - 青年节庆祝活动
• Independence Day Celebration - 独立日庆祝活动
• Christmas - 圣诞节
• New Year Celebration - 新年庆典
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Ceremonies
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Wedding traditional ceremonies include:
 Chilanga Mulilo
 Matebeto
 Kitchen Party
Ethinic traditional ceremonies include:
 N’cwala
 Kuomboka
 Kulamba Kubwalo
 Umutomboko
 Malaila e.t.c.
Christian Ceremonies:
 Palm Sunday
 Christmas festival

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This festival is celebrated by the
Ngoni tribe in Chipata to mark the
first fruit of the season. The chief
dresses up in leopard skin and
tastes the treat, which is usually
maize, pumpkin or sugarcane. He
must then spear a bull and drink
its blood, re-enacting a tradition
that descended from the Zulu
cultures. This event takes place
each year on February 24.

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Ukusefya Pa Ngwena is a traditional
ceremony held under Chitimukulu by the
Bemba people in Mungwi District, Zambia.
The event is held every in August. The
debut ceremony occurred from 1 and 2 of
August. It was held where the Bemba
People first settled after they migrated from
Angola, popularly known as the Democratic
Republic of Congo. There is a massive
trench that surrounds the area built in the
17th century to protect from war with the
neighboring Ngoni Tribe. Its believed that
they filled the trench with poison tipped
spears and then covered the trench with
branches to hide it. When the Ngoni Tribe
rushed across they fell into the trench and
were killed. Nowadays, there are
permanent structures within area
surrounded by the trench and each year
grass huts are built surrounding the trench
to act as accommodation for attendees.

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To get out of the water and onto dry
land is the meaning of the word that
shares its name with the most famous
festival in Zambia. Marking the end of
the rainy season, the chief of the Lozi
people (the Litunga) decides that it’s
time to head for higher ground. Drums
signal that it’s time to pack up and
embark in canoes. The Litunga
dresses up in a Victorian ambassador
costume and is taken down the river,
while music is played and feasts
enjoyed. The ceremony dates back
over 300 years and takes place in the
Zambezi Basin in May.

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Ceremonies
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Traditional Wedding Dresses

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Ethinic Traditional Ceremonies

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Languages In Zambia
Languages In Zambia Being a former British colony, the official language
spoken in Zambia is English, but like any African country, there are other
languages that are spoken by the original inhabitants of Zambia. The total
number of languages spoken in Zambia is 73, there are 7 local official
languages including Bemba,Nyanja,Tonga,Lunda,Lozi,Luvale and Kaonde,with
the most popular being Nyanja, Bemba.

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Zambian Traditional Art
Zambian Traditional Art. In Zambia, traditional art was expressed in pottery,
basketry, carvings and stools. More materials are being used nowadays, such
as metal (copper or wire), plastic and fabrics. Recycled art can be seen
especially in tourist markets and curio centres. The chitenge material is used in
dress (particularly traditional dress, or wrapped around the waist like a
sarong), but this type of African fabric has recently gained worldwide popularity
in African fashion clothing and accessories.

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Zambian Traditional Music
Music in ZambiaTraditional Zambian music is characterised by a lot of singing
and dancing. The instrument that is played more than any other is the drum,
and there there are others such as the thumb piano (kalimba, kathandi, or
kangombio in some Zambian languages, or mbira in some cultures), and the
kilimba (marimba or xylophone).Today, Zambia's music is a mixture of
traditional, African and western and contemporary sounds with influences from
Zambia's different traditional groups, music from other African countries such
as the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Africa, and music from
Jamaica and American genres.

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Zambian Traditional Music

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Religion in Zambia
Religion in Zambia. Zambia's 1996 constitution states Christianity as a
country's official religion, although all people in the country are free to practice
their own beliefs. Quite a number of traditional Zambian traditional beliefs
blend with Christian values. Church attendance is usually a colourful and
festive affair with lively singing and dancing and, and folks are usually well
dressed for the occasion. Christian denominations include Roman Catholic,
Anglican, Methodist, Branhamism, Seventh Day Adventist, Presbyterian, New
Apostilic, Pentecostal, Jehovah's Witness, Lutheran, Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints and other Evangelical churches.About 1% of the total
population of Zambia is made up of Muslims, the majority of which are Sunni.
There are also Jewish, Hindu, Sikh and Bahá'í communities.

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 Zambia boosts of the second copper deposits
in the world
 It has the largest man-made lake in the world
 It’s electricity supply is mainly powered by
hydroelectricity
 It currently holds the best performing currency
in Africa
 It’s also one of the most peaceful countries in
Africa

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