Zengani Traditional Ceremony

Zengani Traditional Ceremony is a Zambian traditional annual event held for the Ngoni/Tumbuka-speaking people of Lundazi District in Eastern Province in October. Zengani means bringing together two tribes of the Ngoni and Tumbuka speaking people of Lundazi district and, therefore, the ceremony simply promotes unity and harmony. During the ceremony people are expected to be entertained to various traditional dances like ingoma, vimbuza, muganda, chiwonda, nkhonyo, fwemba and Nyau among others. Traditional leaders such as chiefs Phikamalaza, Mphamba, Kapichila, Mwasemphangwe, Katumba, Mnukwa, Madzimawe, Nzamane, Mbango’ombe, Kathumba and Mshawa attend the event.