I AM FROM BAROTSELAND.

THE BAROSTE FLAG!

I am a half Bemba and half Lozi. my mother was from the Northern Province of Zambia..,from the Bemba tribe. and my father was from the Western Province..a Lozi from the Barotseland. Traditionally, we follow the father's side which makes me a Lozi woman. particular from the town of Kaoma, that's my village. As i mentioned before, we have about 72 languages in Zambia..,i can speak a bit of Lozi, am fluent in Bemba, Nyanja and Nsenga. I can speack a bit of Namwanga and Chewa.

Anyway, am here to talk about Barotseland and the Lozi people. In Zambia, each tribe has their own traditional ceremonies and the Lozi traditional ceremony is one of the most colourful and the most visited a year. Its called the Kuomboka Ceremony. This event is held annually between March and April. This is done just after the rain season and actually ''kuomboka'' means coming out of the water. This is when the Litunga (the King) is moving from his Palace in Lealui and going to higher grounds in Limulunga. Basically he is moving from a flooded area to a dry high ground. This the most beautiful and colourful ceremony in Zambia. it attracts hundreds of people all over the world.

And below is our Vice President Dr Guy Scott with his wife Charlotte Scott dressed in the traditional dresses...,called the Musis.

And down below you can see lozi women dressed in these colourfull dresses dancing and singing.

Am a PROUD Lozi ZAMBIAN Woman!!!!!!!!!!!