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Angola: Reflections on Ncwala, an African New Year Ceremony

Categories: Sub-Saharan Africa, Angola, Eswatini, Arts & Culture, History, Travel

In the last post of the year at Koluki blog [1] [pt], we find a description of a national ritual of Swaziland, a country the Angolan blogger considers one of the most beautiful, friendly and warm in southern Africa. “The sacred Ncwala, or “first fruits ceremony” that is now underway in that country, takes place every year in late December/early January and aims to renew the strength for the King and the Swazi Nation for the following year.”