{"id":466206,"date":"2011-07-22T08:32:26","date_gmt":"2011-07-22T08:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/07\/22\/mbanza-kongo-celebrates-second-day-of-its-anniversary\/"},"modified":"2011-07-22T08:32:26","modified_gmt":"2011-07-22T08:32:26","slug":"mbanza-kongo-celebrates-second-day-of-its-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/22\/mbanza-kongo-celebrates-second-day-of-its-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"M&#8217;banza Kongo Celebrates Second Day of Its Anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"52.4809160305\">\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.angolapress-angop.ao\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/img\/static\/publishers\/minibanners\/angop180.jpg\" alt=\"Angola Press Agency (Luanda)\" title=\"Visit Angola Press Agency (Luanda)\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>22 July 2011<\/p>\n<hr class=\"thin clear\" \/>\n<p>M&#8217;banza Kongo \u2014 The inhabitants of the northern Zaire Province celebrated on Thursday the second day of the tenth edition of the M&#8217;banza Kongo City festivity, whose opening ceremony was chaired by the administrator of this district, \u00c2ngelo dos Passos.<\/p>\n<p>ANGOP has learnt that the celebrations will go up to 25 July.<\/p>\n<p>The inaugural ceremony, which was attended by the provincial governor, Pedro Sebasti\u00e3o, started with a traditional ritual at a place dubbed &#8220;Sunguila&#8221;, close to the museum of the Kingo Kings.<\/p>\n<p>At the spot it was collected a traditional drink named Nsamba in kikongo language, which is extracted from the palm tree, that was then used in another traditional ceremony at the tombs of the kings, located near the Kulumbimbi, name given to the first Sea Cathedral of the Catholic Church built in sub-Sahara Africa, aimed at asking blessings from the ancestors for harmony during the festivity.<\/p>\n<p>The day was also marked by the performance of the traditional dance group Nzola and the choral of the Baptist Evangelic church in Angola.<\/p>\n<p>The participants also witnessed the demonstration of two traditional games, namely ngongo-a-anzadi e vatelamene Nkai.<\/p>\n<p>After that there was an interventions from the head of the chieftains, Afonso Mendes, who wished happy celebration to all and appealed for a dignifying behaviour throughout the event.<\/p>\n<p>On his turn, the district administrator, \u00c2ngelo dos Passos, explained the origin of the 25 July date, saying that it symbolises the epoch in which king Nimi-a-Lukeni(1506) would hold a meeting with the representatives of other kingdoms under his control, during which there was dismissal from posts and new appointments, the presentation of reports and information, as well as the giving of instructions.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, since its foundation, the former capital city of the Kongo Kingdom was always the chief administrative centre, in which the main decisions were taken.<\/p>\n<p>The celebrations include sports, cultural and academic activities, and are taking place under the motto &#8220;M&#8217;banza Kongo, with unity and work, let us build the future&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<fieldset>\n<legend align=\"center\"><strong>More News on allAfrica.com<\/strong><\/legend>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p>AllAfrica &#8211; All the Time<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Visit site:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201107220285.html\" title=\"M'banza Kongo Celebrates Second Day of Its Anniversary\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">M&#8217;banza Kongo Celebrates Second Day of Its Anniversary<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 22 July 2011 M&#8217;banza Kongo \u2014 The inhabitants of the northern Zaire Province celebrated on Thursday the second day of the tenth edition of the M&#8217;banza Kongo City festivity, whose opening ceremony was chaired by the administrator of this district, \u00c2ngelo dos Passos. ANGOP has learnt that the celebrations will go up to 25 July. The inaugural ceremony, which was attended by the provincial governor, Pedro Sebasti\u00e3o, started with a traditional ritual at a place dubbed &#8220;Sunguila&#8221;, close to the museum of the Kingo Kings<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-466206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>M&#039;banza Kongo Celebrates Second Day of Its Anniversary - Ghanamma.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/07\/22\/mbanza-kongo-celebrates-second-day-of-its-anniversary\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"M&#039;banza Kongo Celebrates Second Day of Its Anniversary - Ghanamma.com\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"22 July 2011 M&#039;banza Kongo \u2014 The inhabitants of the northern Zaire Province celebrated on Thursday the second day of the tenth edition of the M&#039;banza Kongo City festivity, whose opening ceremony was chaired by the administrator of this district, \u00c2ngelo dos Passos. 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