Likumbi Lya Mize Ceremony

Likumbi Lya Mize is a ceremony of the Luvale speaking people in which the Makishi masquerades are displayed. The Makishi masquerades are very special and artistic, it is what makes this ceremony of the Luvale so interesting. The ceremony takes place on both sides of the Zambezi river in North Western Province of Zambia. It takes place in the last weekend of August every year.

The Likishi is one of the two masquerades in Zambia that have received official recognition by UNESCO as ‘Artefacts of intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’.