- Zambians love special events, especially if they involve dressing up, eating good food and dancing to loud music. We have been invited to several recently, so here is a sample of Zambians having fun!
Dancing wasn't obligatory but infectious:
Church is always an opportunity for singing and dancing too:
You expect audience participation at a concert:
...but at this one some of them actually led the dancing:
(Some of these people are radio presenters from Radio Christian Voice!)
Travelling through town, one Saturday, a wedding party was in the next lane. The three cars were decorated with ribbons and flowers, but what made it unusual was that all three were blasting their horns continuously.
- Another aspect of Zambian culture, in common with most other African countries, is the way that goods are carried on the head, especially by the women:
This is Eliza, the local lady who helps me with various household tasks. She has worked here for 12 years. Recently we were taking several bags of groceries up to the nearby cabin, which we have been getting ready for one of the South African workers to live in. Eliza automatically put the bags into a large laundry basket and lifted it straight onto her head. African women learn to carry goods on their head at an early age, so that the back muscles become very strong. By the time they are fully grown they can carry heavy weights without straining themselves.
I asked Eliza if she wouldn't mind me taking her photograph and showing it to you. She has a beautiful, typical Zambian smile:
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