CÉRÉMONIE SHIMUNENGA DU PEUPLE ILA

The Ila people (close to Tonga), settled around Maala, celebrate every year their ancestor and protector Shimunenga, who, by fighting his own brother - thanks in particular to child sacrifices and black magic - was able to protect his lands and guarantee his people and his livestock access to water sources. The first days consist of a great festival followed by prayers. On the last day, the Ila, dressed in wild animal skins, lead their cattle in the footsteps of Shimunenga.