GULE WAMKULU (THE GREAT DANCE) of the Chewa People

The Gule Wamkulu is a ritual dance practiced by the Chewa communities in Malawi, Zambia, and Mozambique.

The dance accompanies initiation ceremonies of young men into adulthood, but it is also performed at weddings, funerals, and then installation of chiefs. On these occassion, the dancers wear costumes and masks made of wood, straw and other materials, expressing a great variety of characters, which represent forms of behaviour as a way to teach moral and social values.

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