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Mwaka Kogwa (Shirazi New Year)
July 28, 2019 - July 29, 2019
Mwaka Kogwa or Mwaka Koga (“show of the year”) celebrations, of Shirazi heritage, take place in July/August in the village of Makunduchi in the South of the island. It celebrates the Persian (Shirazi) New Year. In Mwaka Kogwa, a ritual battle is fought, at the end of which a hut is burned. Then, predictions are made for the new year, based on the direction taken by the smoke. Tours are organised to visit the festival and to explain and point out the customs.
The exact date is to be determined.