{"id":264433,"date":"2019-04-23T11:35:14","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T09:35:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=264433"},"modified":"2019-04-23T11:35:14","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T09:35:14","slug":"mourners-bewildered-by-ululation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informante.web.na\/?p=264433","title":{"rendered":"Mourners bewildered by ululation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Placido Hilukilwa<br \/>\nIN the tradition of Ovawambo and many other African traditions, ululation \u2013 as opposed to howling \u2013 is an expression of joy and celebration.<br \/>\nIt is mostly common at joyous occasions such as weddings, the welcoming of newborn twins and other joyous festivals.<span class=\"text_exposed_show\"><br \/>\nThat was perhaps for this reason that many people appeared bewildered by the spontaneous ululating at the Onamungundo palace during the mourning period for late King Immanuel Kauluma Elifas.<br \/>\nPeople were even clapping hands, what is considered a taboo at events related to bereavement.<br \/>\nInformante approached elderly Lukas Amutenya, a resident of the Oluno suburb of Ondangwa, seeking an explanation of this \u201cstrange\u201d phenomenon.<br \/>\n\u201cListening attentively one notices a slight difference. The celebratory ululation in weddings for example is pitched and protracted, while the mournful ululation is short and dull,\u201d he said.<br \/>\nThis was confirmed by George Nelulu, the Chairperson of the Oukwanayma Traditional Authority.<br \/>\n\u201cWhen a king or queen or any other member of the royal clan dies, mourners ululate. That is our tradition,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Placido Hilukilwa IN the tradition of Ovawambo and many other African traditions, ululation \u2013 as opposed to howling \u2013 is an expression of joy and celebration. It is mostly common at joyous occasions such as weddings, the welcoming of newborn twins and other joyous festivals. 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