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Kupatana is an event celebrated in the Pride Lands. It marks a day of peace and harmony among all Pride Landers.
Concept[]
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Pride Landers watch the falling of the baobab blossoms during Kupatana.
Considered to be the most peaceful day of the year, Kupatana marks the time during which all Pride Landers celebrate their community and the Circle of Life. At sunset, all the animals gather in Mizimu Grove to watch the baobab blossoms fall.
The royal family and Royal Mjuzi preside over the celebration, and the monarch typically gives a brief speech of welcome. A group of animals also performs a special song in honor of the event.[1]
Due to the importance of Kupatana, it is the task of the Royal Mjuzi to teach their apprentice about the holiday.[2]
History[]
Reirei's invasion[]
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Simba and the Pride Landers expel Reirei and her pack from the Pride Lands.
One Kupatana, Kion overheard a jackal pup being chased through the Outlands by Janja and his clan. Though the Outlands were out of the Lion Guard's jurisdiction, Simba allowed them to interfere for the sake of Kupatana. The Lion Guard rescued the pup and, thinking him innocent, allowed him into the Pride Lands.
Unbeknownst to Kion, the jackal pup was the son of Reirei, who took advantage of the Lion Guard's generosity by leading the rest of her family into the Pride Lands. While the Pride Landers were distracted by the festivities of Kupatana, Reirei and her pack tried to eat as many prey animals as they could, but they were prevented doing so when the Pride Landers banded together against them. After expelling the jackals, the Pride Landers continued celebrating Kupatana by feasting on the fallen baobab blossoms.[1]
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Trivia[]
- "Kupatana" means "harmony" in Swahili.[3]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Revealed in "The Kupatana Celebration" from Disney Junior's The Lion Guard. Season 1, Episode 6. Written by Elise Allen, John Loy, and Ford Riley, and directed by Howy Parkins. Originally aired February 12, 2016.
- ↑ Revealed in "Timon and Pumbaa's Christmas" from Disney Junior's The Lion Guard. Season 2, Episode 12. Written by John Loy, Ford Riley, and Krista Tucker, and directed by Howy Parkins. Originally aired December 8, 2017.
- ↑ Online Swahili-English Dictionary. Africanlanguages.com.