DISCLAIMER: This does not apply to all tribes in Zambia
A chicken in most of the Zambian traditions is a sign of respect. When chicken is prepared for in-laws only the gizzard (inondo) is put put inside representing a husband’s testicles, the liver should never be included because it symbolizes the wife’s labias (malepe)
The feathers (Amasako) represents pubic hair (amaso) and when removing them, the chicken skin does not have to riped just as you are not supposed to injure your partner when shaving, the feathers are not supposed to thrown everywhere on the surrounding (palubansa), they are to be disposed off well just as we are supposed to dipose the pubic hair (amaso) well.
When the chicken is being prepared, the neck should be fitted in the space where the neck starts or the neck will be an insult because it will represent an erect penis! Positioning, the chicken should be laid sidewards (kabafu).
When giving the husband or visitors relish, thou shall not serve 3 peices of relish! The gizzard and neck should be for a husband. The back (chisunsunya) should be the last piece to be given to hubby to symbolize that the chicken has finished in the pot.
Chickens feet (ifikasa) symbolizes that women should be mindful of their movements (thats why a prepared chicken never has its feet, (kuputula akakasa kakuseyelako) and also her feet should be used well to search for food for the family. The feet should never be used like a chicken’s feet to disorganize things in the family especially the husband’s family. On the feet the outer part of the claws are removed , to represent the husband’s nails that always have to be trimmed.
The thighs, legs, wings represent the woman’s thighs, hands and legs and legs for holding him when making love in bed. The chickens back, is the wife’s on which she lays when making love to the husband. The chicken breast represents where the husband sleeps when making love to the wife.
Now we get to the head, the chickens eyes represent the woman’s eyes, they should only be able to see the husband, the ears represent the woman’s ears, she has to close the ears and reduce on hearing things from anyone just like the chickens ears are so small and can not be seen!
The two growths under the beak represent the woman’s labias, she should have labias as a woman. The growth on top of the head represents the clitoris for stimulation. The beak of the chicken represents; the mouth, thats the tool a chicken uses for fighting and inflicting pain on others, women should be able to use their mouth well
