上图九宫格中心点便是乌干达所处的位置

The central point of the nine palaces above is where Uganda is

乌干达，位于非洲东部、地跨赤道的内陆国。东邻肯尼亚，南与坦桑尼亚和卢旺达交界，西与刚果民主共和国接壤，北与南苏丹毗连。总面积241550平方公里（其中陆地面积199807平方公里，水面和沼泽地为41743平方公里）。

Uganda, located in the east of Africa, is a land locked country across the equator. It borders Kenya in the East, Tanzania and Rwanda in the south, the Democratic Republic of Congo in the West and South Sudan in the north. The total area is 241550 square kilometers (including 199807 square kilometers of land area and 41743 square kilometers of water surface and marshland).

鼓是乌干达的崇高象征。在乌干达国徽的中间，就是一面鼓，它象征着乌干达民族的勇敢精神。

The drum is a noble symbol of Uganda. In the middle of the national emblem of Uganda is a drum, which symbolizes the courage of the Ugandan nation.

乌干达人爱鼓，从百姓家庭到总统官邸，大都备有各种装璜的鼓。在乌千达成为共和国前，境内有布千达、布尼奥罗、托罗和安科莱四个王国，每个王国都有一套大小不同的鼓，一套鼓最多的可达一千多个，鼓锤用象牙或人骨制成。乌干达人对鼓的旋律，有特殊的敏感，只要一听到鼓声，不分男女老幼，都会自然地扭胯摇臂，跳起舞来。

Ugandans love drums, and most of them are equipped with drums of various decorations, from common people's families to the presidential palace. Before uqianda became a republic, there were four kingdoms, buqianda, buniolo, Toro and ankelet. Each kingdom had a set of drums of different sizes, with a maximum of more than 1000 drums. The hammers were made of ivory or human bones. Ugandans are very sensitive to the melody of drums. As soon as they hear the drums, they will naturally swing their hips and dance.

乌干达丛林遍野，河湖密布，交通极为不便，鼓声便成为传递消息的工具。村长要召集大家去铺桥、筑路，就敲出“隆加拉、阿加拉米通”的鼓点，意思是说：“我不希望任何人睡大觉。”听到这种鼓声，人们会很快地拿上工具，赶往工地。在听到“关加、姆吉，关加、姆吉”急雨式的鼓声时，就意味着有同伴遭到了猛兽的袭击或是有敌人来犯。成年的男子会立即全副武装，手执长矛、盾牌和弓箭，集合前去救援，有时候，这种报警的鼓声，会从一个村庄，接力式地传到其它村庄，使全部落做好战斗准备。

Uganda is full of forests, rivers and lakes, and transportation is extremely inconvenient. Drums have become a means of delivering messages. When the village head wants to call on everyone to build bridges and roads, he beats the drum of "longala, agaramitong", which means: "I don't want anyone to sleep." Hearing this kind of drum sound, people will quickly take tools and rush to the construction site. When we hear the drum sound of "Guanjia, Muji, Guanjia, Muji", it means that some companions are attacked by beasts or enemies. Adult men, armed with spears, shields, bows and arrows, will immediately gather to rescue. Sometimes, the sound of alarm drums will relay from one village to other villages to prepare the whole tribe for battle.

鼓也是一种进行宗教和迷信活动的工具。乌干达人认为，鼓声能在凡人和神仙之间传递信息。因此，教堂中做祈祷和唱圣歌时，就用鼓来伴奏。直到今天，不管农村和城市，没有哪一天不敲鼓，人们在鼓声中降生，又在鼓声中死亡。

Drum is also a tool for religious and superstitious activities. Ugandans believe that drum sound can transmit information between mortals and immortals. Therefore, the church prays and sings the hymn, accompanies with the drum. Until today, no matter in rural and urban areas, there is no day without drums. People are born and die with drums.

乌干达人爱好歌舞，人们常常击鼓而舞。但是，鼓声和鬼魂是可以自由来往的，所以击鼓而舞者总是把自己的脸藏在面具后面，身体涂抹上各种颜色，以避免鬼魂的危害。其中奏索族的舞蹈者最有特色。他们用红颜色涂在脸上，身上裹着猴子皮，胸前戴着用玻璃珠、贝壳和几块小皮子缀起来的装饰，左手戴着贝壳的手镯，右手腕上拴着牛尾鞭子，在脚腕上系着铁铃，右手拿着特别的舞蹈手杖。每一个装饰都有它的意义。舞蹈者随着鼓点酣然而舞，表现出非洲人民勇敢而刚毅、粗犷而豪放的精神。

Ugandans are fond of singing and dancing. They often dance with drums. However, drumming and ghosts are free to travel, so drumming dancers always hide their faces behind masks, and apply various colors on their bodies to avoid the harm of ghosts. Among them, the dancers of zouso nationality are the most distinctive. They painted red on their faces, wrapped in monkey skin, wore ornaments made of glass beads, shells and small pieces of leather on their chests, wore bracelets made of shells on their left hands, tied oxtail whips on their right wrists, tied iron bells on their ankles, and held special dancing sticks on their right hands. Every decoration has its meaning. The dancers dance with the drums, showing the brave and resolute, rough and bold spirit of the African people.