Kumbuka

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“	Makini: And while Timon danced, Simba defeated Scar. And reclaimed the Pride Lands as the true king! Kion: And that's what today's Kumbuka ceremony is all about.	”
–Kion and Makini explain the Kumbuka in The Scorpion's Sting

Kumbuka is the name of the annual celebration celebrating the anniversary of Simba's defeat of Scar.

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The celebration is held on Pride Rock, on the anniversary of day that Simba put a stop to Scar's reign and took possession of the throne as was originally intended, subsequently returning peace to the Pride Lands. It celebrates this victory, hailing Simba as the true King of the Pride Lands.

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Prior to The Lion Guard[]

After Simba, defeated Scar in an epic battle and became king of Pride Rock, the Pride Landers would celebrate the anniversary on that day.

The Scorpion's Sting[]

Makini and the Lion Guard discuss Scar's defeat in The Lair of the Lion Guard. While Bunga is adamant that the victory lies with his uncle Timon and Pumbaa for doing a dance to distract the hyenas from the first movie, Makini and the rest of the Lion Guard remind him that Simba was the one who fought and defeated Scar. Kion further explains that this is what the Kumbuka is all about, though Bunga still believes his uncles were the real heroes.

At the Outlands Volcano, Scar is fully aware of the Kumbuka celebration, and hatches a plan with his army to take down Simba on this day, turning it into the day they remember as his return, and the day that he defeated Simba and The Lion Guard.

The-scorpions-sting (103) — The celebration begins

A short while later, the Kumbuka begins, with Rafiki presenting the event to the gathering of Pride Landers below. While he and the Pride Landers sing Good King Simba in the King's honor, the scorpion Sumu quietly scuttles onto Pride Rock and injects his venom into Simba's tail. Simba collapses right after the song ends, and the Kumbuka celebration ends prematurely, with Pride Landers looking on in horror.

Traditions

• Aminifu's Funeral • Askari Finds the Source • Askari's Training • Battle of the Lion Guards • Baobab Ball • Battle Between Simba's Pride and Outsiders • Battle of Pride Rock • Battle of the Pride Lands (Event) • Battle of the Tree of Life • Bunga the Wise (Event) • Christmas • Crocodile Initiation Spar • Ceremonial Nest • Dhahabu's Visit • Elephants' Concert • Finding the Water Source • Flamingo Dance Party (Event) • Hakuna Matata (Event) • Hamu's Birth • Hide And Seek • Hippo Lanes • Hodari Joins Makuu's Float • Janna's Funeral • Kiara and Kovu's Wedding • Kiara Meets Kovu • Kiara's First Hunt • Kiburi's Exile • Kion Assembles the Lion Guard • Kion Receives the Roar of the Elders • Kion's Coronation • Kumbuka • Kupatana • Kion's Coronation • Makini Meets Rafiki • Makini's Introduction to the Royal Family • Makucha's Meetings • Mashindano • Makuu's Practicing Spar •Meeting Ajabu • Meeting Anga • Meeting Azaad • Meeting Badili • Meeting Badili • Meeting Binga • Meeting Dhahabu • Meeting Hadithi • Meeting Janna • Meeting Jasiri • Meeting Kinyonga • Meeting Kongwe • Meeting Kuchimba • Meeting Lumba-Lumba • Meeting Majinuni and Hafifu • Meeting Scar • Meeting Shujaa • Meeting Tamaa • Meeting the Night Pride • Meeting Tupp • Meeting Yuki's Troop • Meeting Yun Mibu • Meeting Zira • Morning Patrol • Morning Report • Mpando Mpaya • Mufasa's Advice • Mzingo's Meetings • Night Patrol • Ona's Birth • Ono's Birth • Painting Ceremony • Peacock Traditional Display Dance • Royal Buffalo Wallow • Royal Mud Print Ceremony • Rani's Coronation • Rani's Proposal • Savannah Summit • Scar Loses the Roar • Scar's Meetings • Simba's Coronation • Simba's Presentation • Sãhasí and Ãnanda's Advice • Tamasha • The Kilio Valley Fire (Event) • The Lion Guard's Tests • The Mbali Fields Migration (Event) • The Stampede • The Traveling Baboon Show (Event) • The Zimwi Hunt • Udugu • Ukumbusho • Utamu (Event) • Zira's Exile