Beautiful Maidens, Lovely Beads At The Swazi Reed Dance Festival


Nothing was left out at the colourful and breathtaking ceremony. It was culture and beauty on display.
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Festival of Beads is an event which highlights and promotes traditional cultural attire made entirely of beads. It is a joint initiative of the KZN Departments of Arts & Culture and Cooperative Governance & Traditional Affairs in South Africa. The festival is part the of the efforts aimed at strengthening the local economic development, especially…

The beautiful Princesses, were spotted in their Swazi traditional attire for the 2018, Reed dance festival. Left – right: Her Royal Highness, Princess Sibahle, Princess Sakhizwe and Princess Senty. Daughters of His Royal Majesty, King Mswati III of the kingdom of Swaziland.

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Lobola is a word commonly used by Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, Swati that means “brideprice” or bridewealth”. Lobola negotiations involve a process of presentation of a payment made by the prospective groom to the bride’s family. Here is a collection of information on clipkulture to help you prepare for your lobola negotiations: Q and A about…

The Onitsha Ofala festival has been going on for about 700 years now, since time of Eze Chima, the first monarch, who migrated to Onitsha. In the early days, the King of Onitsha (Obi of Onitsha) was always confined to his palace. The responsibility of administering the community was assigned to the elders, known as…

Heritage Day, observed annually on September 24th in South Africa, is an important holiday that recognizes the country’s rich and diverse cultural history. This day allows South Africans of all backgrounds to celebrate their cultural traditions, languages, and customs. It is a day that promotes unity and understanding among the different ethnic groups in South…