Swati Maiden In Traditional Attire For Umhlanga 2019


Maiden doing the Zulu dance at the reed dance festival.
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‘Umhlanga’ Ceremony or Reed Dance. It’s yet another year when maidens from all across Swaziland, will come together for the kingdom of Eswatini’s annual reed dance or Umhlanga festival. The Festival a seven day event that runs from the end of August into September. This year 2018, ran from 28th of August to 3rd…

Reed dance or umhlanga festival.

Even the kids were not left out of fun. Beautiful!

Beautiful beaded earrings, neckpieces, bangles, beaded stick and bracelet.?

Ceremony As the Yoruba Traditional Engagement commences and proceeds, there are various stages a groom and his family get to where certain fees will need to be settled. For example for any “marriage” talk to even begin, permission will need to be sought from the elders and the parents of the bride. There is also…

During the yearly Swazi Reed dance festival, maidens dress in their traditional attire carrying Reed to present to the King of Swaziland.