Swati Maidens In Traditional Attire At The Reed Dance Festival 2018


It was all colourful at the reed dance festival, ‘umhlanga’ ceremony in Swaziland.
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Beautiful Tsonga traditional attire!?

Beautiful photo and Headwrap!

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

After the purification, the next ceremony the bride participates in is the “Hennaya”. This is when a professional Moroccan Henna Artist, draws symbolic motifs on the hands and feet of the bride, her friends and relatives, with Henna. Henna is a plant which produces natural dyes that are used for body painting. Henna is considered…

42 Bitter kolas (Orogbo) 42 Tubers of yam (Isu) 42 Kolanuts (Obi abata) 42 Chilli/Alligator Peppers (Atare) 42 pieces of dried Fish (Eja Osan) 1 Dish of peppered corn meal (Aadun) 1 Packet of Sugar 2 Baskets of Fruit 2 Decanters filled with honey 4 Crates of soft drinks 4 Crates malt soft drinks 4…

Tour in the “Mida”. The bride returns in her new outfit called ” Labssa Fassia” for a tour in the “Mida” with her husband. The groom by this time has also changed into a “Jabador and Djabella” outfit. There are usually two Midas (unroofed platform), one for the bride and one for the groom.