Swati Maidens In Traditional Attire Carrying Reeds At The Reed Dance Festival 2019


The Reed Dance Festival or umhlanga, is a yearly event in Eswatini kingdom, were virginity is celebrated. It represents purity, preservation of culture and promotes HIV AIDS awareness.
The ceremony usually takes place first week of September.
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Beautiful Swati traditional swag.

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…

Babalwa in beautiful red and shweshwe print mermaid dress with blue umbhaco doek with buttons. Louis in blue African embroidered shirt.


Reed dance or umhlanga festival.

Nice Ndebele print shirt by Xoli Designs. Heritage Day 2019.