Reed dance is a monthly festival in Eswatini that takes place every first week in September.
It’s a celebration of virginity and morality. It’s also a time were the King takes a wife from among the maidens.
More results...
What is Umembeso Ceremony? Sometimes it’s difficult for people to distinguish between lobola and umembeso ceremonies. Even though they are performed on the same day, the activities of both vary and serve different purposes. Umembeso is a Zulu traditional ceremony that is part of the lobola negotiations where the groom presents gifts to the…
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…
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…
![Benin/Edo Traditional Marriage and List [Updated]](https://i0.wp.com/clipkulture.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/1539073200kg4n8.jpg?fit=768%2C768&ssl=1)
Edo/Benin Traditional Wedding – All Stages First Visit The groom visits the bride’s family to make his intentions known. He may go alone or choose to go on this visit with one or two of his friends, and also take a gift along (though not compulsory, but advisable). During this visit, the girl’s father engages…
Mankoana looked beautiful in her modern African print dress.
The next day is the Wedding Party or the wedding day (Berza). The bride’s entrance is very ceremonial and is of major significance in the ceremony. She usually comes in an “Amaria”, a roofed platform carried by about 4 or 6 men, while the groom leads the walk.
