Swati Maidens In Traditional Attire and Beaded Accessories For Reed Dance Festival 2019
Maidens rehearsing their dance moves.
Maidens rehearsing their dance moves.
The Swati yearly Reed Dance Festival, seeks to promote purity, culture and HIV AIDS awareness.
Nice green isicholo hat and traditional accessories.
Beautiful beaded head band, earrings and cape.
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.
Maidens are dresses in swatS beaded capes, head bands and traditional skirts.
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.
During the yearly Swazi Reed dance festival, maidens dress in their traditional attire carrying Reed to present to the King of Swaziland.