Woman and Kids Dressed In Swati Traditional Attire For Reed Dance Festival 2018


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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…

Two days before the wedding, the bride undergoes some form of purification by going to a sauna with her female friends and relatives. This is called the “Hammam” day. The has her hair washed with a type of clay called ghassoul while her body is scrubbed, massaged, perfumed, and waxed. The Hammam is an important…

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

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