(11 sep 1995) t i 10:10:37colour blind dancing at zulu wife picking festivalkwazulu natal province, south africa engcomm natsot duration:1.15"white, indian. More than ten thousand bare breasted zulu maidens dance and sing in celebration of their virginity.
The reed dance festival is an annual cultural celebration in the kingdom of eswatini (formerly swaziland ), that showcases the nation's unity and pride. also known as “umhlanga” or the “swazi reed dance”, this event holds deep significance for the swazi people. umhlanga derives its name from the zulu language meaning “ place of reeds. Location: kwazulu natal, south africa; country: south africa; topics: arts,royalty; reuters id: lvack079hdap5ie23622viryab7h; story text: thousands of bare breasted zulu girls paraded outside the palace of their king as part of an ancient wife choosing ceremony. he told them to stay virgins to keep themselves safe from aids. Umhlanga [um̩ɬaːŋɡa], or reed dance ceremony, is an annual swazi event that takes place at the end of august or at the beginning of september. [ 1] in eswatini, tens of thousands of unmarried and childless swazi girls and women travel from the various chiefdoms to the ludzidzini royal village to participate in the eight day event. [ 2]. Young women, known locally in the kwazulu natal province as "maidens", participate in a traditional "reed dance", an age old annual ceremony in celebration o.
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