The Reed Dance Festival Umkhosi Womhlanga Thousands Gather In Kwanongoma
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Thousands of maidens are gathering at this year’s umkhosi womhlanga or reed dance. the ceremony at enyokeni royal palace, in kwanongoma is to prepare girls f. Saturday 17 september 2022 11:06am. kwanongoma thousands of maidens are gathering at this year’s umkhosi womhlanga or reed dance. the ceremony at enyokeni royal palace, in kwanongoma, is to.
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Various events in preparation for this weekend's umkhosi womhlanga, or reed dance festival, at the amazulu enyokeni palace in kwanongoma, are taking place th. Umkhosi womhlanga was introduced during the time of king shaka, where basically the young zulu maidens would gather together in a festival and celebrate being maidens. Nearly 50 000 zulu maidens came to participate in the sacred ceremony called umkhosi womhlanga or zulu reed dance. dressed in their beautiful traditional attire made out of colourful beads, bright short skirts and bare breasted, the maidens were radiating happiness as they sang and danced. Gallery | the reed dance,umkhosi womhlanga, in kzn images by skangiwe mthiyane and sandile zikhali. the ceremony was revived by the late king goodwill zwelithini in 1984 as a way to fight social problems facing young girls, including teenage pregnancy and hiv aids.
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Nearly 50 000 zulu maidens came to participate in the sacred ceremony called umkhosi womhlanga or zulu reed dance. dressed in their beautiful traditional attire made out of colourful beads, bright short skirts and bare breasted, the maidens were radiating happiness as they sang and danced. Gallery | the reed dance,umkhosi womhlanga, in kzn images by skangiwe mthiyane and sandile zikhali. the ceremony was revived by the late king goodwill zwelithini in 1984 as a way to fight social problems facing young girls, including teenage pregnancy and hiv aids. The reed dance is a traditional celebration by the zulu kingdom at kwanongoma (enyokeni) where his majesty king goodwill zwelithini zulu invites young virgin girls from different communities, where they carry reed from one place to another at the palace, in which the mighty zulu king prepares a feast for them to show gratitude as these girls. Media is invited to attend umkhosi womhlanga 2023 scheduled as follows: venue: enyokeni royal palace kwanongoma under zululand. date: 09 september 2023 time: 09h00. enquiries: mr thabo mofokeng (director communication) cell: 082 731 7456 e mail: [email protected].
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