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A traditional Swazi wedding ceremony is called umtsimba (Swazi: [umtsʼimɓa]), where the bride commits herself to her new family for the rest of her life. [1] [2] The ceremony is a celebration that includes members of both the bride's - and the groom's - natal village. There are stages to the wedding that stretch over a few days.
Dancing and singing, including praise-singing, are prominent in Swazi culture. Pottery and carving were minor arts. Swazi traditional marriage is called umtsimba; it is usually on a weekend in the dry season (June to August). The bride and her relatives go to the groom's homestead on Friday evening.
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The formalised handcraft businesses of Eswatini employ over 2,500 people, many of whom are women (per TechnoServe Swaziland Handcrafts Impact Study," February 2011). The products are unique and reflect the culture of Eswatini, ranging from housewares, to artistic decorations, to complex glass, stone, or wood artwork.
The Ludzidzini Royal Village is the home to the House of Dlamini, the royal family of Eswatini, currently led by Ngwenyama (King) Mswati III (born 1968) and Ndlovukati (Queen Mother) Ntfombi (born c. 1950).
A woman at the Reed Dance ceremony 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 ...
Jim Petros Gama, known as Mbhokane, was a Swazi radio talk show host and the governor of Ludzidzini Royal Village, the home of the House of Dlamini from 2001 until his death on 13 March 2011.
The former takes place in December while the latter takes place in August. Umhlanga is known for its dance, performed exclusively by women, and its 5-day ceremony, which involves reed-cutting. [1] Traditional instruments used include: the kudu horn, calabash, rattles, makeyana and reed flute. [1]