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  2. Umchwasho - Wikipedia

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    Umchwasho (Swazi: [umǀʰwaʃo]) [clarification needed] is a traditional chastity rite in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland). While the rite is active, unmarried women are not allowed to have sexual relations and must wear a traditional set of tassels. The tassels are usually made of wool and are worn around the neck like a scarf. Girls aged 18 and ...

  3. Culture of Eswatini - Wikipedia

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    Every Swazi may take part in the public parts of the Incwala. The climax of the event is the fourth day of the Big Incwala. The key figures are the King, Queen Mother, royal wives and children, the royal governors ( indunas ), the chiefs, the regiments, and the "bemanti" or "water people".

  4. Prostitution in Eswatini - Wikipedia

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    Eswatini is a source, destination, and transit country for men, women, and children subjected to sex trafficking. Swazi girls, particularly orphans, are subjected to sex trafficking, primarily in Eswatini and South Africa. Traffickers reportedly force Mozambican women into prostitution in Eswatini, or transport them through Eswatini to South ...

  5. Umtsimba - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. Pedi people - Wikipedia

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    The Campaigns against the Pedi refer to a sequence of military operations undertaken by the Swazi in their endeavors to subjugate the Pedi people. Despite their persistent efforts, the Swazi forces faced significant challenges in conquering the Pedi's formidable mountain fortresses, which served as robust strongholds for the Pedi people.

  7. 'Severance' Episode 2 Just Confirmed a Major Theory For Me - AOL

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    The two Marks (his Innie is in his office clothes; his Outie wears pajamas) constantly bump into each other, push and pulling their doppelgänger through what I presume are various season 2 locales.

  8. Human trafficking in Eswatini - Wikipedia

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    Eswatini formerly known as Swaziland, a country located in Southern Africa is a source, destination, and transit country for women and children subjected to trafficking in persons, [1] specifically commercial sexual exploitation, involuntary domestic servitude, and forced labor in agriculture.

  9. Umhlanga (ceremony) - Wikipedia

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    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]