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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 ]
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).
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] With Eswatini being a small country, there's only a handful of artists who have made a name worth remembering in the music ...
Umhlanga may refer to: uMhlanga, KwaZulu-Natal, a town north of Durban; uMhlanga Lagoon Nature Reserve on the shore of the Indian Ocean at Umhlanga Rocks, South Africa; Umhlanga River (Ohlanga River) a river in KwaZulu-Natal; Umhlanga (ceremony) or Reed Dance in Eswatini
The most important cultural event in Eswatini is the Incwala ceremony. It is held on the fourth day after the full moon nearest the longest day, 21 December. Incwala is often translated in English as 'first fruits ceremony', but the King's tasting of the new harvest is only one aspect among many in this long pageant.
Princess Sikhanyiso dancing at umhlanga A Swazi woman dancing. 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 ...
11 June 2005 Inkhosikati LaDube (born 6 February 1988 as Nothando Mosa and died on 7 March 2019 during Emaganu Ceremony from a skin cancer related illness) former Miss Teen Swaziland finalist at age 16, she was chosen at the Umhlanga ceremony on 30 August 2004. She met the king at the birthday party of one of his children before she ...
Original – The 2006 Umhlanga (Reed Dance) ceremony in Eswatini. Reason I think this serves a purpose separate to the identification of the people in it (though the centremost one is Sikhanyiso Dlamini): It does an excellent job at showing the garb and pomp of Umhlanga Articles in which this image appears