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  2. Umemulo - Wikipedia

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    The rituals involve slaughtering a cow and the traditional Zulu dance Ukusina involving a spear and guests gifting the young female with money and other blessings. [2] A woman's Umemulo ceremony signifies that she is now ready for marriage. [3] The girl is supposed to stay 7 Days in the Rondovel with her friends and practice songs for the ceremony.

  3. Umhlanga (ceremony) - Wikipedia

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    Umhlanga was created in the 1940s Eswatini under the rule of Sobhuza II, and is an adaptation of the much older Umchwasho ceremony. [1] The reed dance continues to be practised today in Eswatini.

  4. Zulu people - Wikipedia

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    The Zulu were originally a minor clan in what is today Northern KwaZulu-Natal, founded c. 1574 by Zulu kaMalandela.In the Nguni languages, iZulu means heaven or weather. At that time, the area was occupied by many large Nguni communities and clans (also called the isizwe people or nation, or called isibongo, referring to their clan or family name).

  5. Intonjane - Wikipedia

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    The ibhunga gathering is marked by the making of umqombothi webhunga (traditional beer). It is during this event that the girl is informed that she is going to attend the intonjane ceremony. She then wears a necklace made from a string of a live ox ’s tail hair, referred to as ubulunga .

  6. Umkhosi Wokweshwama - Wikipedia

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    The Kingdom of Swaziland's counterpart event is Incwala, part of a larger family of Nguni First Fruit traditions. [2] Aspects of the festival have been adapted by the Zulu-initiated Nazareth Baptist Church in its celebration of Christmas. [14] The Zulu festival was a partial inspiration for the modern African-American holiday of Kwanzaa. [15]

  7. Category:Zulu culture - Wikipedia

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  8. Zulu royal family - Wikipedia

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    King Misuzulu kaZwelithini's great-great-great-great-grandfather, King Mpande, as a half-brother of the Zulu King Shaka, reigned from 1840 to 1872.Shaka's policies and conquests transformed a small clan into one of South Africa's most influential pre-colonial powers, extending over much of what is now KwaZulu-Natal.

  9. Isidwaba - Wikipedia

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    The isidwaba has remained virtually unchanged since the 19th century whereas other traditional objects have undergone transformations both in form and material used to make them. [2] The isidwaba is usually given as a gift by the father of the bride from the cow given to the bride-to-be for her Umemulo (Coming of Age) ceremony. [1]