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Umemulo is a traditional Zulu coming of age ceremony for women. [1] This ritual is normally done for females at the age of 21, but it can be done at any stage of a woman's life. [ disputed – discuss ] It varies and depends on circumstances.
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]
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] She in turn will wear the leather skirt on the day of her wedding. The father of the bride will dress her with the isidwaba in the ancestor's hut. [3]
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 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).
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The present head of the Zulu royal family is King Misuzulu kaZwelithini. [3] He was announced as the king on the day of the funeral of his mother, Queen Regent Mantfombi Dlamini, who died unexpectedly on 29 April 2021.