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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 culture of Swazi people involves music, food, religion, architecture, and kinship, among many other things. [1] The Swazi people are composed of various Nguni clans who speak the Nguni language siSwati. These people mostly reside in Eswatini and South Africa. Presently, Swazi people may also include citizens of Eswatini.
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.
The Swati people and the Kingdom of Eswatini today are named after Mswati II, who became king in 1839 after the death of his father King Sobhuza. Eswatini was a region first occupied by the San people and the current Swazis migrated from north East Africa through to Mozambique and eventually settled in Eswatini in the 15th century.
also: People: By gender: Women: By nationality: Swazi This category exists only as a container for other categories of Swazi women . Articles on individual women should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
Amanda du-Pont (born 26 June 1988) [1] is a Swazi-born [2] South African actress, model and television host. Du-Pont is known for her portrayal of Senna in the CW drama series Life is Wild [2] and Sharon in the SABC 3 comedy-drama Taryn & Sharon. [3] Currently, she stars as Ashley in the Netflix [3] thriller series Shadow.
Ndlovukati (lit. ' She-Elephant ', pl. tiNdlovukati; also spelled Indlovukazi) is the siSwati title for the female monarch of Eswatini.The title is given preferentially to the mother of the reigning king (styled the Ngwenyama, "Lion of Swaziland"), or to another female royal of high status if the king's mother has died.
The Thonga people settled at various parts of southern Africa and thus different cultural identities were born who still identify with a common heritage. The Tembe people of KwaZulu-Natal, for example, still praise themselves as "amaThonga" but are now a part of the Zulu language and culture after being integrated in northern KwaZulu Natal. [6]