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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 village is also known for the annual Umhlanga reed dance ceremony. [1] [2] It is currently the royal residence and the administrative headquarters of the Queen Mother Ntfombi Tfwala. Jim Gama served as its governor. [3]
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 Zulu people celebrate an annual event that was established in 1984 called the Umhlanga or Reed Dance. This event takes place at the royal capital near Nongoma. [10] This traditional ceremony is performed by young women from all parts of the kingdom to perform in front of the monarch and his guests. [10]
I am proposing that separate pages should exist for the Reed Dance in Swaziland and the Reed Dance in South Africa as these can be confused to be the same. The title for the ceremony in Swaziland could be Umhlanga (Swazi ceremony) and that for South Africa could be Umhlanga (South African ceremony).
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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