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  2. Culture of Eswatini - Wikipedia

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    Swazi culture is the way of life and customs of the Swazi people through various historical stages. 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.

  3. Swazi people - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. Umtsimba - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Cuisine of Eswatini - Wikipedia

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    Traditional foods of Eswatini include: Sishwala—thick porridge normally served with meat or vegetables; Incwancwa—sour porridge made of fermented cornmeal; Sitfubi—fresh milk cooked and mixed with cornmeal

  6. 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.

  7. Eswatini - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 19 December 2024. Country in Southern Africa Kingdom of Eswatini Umbuso weSwatini (Swazi) Flag Coat of arms Motto: "Siyinqaba" (Swazi) "We are a fortress" "We are a mystery" "We hide ourselves away" "We are powerful ones" Anthem: " Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati " "Oh God, Giver of Blessings to ...

  8. Languages of Eswatini - Wikipedia

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    Siswati, a Southern Bantu language, is the native language of Eswatini, [2] [3] and is spoken by approximately 95 percent of Swazis. [4] Siswati and English are the country's two official languages, [5] and proceedings of the Parliament of Eswatini take place in both languages.

  9. Religion in Eswatini - Wikipedia

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    The king of Eswatini, Mswati II invited Methodist Christian missionaries to his kingdom in 1825. [9] The first church to be established in the country was the Methodist Wesleyan Mission was established in Mahamba in 1844. [10]