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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]
One of the country's important cultural events is Umhlanga, the reed-dance festival, held in August or September each year. This photograph shows Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini, the eldest daughter of Mswati III, at the 2006 festival.
Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini at the reed dance. Girls dancing at the 2010 reed dance. Eswatini's best-known cultural event is the annual Umhlanga Reed Dance. In the eight-day ceremony, girls cut reeds, present them to the Queen Mother and then dance. (There is no formal competition.) It is done in late August or early September.
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
One of the country's important cultural events is Umhlanga, the reed-dance festival, held in August or September each year. This photograph shows Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini, the eldest daughter of Mswati III, at the 2006 festival. Photograph credit: Amada44
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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