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  2. Umtsimba - Wikipedia

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    The day of departure is marked by intense activity, with young people wearing their finest traditional attire. Inkomo yekususa umtsimba (a cow to send forth the bridal parties) is killed and the meat cooked and eaten. [7] [8] The bride's father and elderly relatives ensure that the meat is correctly allocated among members of the group.

  3. Culture of Eswatini - Wikipedia

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    Warriors in full incwala dress. The most important cultural event in Eswatini is the Incwala ceremony. It is held on the fourth day after the full moon nearest the longest day, 21 December. Incwala is often translated in English as 'first fruits ceremony', but the King's tasting of the new harvest is only one aspect among many in this long pageant.

  4. Umhlanga (ceremony) - Wikipedia

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    If an emergency situation arises two of the men who are accompanying this girls will head back home to report the situation. From early days the girls start practicing traditional songs and traditional dances. At home, a girl will gather all the traditional attire needed for the ceremony.

  5. 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.

  6. Folk costume - Wikipedia

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    Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity. If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress.

  7. Mapulana people - Wikipedia

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    Traditional medicine has been and still is a specialty of Mapulana. This could be attributed to the rich subtropical climate of Mapulaneng, which allows herbs to grow in abundance. Traditional medicine is dispensed by Dingaka (traditional doctors). To become a traditional doctor, one has to undergo rigorous and lengthy training under a Gobela ...

  8. Zulu people - Wikipedia

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    Zulu man performing traditional warrior dance Under apartheid , the homeland of KwaZulu ( Kwa meaning place of ) was created for the Zulu people. In 1970, the Bantu Homeland Citizenship Act provided that all Zulus would become citizens of KwaZulu, losing their South African citizenship.

  9. Hlubi people - Wikipedia

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    The AmaHlubi speak a dialect closely related to the Swati language, one of the Tekela languages in the Nguni branch of the Bantu language family.. The Hlubi (AmaHlubi) dialect is endangered and most Hlubi speakers are elderly and illiterate.