Reed dance ceremony near palace of Swazi King, Mswati III.
The reed dance ceremony near the palace of the Swazi King, Mswati III.
Umhlanga, or Reed Dance ceremony, is an eight-day annual Swazi event. Tens of thousands of unmarried and childless Swazi girls and women travel from their villages to participate in the event. They gather at the Queen Mother's royal village.
The official purpose of the annual ceremony is to preserve the women's chastity, provide tribute labor for the Queen Mother, and produce solidarity among the women through working together
Eswatini
Swaziland
אסווטיני
סוואזילנד
צילום: משה שי
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Mswati III., The reed dance ceremony near the palace of the Swazi King
