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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]
Culture of Eswatini. 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.
Pedi, Phuthi people. The Swazi or Swati ( Swati: Emaswati, singular Liswati) are a Bantu ethnic group native to Southern Africa, inhabiting Eswatini, a sovereign kingdom in Southern Africa, and South Africa 's Mpumalanga province. EmaSwati are part of the Nguni-language speaking peoples whose origins can be traced through archaeology to East ...
Eswatini ( / ˌɛswɑːˈtiːni / ESS-wah-TEE-nee; Swazi: eSwatini [ɛswáˈtʼiːni] ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and also known by its former official name Swaziland ( / ˈswɑːzilænd / SWAH-zee-land) and formerly the Kingdom of Swaziland, [ 11][ 12] is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its ...
Swazi warriors dancing incwala. Incwala ( Swazi: [iᵑǀwala]) is the main ritual of kingship in the Kingdom of Eswatini. [1] [2] This is a national event that takes place during the summer solstice. [3] The main participant in incwala is the King of Eswatini; when there is no king there is no incwala. [4] Incwala takes place over a period of ...
Princess Sikhanyiso Dlamini at the Reed Dance Festival in 2006. She wears a red feather crown, distinguishing her as a royal female at the event. On 14 December 2003, a report appeared in the Times of Swaziland claiming that Princess Sikhanyiso had gone on a trip to the US and Britain, and that the Swazi government had spent close to E1 million (US$100,000) on her trip.
Umtsimba. 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. There are stages to the wedding that stretch over a few days.
Madhuri Dixit (born 1967), film actress, dance sequences in Bollywood films. Geeta Kapoor (born 1973), Bollywood choreographer. Saroj Khan (born 1948), Bollywood choreographer. Hema Malini (born 1948), Bharata Natyam dancer, choreographer, actress. Vaibhavi Merchant (born 1975), Bollywood dancer, choreographer.