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Reed Dance Late August or early September The Reed Dance is the culmination of a week-long coming-of-age ceremony for young girls in Swaziland. They gather in the royal city of Lobamba and spend several days along the riverbank gathering reeds for the Queen Mother. They use the reeds to rebuild the screens that surround the Queen Mother's kraal, or enclosure. The Reed Dance is performed for the Queen Mother near the end of the ceremony, when the girls, dressed in bead skirts and beautiful jewelry, perform complicated steps done in perfect time, tossing reeds high into the air. Since the Reed Dance, also known as Umhlanga, is not a sacred ceremony, visitors are welcome to watch. CONTACTS: Swaziland Ministry of Tourism Income Tax Bldg., 2nd Fl. P.O. Box 2652 Mbabane, Swaziland 268-404-4556; fax: 268-404-5415 www.gov.sz SOURCES: BkHolWrld-1986, Aug 21 FolkWrldHol-1999, p. 501 Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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No references found | Umhlanga and Umhloti Umhlanga and Umhloti are two of the most beautiful beaches in KwaZulu-Natal, and are extremely popular amongst holidaymakers on their South Africa travels. Playing five matches - winning four and losing one - the under-16 boys visited Durban, Johannesburg, Pretoria and Cape Town To start with the party stayed at the coastal resort of Umhlanga, just north of Durban where they trained on the beach and took in the Natal Sharks v Boland Currie Cup match at the ABSA Stadium. The Emirates' Holidays road show kicked off in Durban on July 22 and takes in places such as Umhlanga, Pietermaritzburg, Port Elizabeth, Knysna, George, Cape Town, Polokwane and Bloemfontein, before wrapping up in Johannesburg a month later. |
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