AmaZulu maidens sing during the annual Umkhosi Womhlanga or reed dance in KwaZulu-Natal, 3 September 2022.AmaZulu maidens sing during the annual Umkhosi Womhlanga or reed dance in KwaZulu-Natal, 3 September 2022.dressed in colourful traditional attire. Some of the traditional garments are symbolic of their hometowns.Sindisiwe Shongwe and Amanda Gumede are among the maidens.
“Being here is nice and I would like to encourage others to keep their virginity. It is nice to be a virgin.” “I call on my peers to stick to what they are and keep themselves as virgins The attire I am wearing shows that I am still a virgin and I am proud of myself.”The maidens sing and dance as they make their way to a field nearby. They will wait for the reeds to be handed to them from members of the Zulu Royal Family
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