The Umhlanga is the traditional dance of Swaziland, which is performed by thousands of young women in August.
Do you know: The dance is also known as the Reed Dance, as it performed when the reed has reached maturity.
The Umhlanga attracts young women from far and wide, who travel all night on the first day of the event to pick reed. The next day, they put on their traditional attire and with the reed they collected, walk it to the royal village where a dance is performed in front of a large audience in a stadium. This festival was created to encourage young women to keep their virginity until marriage.
