Swazi culture Swazi culture Swaziland's most well-known cultural event is the annual Reed Dance. The country was under the chastity rite of " umchwasho" until 19 August 2005. ...more on Wikipedia about "Culture of Swaziland"
The flag of Swaziland was adopted on October 6, 1968. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flag of Swaziland"
"Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati" is the national anthem of Swaziland. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nkulunkulu Mnikati wetibusiso temaSwati"
Umchwasho is a traditional chastity rite in Swaziland. While the rite is active, unmarried women are not allowed to have sexual relations and must wear a traditional set of tassels. The tassels are usually made of wool and are worn around the neck like a scarf. Girls aged 18 and under must wear blue-and-yellow tassels and are not allowed any physical contact with males. Those aged 19 or over must wear red-and-black tassels and are allowed some physical contact with males but not sexual intercourse. Those that are caught going against umchwasho are fined one animal (typically a cow). ...more on Wikipedia about "Umchwasho"
The Umhlanga (Reed Dance) is a traditional dance where twenty to thirty thousand of Swaziland's maidens congregate and dance for the king (currently Mswati III). The young women, aged between about fourteen and twenty, wear beads, short skirts and long tassels which denote their betrothenhood, and many are bare-breasted. The maidens are supposed to be virgins, but in practice many are simply young, unmarried women without children. ...more on Wikipedia about "Umhlanga"
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