The uMcwasho Ceremony

Girls before the dance

Girls, carrying small dancing shields and a knife as a symbol of their virginity on their way to the Somhlolo stadium in Lobamba for the big dance to celebrate the end of their “uMcwasho” period.

Photo by Ludo Kuipers, Mon Aug 23, 1971
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