Ezinqoleni Maidens Ceremony

To honour one’s heritage is to honour oneself…

Umgubho Wezintombi is an annual ceremony of the maidens which is a pre cursor to Umkhosi Womhlanga eNyokeni, held at KwaNyuswa under Ezinqoleni Local Municipality. The maidens participate in the traditional dance of the maidens in celebrating their purity. Intense counselling sessions are held prior and during the event where the older women from the communities counsel the young maidens on traditional values and how they should behave as young women.

Ugu South Coast Tourism became involved with this event as a way of developing sustainable cultural and heritage events within the hinterland parts of the South Coast. The maiden’s ceremony provides an opportunity for our visitors to explore the rural parts of the South Coast by spending a whole day with the community of KwaNyuswa and to experience the life of the people of the local community. There is also ample of Zulu dancing, Zulu beer and traditional foods which the tourists can enjoy. This event has now been developed as part of the annual Sardine Festival.

Contact the Ezinqoleni Tourism Office on for more information. The event takes place in July each year.

 

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