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Is the reed dance ceremony still significant in modern day South Africa?

Umkhosi Womlanga, also known as the reed dance, is a traditional ceremony held every year in KwaZulu Natal province as a rite of passage. This is an age-old annual ceremony in celebration of sexual purity and promotion of abstinence among young girls. The 麻豆社鈥檚 Eunice Gatonye looks at the significance of this ceremony in modern day south Africa and why some people are against it.

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