THOUSANDS of locals gathered at eMsengeni area in eNgome outside Greytown on Sunday, April 1 for the traditional umemulo ceremony — a traditional ritual celebrating a young girl’s journey into ...
Umhlonyane is generally known as a ceremony held for a girl entering her teen years while Umemulo is a ritual to celebrate a young lady’s journey into womanhood. Brooke Sithole (13) of Glencoe ...
The Umemulo tradition of the Zulus of South Africa in times past was a metric used in celebrating young maidens. The tradition was held for young girls who had stayed chaste before they were married ...