It might seem odd to outsiders, but the best way to celebrate chastity for King Mswati III of Swaziland is to watch thousands of young women and girls – all of them virgins – dance topless.



Such is the Umhlanga Reed Dance, an annual rite that sees girls as young as five dance, chant and lay reeds at the feet of Mswati and the Queen Mother.



“I’m proud to be Swazi and to be a virgin. We are here to show unity with the king and with each other,” participant Gcebine Dlamini, 18, told Reuters.



This year’s Umhlanga featured 80,000 “maidens,” the Swazi Observer said.



Among the special guests included Mandla Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s grandson.



In the past, the king has used the reed dance to select a new bride.



The songs performed included “I am a virgin, please come and inspect whether I am still pure,” and “We do not want political parties in Swaziland,” the Observer said.



That last one might be in reference to Mswati’s controversial reign.


He’s considered Africa’s last “absolute monarch,” Reuters said.


Worth an estimated $200 million, the 44-year-old king has 14 wives and gets to appoint the tiny nation’s prime minister, the New York Times said.



He’s known to bestow his brides with cars as wedding gifts and shopping trips, including a recent excursion to Las Vegas, Reuters said.



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Any free ticket?

Space booked!!! In case it makes FP.

With all these censoring, how can we confirm that they are bare breasted?

ObahMary:
It might seem odd to outsiders, but the best way to celebrate chastity for King Mswati III of Swaziland is to watch thousands of young women and girls – all of them virgins – dance topless.



Such is the Umhlanga Reed Dance, an annual rite that sees girls as young as five dance, chant and lay reeds at the feet of Mswati and the Queen Mother.



“I’m proud to be Swazi and to be a virgin. We are here to show unity with the king and with each other,” participant Gcebine Dlamini, 18, told Reuters.



This year’s Umhlanga featured 80,000 “maidens,” the Swazi Observer said.



Among the special guests included Mandla Mandela, Nelson Mandela’s grandson.



In the past, the king has used the reed dance to select a new bride.



The songs performed included “I am a virgin, please come and inspect whether I am still pure,” and “We do not want political parties in Swaziland,” the Observer said.



That last one might be in reference to Mswati’s controversial reign.


He’s considered Africa’s last “absolute monarch,” Reuters said.


Worth an estimated $200 million, the 44-year-old king has 14 wives and gets to appoint the tiny nation’s prime minister, the New York Times said.



He’s known to bestow his brides with cars as wedding gifts and shopping trips, including a recent excursion to Las Vegas, Reuters said.



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Ibkkk come see your fellows showing it freely what u gals are doiog shakara for us!

How can dis many girls b virgins, r d boyz dead or impotent

this swaziland king and virgin boobs na 5 and 6

Something that I saw for free in Calabar carnival last year, you are censoring it here

80,000 * 2=160,000 xo 1 man sat dwn and saw all dese boobies in one day,mehn anytin dat man sees 4 d rest of his life will always luk lyke boobs,even a cloud will come in shape of a boob

Ya its real, i was there last year and i witness it

Plenty eves dey chase one Adam....

[color=#000099][/color] Swaziland Abi.....

AM Coming TO PICK my own VIRGIN TOO

In this time that we are? 80000 virgins? How would he know they haven't done "it" before?

Deenite:
How can dis many girls b virgins, r d boyz dead or impotent

Lol ;

Omg!!! See those fresh laps

i smell lies, so those fallen olympus are virgin breasts? it seems their boys re among the cockless army

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justiniyke29:
i smell lies, so those fallen olympus are virgin breasts? it seems their boys re among the cockless army

"cockless army" = unsullied

Anyone got idea how much Swaziland visa and ticket gon be....

Virgins? in Africa?

What about video? pls post lemme watch

Fallen Olympus everywhere

BabbanBura:


Ibkkk come see your fellows showing it freely what u gals are doiog shakara for us!

What kind of guys do they have over there sef? Mcheeww.. the need just 5000 naija guys in that country.. just 5000.

80,000 bare chested babes dancing for the swaziking
Randy91 ur attention is needed here

Ohhhhhhhhh
This king again
It's another year for virgins na abi

lefulefu:
80,000 bare chested babes dancing for the swaziking
Randy91 ur attention is needed here

present sir!!

So those aunties in the 3rd pics too are virgins
Imagine this man also made an albino dance prolly bare chested in that weather

Africans eehn

Randy91:



present sir!!

boobs 4 u for d plucking

you mean all these girls have untempered puna ?? why am I not there??

the third one from the left...na Boobs Abi na elbow/arm be that?

SageMahrez:


"cockless army" = unsullied

y else will a place produce 80000 virgins unless their men re dickless aka cockless army

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