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 held on Sunday and Monday featured 80,000 “maidens,” theSwazi 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.swazi_king_mswati

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.

That doesn’t sit well with critics who contrast the king’s lavish lifestyle against a nation with the world’s highest HIV/AIDS rates where two-thirds of its population lives in poverty.

Still, the Times of Swaziland said Mswati spent an unusually long time inspecting the virgins this year.

While he normally takes 10 minutes to interact, he more than doubled that this weekend.

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Rawbish

Still, the Times of Swaziland said Mswati spent an unusually long time inspecting the virgins this year.

While he normally takes 10 minutes to interact, he more than doubled that this weekend.

hmm, why.

i saw the video, no offense but the so called women look like men, men with titts, i am not joking, look at their hair, jesus christ.

dis is serious

In the 21st century? Wtf

80000 virgins in one country

if i hear!

this king of swaziland is getting to much popularity on NL

I think i'll av 2 travel to this country to get ma own wife...abi na

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It's there culture, weirder stuffs happen in Nigeria!
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modextus: 80000 virgins in one country

if i hear!

there's ten times that number in nigeria.count your ten year old sister let me count mine.

aanumama: this king of swaziland is getting to much popularity on NL

yup lol