KwaBhaca Kingdom Umkhosi wokukhahlela (womhlanga)

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ABhaca maidens bringing traditional beer and a traditional drink (imbile/inqodi) to the King
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umkhosi wokukhahlela kwabhaca royal rees-ceremony
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Umkhosi wokukhahlela is a cultural practice of AmaBhaca that seeks to restore and entrench the dignity of the Bhaca Kingdom, through its women and young girls. It’s a response to a need to reignite the principle that the beauty of a nation is seen through its children, young girls and women. It’s about showing the beauty of AmaBhaca. If we respect their children, youth and women, we will be respected as this nation. This is an old practice which we used to observe. However today it’s also our attempt to respond to HIV, teenagepregnancy, school dropouts. It’s about purity while instilling a sense of worth and focus amongst young people. This practice is done annually, they made a decision as part of the reconstruction of Bhaca Kingdom that they must celebrate their children and women as a nation to show how much they mean to us.

It important for girls to partake in this magnificent event in the Bhaca calendar because they are the face of this nation (ziintyatyambo zesi sizwe) and if we cannot show our love for them first, they will not be respected elsewhere. This provides an opportunity for them to be taught very fundamental principles of life based on our culture as amaBhaca, as you would remember that some are coming from child headed households or without parents. As it takes a village to raise a child, this provides equal opportunity for the children who take part. It’s also a platform that protects them from the ills of the society such as rape and gender based violence. There is more to it. They also believe that there is no dustbin for any child in this nation therefore, all children regardless of circumstances must be allowed to participate. The programme must carry on for as long as this nation lives. This Kingdom must arrive to a point where its liberation will be measured by having its people taking pride in saying that they are AmaBhaca equal to all other Kingdoms of the World. We should not shy away from the fact that we are still oppressed.

should you want more information about this practice of Bhaca people, there is a blog called KWABHACA KIGDOM, in that blog they explain everything that is there to know about Ukuhlolwa(verginity test).