Zulu Virgins Dancers to Dress up in Future
Although Zulu virgins have for centuries performed the famous Zulu Dance wearing nothing but beads and short fringed skirts, this custom has now come to an end thanks to the escalation of ‘lascivious’ male tourists.
From now on said King Goodwill Zwelithini in a recent media briefing, the girls will have to put on sarongs or traditional undergarments called umuntsha to cover their bottoms.
This new development comes at a time when the locals are increasingly becoming fed-up of male tourists who pose as paparazzi and zoom in their cameras to catch a glimpse of the innocence of the youngsters. However, the decision is said to have angered Zulu girls who prefer to show off their innocence in the customary way.
According to sources, photography at the traditional dances in which thousands of virgins perform are strictly regulated and only bona fide members of the press are allowed to take photographs. But in the recent years it has emerged that many of the cameramen competing for the best photographic angles were just ordinary tourists taking photographs without approval. The royal dance is performed annually in the honour of the king, who takes the opportunity to choose a wife from among the dancers. The event takes place at Nongoma, northern KwaZulu-Natal in South Africa and it attracts 25,000 visitors annually. Photo/BBC
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November 28th, 2008 07:06
Hi,
I feel that we should not be deprived of the beauty of our tradition by a few perverted individuals who seem to be interrested in exploiting the innosence of our beautiful girls.Instead of changing the traditional attire,we should,instead, introduce very strict rules in cheking the credentials of those individuals who pose as legitimate press. My company, PS.SECURITIES, has designed software that verifies all global press credentials.Please feel free to contact me at lele700@excite.com if you need my services. I am a South African enterprise in the U.S, and as such ,I will offer my services, gatis, just to contribute to this cultural episode. Sincerely, Pitso.