- solstice. The main parti****nt in
incwala is the King of Eswatini; when
there is no king
there is no
incwala.
Incwala takes place over a
period of time...
- hold an
Incwala.
Every Swazi may take part in the
public parts of the
Incwala. The
climax of the
event is the
fourth day of the Big
Incwala. The key...
-
Incwala is best
translated as "Kingship Ceremony": when
there is no king,
there is no
incwala. It is a
crime for any
other person to hold an
Incwala....
- August/September for
young unmarried girls to pay
homage to the Ndlovukati.
Incwala is
another Swazi cultural event held in December/January,
depending on...
- independence.
However Mahlokohla died on 10
December of that year
while dancing incwala. This was hid from the
nation until the
ceremony was over.
Ngwane was succeeded...
-
Birthday 2
September -
Umhlanga 6
September -
Somhlolo Day 18
December –
Incwala 25
December –
Christmas Day 26
December –
Boxing Day
Music of Eswatini...
-
During the
Incwala, the
Ngwenyama splits the
sacred water to the east and west to
signal the end of the last year. On the
second day of the
Incwala, youths...
-
headed by the
kings of the tribes:
Mswati III in Swaziland,
celebrated as
Incwala, and King
Goodwill Zwelithini of the Zulu nation,
celebrated as Umkhosi...
-
hierarchy of
Swazi society, the king ****umes the
leadership position. The
incwala ritual,
which is
performed annually, is
considered a
national religious...
- foot of the
Mhlosheni hills. It was at
Zombodze that the
Nguni ceremony incwala was
celebrated for the
first time.
Ngwane III is an
important figure in...
