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Umtsimba
A traditional Swazi wedding ceremony is called umtsimba, where the bride commits herself to her new family for the rest of her life.〔(national trust commission. Cultural resources: Swazi culture. Available at: http://www.sntc.org.sz/cultural/culture.asp Accessed: 10 May 2015. )〕〔(Schalkwyk, Adelle. 2006. The indigenous law of contract with particular reference to the Swazi in the Kingdom of Swaziland. PhD Thesis. UNISA (University of South Africa), South Africa. )〕 The ceremony is a celebration that includes members of both the bride’s - and the groom’s - natal village. There are stages to the wedding that stretch over a few days. Each stage is significant, comprising symbolic gestures that have been passed on from generation to generation. The first stage is the preparation of the bridal party before leaving their village. The second stage is the actual journey of the bridal party from their village to the groom’s village. The third stage is the first day of the wedding ceremony that spans three days, and starts on the day the bridal party arrives at the grooms’ village. Thereafter the actual wedding ceremony takes place which is the fourth stage of the ''umtsimba''. The fifth stage takes place the day after the wedding ceremony and is known as ''kuteka'',〔(Observer article. available; http://www.observer.org.sz/news/62387-kuteka-the-beginning-of-a-real-swazi-marriage.html Accessed: 3 July 2015 )〕 which is the actual wedding. The final stage may take place the day after the wedding day, and is when the bride gives the groom's family gifts and is the first evening the bride spends with the groom. Although the traditional wedding ceremony has evolved in modern times,〔(L. Itolo (yesterday). Swazi Observer article. available; http://www.observer.org.sz/news/72852-itolo-yesterday.html. Accessed 6 June 2015 )〕 the details below are based on historic accounts of anthropologist Hilda Kuper〔(H. 1945. The Marriage of a Swazi Princess. Journal of the International African Institute, Vol. 15, No. 3 (Jul., 1945), pp.145-155 )〕 and sociological research describing the tradition
==Before the bridal party leaves==
The bride’s father notifies friends and relatives that his daughter is to be married, and the chief of the village is informed that there will be a wedding. Thereafter, the father informs and invites the neighbours to the wedding. The father also appoints two men and two women to accompany the untsimba to the groom’s homestead.〔(Marwick,A B. 1940. The Swazi: an enthnographic An Ethnographic Account of the Natives of the Swaziland Protectorate. Cambridge University press, pp.101-112 )〕 Grass mats and grass brooms are made by the young bride, her relatives and friends, which the bride will take with her when she leaves her parental home. She also takes along hand-made presents for her in-laws, which signals to them a spirit of friendliness and generosity.
Almost all Swazi functions and ceremonies include traditional beer called ''umcombotsi'', which is brewed together with other beverages by the elderly women of the village for the bride’s journey to her groom’s homestead. Should the groom live close by, the bride takes a pot of beer known as ''tshwala beliqaka'' to the groom's home, which indicates to them that she has come with her family’s full consent.〔
Once a message has been sent to the future family that preparations have been made, the bridal party (''umtsimba'') is gathered together, mostly young girls and women that are relatives and friends of the bride. The size of an ''umtsimba'' is a matter of pride for a bride’s family and may exceed fifty people. The important parties of the bride’s maids are 1) ''ematshitshi'' (girls who have reached puberty but have not chosen a lover) 2) ''emaqhikiza'' (girls who have chosen a lover) 3) ''tingcugce'' (these are girls who have chosen a lover and are preparing for marriage).〔 The ''umtsimba'' also serves to test the hospitality of the future husband.
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