Umemulo

Umemulo is a traditional Zulu coming of age ceremony for women.[1] The rituals involve slaughtering a cow and the traditional Zulu dance Ukusina involving a spear.[2] A woman's Umemulo ceremony signifies that she is now ready for marriage.[3]The Girl is supposed to stay 7 Days in the Rondovel with her friends and practising Songs for the Ceremony. And on the 7th day the girls wake up early in the morning to the Nearest River to bath, when they come back the Mothers do the Virginity testing to prove that the Girl is a virgin and she wears the cows inside ( Umhlwehlwe) and they sing the Traditional songs and dance and people bring presents and money and that money will help a family a lot.

Umemulo Dance

References
  1. "Zumas celebrate umemulo ahead of wedding". City Press. Johannesburg, South Africa. April 22, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  2. "Zulu Culture". August 6, 2012. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
  3. Magubane, Thamsanqa (April 22, 2011). "Umemulo: Zuma gives blessing to daughter in ritual coming of age". The Witness. Pietermaritzburg, South Africa. Retrieved September 18, 2014.

Bibliography
  • Richman Thulani Blose, Transformation and Continuity in the Umemulo Ceremony, University of Natal, 1998
  • Mzo Sirayi, South African Drama and Theatre from Pre-Colonial Times to the 1990S, Xlibris Corp., 2012


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