{"id":31718,"date":"2023-08-11T16:31:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T16:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/?p=31718"},"modified":"2023-08-11T14:45:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T14:45:22","slug":"king-mswati-iii-summons-imbali-for-umhlanga-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/king-mswati-iii-summons-imbali-for-umhlanga-ceremony","title":{"rendered":"KING MSWATI III SUMMONS IMBALI FOR UMHLANGA CEREMONY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>In a Royal announcement yesterday, His Majesty King Mswati III summoned Imbali to Ludzidzini Royal Residence for the highly anticipated first session of the Umhlanga ceremony.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The Umhlanga ceremony, a cultural tradition of Eswatini, celebrates the importance of young women in society.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on behalf of the King, Princess Sakhizwe revealed that Imbali is expected to arrive and register at Ludzidzini on August 29, 2023. The ceremony will officially commence on August 30 when Imbali departs from Ludzidzini to cut reeds in various locations as directed by the King.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn August 31, 2023, the cutting of the reeds will take place, marking a significant aspect of the Umhlanga ceremony. On September 1, 2023, Imbali will begin their journey back to Ludzidzini Royal Residence. September 2, 2023, is designated as a day of rest for Imbali after the physically demanding reed-cutting activities,\u201d said the Princess.<\/p>\n<p>Worth mentioning is that the peak of the ceremony will take place on September 3, 2023, when Imbali delivers the reeds to the Ludzidzini Royal Residence.<\/p>\n<p>Thereafter proceed to the arena day for the song and dance. As the ceremony reaches its climax, anticipation is building for the main day of celebration on September 4, 2023. Imbali will showcase their singing and dancing talents before their Majesties, King Mswati III, Her Majesty the Indlovukazi and other dignitaries.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile shortly after the announcement a number of social media users shared their excitement on various platforms indicating that they were looking forward to the day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBayethe wena Wa Phakathi. We are ready, your Majesty, for this day we are ready,\u201d said one Slindo Dlamini.<\/p>\n<p>While another one said \u201c This is the one announcement we were looking forward to. We are ready Your Majesty,\u201d<\/p>\n<p>These were some of the many positive comments shared by people, especially Imbali.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. In a Royal announcement yesterday, His Majesty King Mswati III summoned Imbali to Ludzidzini Royal Residence for the highly anticipated first session of the Umhlanga ceremony. The Umhlanga ceremony, a cultural tradition of Eswatini, celebrates the importance of young women in society. Speaking on behalf of the King, Princess Sakhizwe revealed that [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":31717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,7,12],"tags":[234,248,249],"class_list":["post-31718","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-head-lines","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-eswatini","tag-eswatini"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>KING MSWATI III SUMMONS IMBALI FOR UMHLANGA CEREMONY - Eswatini<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In a Royal announcement yesterday, His Majesty King Mswati III summoned Imbali to Ludzidzini Royal Residence for the ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/king-mswati-iii-summons-imbali-for-umhlanga-ceremony\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"KING MSWATI III SUMMONS IMBALI FOR UMHLANGA CEREMONY\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In a Royal announcement yesterday, His Majesty King Mswati III summoned Imbali to Ludzidzini Royal Residence for the ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/king-mswati-iii-summons-imbali-for-umhlanga-ceremony\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Eswatini\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-08-11T16:31:08+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/08\/sm_1691747020.639711.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/king-mswati-iii-summons-imbali-for-umhlanga-ceremony#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/king-mswati-iii-summons-imbali-for-umhlanga-ceremony\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"KING MSWATI III SUMMONS IMBALI FOR UMHLANGA CEREMONY\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-08-11T16:31:08+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/king-mswati-iii-summons-imbali-for-umhlanga-ceremony\"},\"wordCount\":305,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/king-mswati-iii-summons-imbali-for-umhlanga-ceremony#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/08\/sm_1691747020.639711.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Eswatini\",\"Eswatini\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"head lines\",\"policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/king-mswati-iii-summons-imbali-for-umhlanga-ceremony#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/king-mswati-iii-summons-imbali-for-umhlanga-ceremony\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/king-mswati-iii-summons-imbali-for-umhlanga-ceremony\",\"name\":\"KING MSWATI III SUMMONS IMBALI FOR UMHLANGA CEREMONY - 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