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King Mswati selects a wife

SWAZILAND, 31st August, 2009 over 82,000 maidens took part in this year's traditonal 'Reed Dance'. The annual event allows King Mswati III of Swaziland to choose one wife from the young women during t

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SWAZILAND, 31st August, 2009 over 82,000 maidens took part in this year's traditonal 'Reed Dance'. The annual event allows King Mswati III of Swaziland to choose one wife from the young women during the Reed Dance traditional ceremony which is held at the Eludzidzini Royal Residence. Currently King Mswati has 13 wives.

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  • date:6 September 2009
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SWAZILAND, 31st August, 2009 over 82,000 maidens took part in this year's traditonal 'Reed Dance'. The annual event allows King Mswati III of Swaziland to choose one wife from the young women during t

Details
  • id:134769
  • date:6 September 2009
  • dimensions:Web use
  • dpi:dimensions: 4.26 x 3.41 in. (1280 x 1024 px)
  • file size in memory:4.29 MB
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