The Reed Dance festival 2011 held at the Enyokeni Palace

More than 30 000 maidens carried the reeds to Enyokeni Palace as thousands more came to witness the event, including international tourists and representatives from royal families from across the continent. The maidens were led by Zulu Princesses into the Palace. The first reeds were handed to Isilo, who removed one reed from the fence which was brought by maidens last year and replaced it with a fresh one. KZN Premier Dr Zweli Mkhize and South African President Jacob Zuma were also present at the event.

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• Reed Dance
• Enyokeni Palace
• Zulu
• King Goodwill Zwelithini
• Dr Zweli Mkhize
• President Jacob Zuma
• tradition
• Zulu maidens
• virginity testing