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The Venda were recognised as a traditional royal house in 2010 and Toni Mphephu Ramabulana has been acting king since 2012. In September 2016 Princess Masindi Mphephu, daughter of Tshimangadzi Mphephu (Venda Chief during 1993–1997), challenged her uncle Ramabulana for the throne.
Venḓa or Tshivenḓa is a Bantu language and an official language of South Africa and Zimbabwe. It is mainly spoken by the Venda people or Vhavenḓa in the northern part of South Africa's Limpopo province, as well as by some Lemba people in South Africa.
Lobolo or lobola in Zulu, Xhosa, Swazi, Silozi, Shona and northern and southern Ndebele (mahadi in Sesotho, mahari in Swahili, magadi in Sepedi and Setswana, lovola in Xitsonga, and mamalo in Tshivenda), sometimes referred to as "bride wealth" or "bride price" is a property in livestock or kind, which a prospective husband, or head of his ...
While women have the choice to wear either Western or traditional dress to work, most Indian multinational companies insist that male employees wear Western dress. Women's clothing in India nowadays consists of both formal and casual wear such as gowns, pants, shirts, and tops.
A langa voni (also called " pavadai daavani " in Tamil or " laṅga davaṇi " in Kannada) is a traditional dress worn in South India by girls between puberty and marriage. [1] [2] It is also known as the two-piece sari or half sari. [3] Girls younger than this may wear it on special occasions.
Vietnamese clothing is the traditional style of clothing worn in Vietnam by the Vietnamese people. The traditional style has both indigenous and foreign elements due to the diverse cultural exchanges during the history of Vietnam.
A folk costume (also regional costume, national costume, traditional clothing, traditional garment or traditional regalia) expresses a national identity through clothing or costume, which is usually associated with a specific region or period of time in history. It can also indicate social, marital, or religious status.
While the sari is typical traditional wear for women in the Indian subcontinent, clothing worn by women in Southeast Asian countries like Myanmar, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Thailand and Laos resemble it, where a long rectangular piece of cloth is draped around the body.
Turkish folk dress is a traditional style of varying folk clothing worn primarily in the rural parts of Turkey throughout the seven geographical regions of the country. Within the folk style of clothing are many variations and references that may be based on region, gender, ethnicity , the class of the wearer, culture and to a less extent ...
Ashenda is an annual Tigrayan festival which celebrates women and girls. [1] It's believed to have originated in Axum region of Tigray, scholars estimate it began around 400 AD. The festival takes place in August and mainly celebrated in Tigray and has been adopted in bordering regions of Tigray . [2] tigrayan women living throughout the world ...