This year, I attended the Reed Dance ceremonies on the first official day (Aug. 30. On that day, the girls ceremoniously lay bundles of reeds against the royal krall (corral) at Lobamba. They gathered these reeds a few days earlier in specified areas, and the material supposedly will be used to repair and maintain the Queen Mother's residence.
The pictures here are mostly of some of the girls gathered and waiting for their turns to present their reeds. I enjoyed wandering around with my cameras and found the participants generally accepting of having their photos taken. Some, especially the young men, even insisted. The young man pictured here was chagrined, after seeing the image, to notice that he had a chip bag stuck in his armband. But he was still pleased to have his photo taken and even offered to marry me (he'd had a bit to drink).
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