Posted on 08/29/2015 5:23:34 PM PDT by BenLurkin
The accident happened on Friday night when their open truck smashed into a car on the road between the tiny kingdom's two main cities, Mbabane and Manzini, en route to the traditional Reed Dance.
"A total of 38 young girls have been pronounced dead, with more than 20 others seriously injured," Swaziland Solidarity Network spokesman Lucky Lukhele said.
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"The girls were in an open truck which hit a sedan car stopped on the road,"
The Reed Dance, due to be held on Monday, is a beauty pageant that attracts tens of thousands of young virgins who dance before the polygamist king, who can select one of them as a new wife.
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Police confirmed there had been "fatalities" but declined to specify the toll, with police spokesman Khulekani Mamba saying: "We won't be giving out any information because the maidens were on royal duty, so there are certain protocols to be followed before such information can be divulged to the public."
Local media gave varying tolls, with government newspaper The Observer reporting hundreds of injuries and the Swazi News saying seven people had been killed, six of them girls.
News of the accident has not been broadcast on public television and journalists were blocked from photographing the crash scene, a local journalist said.
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Hey, what a lovely tradition ...its all multi-cultural..guess we just don’t get it.We’re just rigid, narrow minded conservative hicks clinging to our bibles and guns.
Yet, fear not...!
Soon we too will be able to embrace this culture of polygamy. Isn’t the culture of one world grand.( cue the Pepsi commercial.)
No culture is “better” than any other; they are just “different”...
One thing about the people of Swaziland is that they don’t bother anyone. For the most part, they’re a very peaceful people.
There is also a much stronger Christian influence there than there is a muslim influence.
I know people there now and they love the people of Swaziland. Their culture may be a little different but they’re good people.
“little different”??? I’d say wacky.
“little different”??? I’d say wacky.
That’s okay because they’re not wanting to kill you. In fact, they would greet you with a smile.
thank you for educating me and for not blasting my ignorance.I stand corrected on my snarky comments. so glad to hear this. Hope they stay safe from the Evil Muslims in africa.
they sound more peaceful than the people of Baltimore or St Louis...(I better shut up while I’m ahead. ha)
” ..... they sound more peaceful than the people of Baltimore or St Louis ..... “
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You would be a lot safer in Swaziland than Baltimore or St. Louis ......... or most any USA city.
” 82.70% of the total population adheres to Christianity ... “
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Swaziland
One reason I know a little about what’s going on in Swaziland is because of this organization .......
http://www.lukecommission.org/
I'm not sure we could find that many virgins nowadays.
I’m not sure we could find that many virgins nowadays.
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You’ve got a good point. There may be some so ugly that no one wanted to be first.
Frankly, the dead ones were the lucky ones.
The “tiny kingdom” is bigger than Connecticut and Rhode Island combined. Not exactly Liechtenstein.
And this is different than picking a hooker out of a lineup HOW?
Slightly less brutal than in India where two girls were sentenced to being stripped in public and raped.
It is a national festival with lots of ceremony and dancing.
I strongly suspect that the “candidate” for marriage is pre-selected. Everyone else shows up for the party.
They’re like the Mormons only black!
An unspeakable tragedy for all.
Dreadful. RIP.
It’s good to be king.
...because their brother ran off with a girl of a higher cast.
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