74-Year-Old Virgin at Reed Ceremony Explains How 20 Year Marriage Worked

• A 74-year-old woman, Ngipheni Ngcobo from KZN, opened up about being a maiden despite her age
• The elderly woman still takes part in Umphosi Womhlanga, aka the Reed Dance, a ceremony that honours young ladies on purity journeys
• Ngipheni Ngcobo shared her experience with the tradition of remaining pure and how she's upheld it despite being married

A Zulu woman from Kamafuze, a small KZN village, has been on a 70-year purity journey. The lady opened up about how her 20-year marriage worked, even though she was a maiden.

Nigebni Ngoco explained the traditional practice for sexual education. She explained the cultural significance of sexual purity and why young people are encouraged to remain maidens.

According to TimesLive, 74-year-old Ngipheni Ngcobo remains a maiden, and she was married for 20 years, but the marriage ended. The Zulu woman shared that her culture allows ukusoma, when young people avoid unwanted pregnancies and STIs by satisfying their sexual needs without partaking fully. Maidens can remain pure until they are satisfied with a partner they are in a relationship with. Ngcobo said ukusoma was the normal way of life for her, and she was never interested in having full sexual relations.

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After the breakdown of her marriage, she was not interested in other men despite receiving many proposals. Ngcobo continues to be a part of the Reed Dance ceremony with other maidens. She encourages young ladies to stay on their purity journeys and focus on their futures instead.

South Africa discusses elderly maiden

People were amazed that she was on a purity journey for more than 70 years. Online users were raving about the elderly maiden. Read the online audience's commentary below:

Kavir Noody Maganbeharie commented:

"Don't worry Gogo, at 74, even the men want to preserve you."

Hands Off Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi said:

"Her children and grandchildren are very proud of her."

Alukhethi Makumbane joked:

"Her name is Ngipheni yet she aint giving it up🍑"

Simon Lekwape said:

"This is a person who really needed to have a spiritual gift of healing. Her purity was going to be instrumental, aiding her to do wonders in people's lives, but aike, spiritual gifts are given to abo Takalani who like things."

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Papiki Noko MPhalaborwa said:

"She's definitely going to heaven., the place of Milk and Honey."

Empress ECK shared her take:

"It's her choice to have remained a virgin this long, she knows her reasons! But personally I feel if you can have children and watch your bloodline grow, then why waste your womb? When there are women struggling to conceive? For me it's just a waste of life in most cases! We are human not robots!"

Wendy Weza Effila said

"Who is going to look after her when she can't look after herself."

Other Briefly News stories about elderly maidens

• A woman shared the challenges she faced as a 70-year-old maiden who is still waiting for love.
• South Africa had a lot to say about a 30-year-old woman who waited for marriage before sleeping with anyone.
• South Africans were impressed by a woman older than 60 years who has remained celibate.

Source: Briefly News