Zulu Woman’s Umemulo Groove Has Mzansi Fascinated by Details of Lit Traditional Celebration

Zulu Woman’s Umemulo Groove Has Mzansi Fascinated by Details of Lit Traditional Celebration

  • A woman had an amazing traditional Zulu coming-of-age ceremony, and people loved seeing the footage
  • One TikTok went viral as it showed a young lady having the time of her life at the traditional ceremony
  • People were curious to know how she ended up having so much fun at a memulo where elders are in attendance

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A Zulu maiden had her memulo, and it looked like it was lots of fun People who watched the video of the young lady had much to say after seeing what she got up to for her 21st.

A woman celebrates her Zulu coming of age ceremony
One lady celebrated her coming-of-age and showed how she had the time of her life. Image: @unathisipika
Source: UGC

A TikTokker wanted people to see that she had a fantastic coming-of-age ceremony. The video got thousands of likes and comments from people keen to discuss the lit celebrations.

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Zulu lady's beautifully edited video of umemulo celebration is a TikTok viral hit

A woman, @unathisipika, shared a TikTok showing how her family celebrated her coming-of-age at 21. In the video she posted, the lady can be seen grooving with loved ones.

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Briefly News reported that umemulo is when a Zulu girl officially becomes a woman. The coming-of-age ceremony is marked by various rituals and celebrations that the lady documented in the clip.

Watch the video below:

South Africans impressed by Zulu babe's coming-of-age ceremony

People commented that the lady looked like she had a fantastic time. Online users applauded the young woman for being a groove warrior.

@odthehoney commented:

"At first I thought y’all went to the club after the ceremony then I realised the club was brought to the house. Beautiful."

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@phii_lee commented:

"Low-key wish I was Zulu.You made us sbwl ngl."

@amandabengu commented:

"You killed this TikTok!! I had so much fun. I wish it could be my memulo each and every 2 weeks."

@oleratovlogs commented:

"Bathong this vlog is everything. Let me go and find myself a Zulu friend."

.@its_zama.ntungwaa commented:

"If my memulo isnt like this. I DON'T WANT IT!"

@khanya_greens commented:

"I didn’t expect that. What a beautiful video."

@bassieb15 commented

"I’m mad, why don’t I have Zulu friends? This is so beautiful."

Lady shares love for groove despite -in-law's disapproval, SA stans her

Briefly News reported that a woman told people she would always be true to herself after marriage. The content creator clarified that she could not be told what to do.

The TikTokker showed people what her sister-in-law told her to stay away from. The lady then showed a video of herself doing exactly what the in-law forbade - drinking alcohol while partying.

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Rutendo Masasi (Human-Interest editor) Rue Masasi is a Human Interest and Entertainment writer at Briefly News who graduated with a BA (Hons) in English from Rhodes University in 2018. Rue also has 2 years of experience in journalism and over four years of experience as an online ESL teacher. She has also passed a set of trainings by Google News Initiative. You can reach her via email: rutendo.masasi@briefly.co.za