They use the Zulu term "ukutshalwa", a loose translation ... referred to as maidens, wearing colourful beaded skirts and elaborate necklaces. Their attire is a nod to a tradition reintroduced ...
In order to symbolise their purity, thousands of Zulu maidens with bare breasts and short beaded skirts gather in a single location known as the indawo engcwele (holy place) for the ceremony.