Umhlonyane.

 

This is a ceremony that similar to Umemulo but this is done when the young maiden reaches womanhood or when she is in her puberty stage. For this ceremony a goat is slaughtered by the father. A week before the ceremony the girl is kept in a separate room away from people where she will stay inside and come on the day of the ceremony. While she is in that room it's only older women who get to visit her and give advice and guidance on how she is to behave as a teenager. 

Before the day of the ceremony the girl's friends who are the same age as her come and stay with her until the next day. All the girls apply white soil on their bodies and then in the morning they go wash their bodies in the river. On their way back to the homestead they sing traditional songs that are relevant to the ceremony.

When they are in the homestead, they are dressed in traditional Zulu dresses called izigege and beads. They sing and dance in the homestead to show that the girl is still under the parent's guidance and supervision until they give the girl permission to go out and marry. Neighbours and family members give presents to the maiden (money, blankets and clothes). then after people enjoy the meat and traditional beer.