South Africa's diverse culture and tradition bring people of all walks of life together.
This is the case at Umkhosi Womhlanga , known as the Reed Dance, where thousands of young girls come bare-breasted, wearing traditional beadwork to showcase their culture and virginity through dance, music, art and craft at the eMashobeni Royal Palace in KwaZulu-Natal.
Speaking to 74-year-old virgin Ngipheni Ngcobo from Kamafuze, a small town in KwaZulu-Natal, she said growing up in a royal family purity 'was what my siblings and I knew.'