THE BEAUTY OF PRESERVING VIRGINITY, CULTURAL PRACTICE AND OTHER AFRICAN LANGUAGE EMBRACEMENT BY OUR VERY OWN AFRICAN LADY ALUNCEDO MPAHLENI WHO HAS WALK THE JOURNEY OF UBUNTOMBI OR UBUTJITJI FROM TEENAGER TILL TO HER LATE TWENTIES
Aluncedo Mpahleni
By Our Reporter
Worth Noting:
- Aluncedo said: ”so all of that attracted me whiles I was watching for the first time, especially when seen them being proud to wear, walk with their short traditional attire’s and on the exposed breast, then I told myself that me too I want to wear like them”.
- “I fell in love with the way they were wearing though I didn’t know how to dance, mind you it was my first time seeing this so I was so amused especially with their short traditional attire that revealed their buttocks and breast without no one judged them” says Aluncedo Mpahleni.
Aluncedo Mpahleni, the very jolly and charismatic girl who was born at Johannesburg on the 04th August 1996.
A year later she went to rural area then after some time she moved to East London where she did grade R, is where Xhosa dominate.
At Mount Freya is the place where there is Bhaca people, they call them Bhaca because are people who ran away the time of Shaka Zulu wars, they hidden themselves amongst the Zulu Nation back then.
Though she stayed at East London with Xhosa and speaking Xhosa but she said is not the Xhosa, she’s from Bhaca Nation.
She said at that time was not much things concerning tradition and culture on her side that time. In 2012 she moved to Johannesburg to stay with her lovely mom that is where she met the culture thing of “ubutshitshi” virginity.
She started to be part of amatshitshi 2012 where she was at mom Zondi’s house. She said the reason she was there was to watch the virgins girls doing their virginity ceremony, singing and dancing wearing the culture and half naked.
Aluncedo’s mom was company Olwethu’s mom since Olwethu was part of amatshitshi.
Aluncedo said: ”so all of that attracted me whiles I was watching for the first time, especially when seen them being proud to wear, walk with their short traditional attire’s and on the exposed breast, then I told myself that me too I want to wear like them”.
“I fell in love with the way they were wearing though I didn’t know how to dance, mind you it was my first time seeing this so I was so amused especially with their short traditional attire that revealed their buttocks and breast without no one judged them” says Aluncedo Mpahleni.
Is when she wanted to be part of amatshitshi, she said: “ …so that I will be showing them my own beautiful body that I am hot #Lol, Okay after that Olwethu came to greet me and asked me if I don’t want to join amatshitshi, the I said to her I want too but I don’t know what kind of girls are allowed to join there, what is expected from me, also what is itshitshi, I didn’t know that itshitshi is a virgin girl”.
She just joined because she wanted to wear like them as she didn’t even know any of their requirements or what they check.
Right on the spot Olwethu took her to the mother in charge of amatshitshi then told her that she also want to join amatshitshi.
Mother in charge said: “we don’t register a child without a concern of her parents because she will come here and destroy the system”.
I went back to fetch my mom and asked her that I want to join amatshitshi, my mom said Aluncedo that is not your culture, you can’t join Zulu things whiles you are the Xhosa (Bhaxa) girl.
Aluncedo said Olwethu told her mom that even herself too is from Eastern Cape but she’s part of amatshitshi.
Everyone is welcome there, they don’t look where you come from or clan no everyone is welcome.
Aluncedo’s mom said: “Alucendo you like to embarrass me because if you decide to leave this culture people will look at me…”.
Aluncedo said: “Told my mom that I won’t leave, I love this culture I will stay here. Remember I never seen such thing before it was my first time “love at the first side” but told myself that I want to join these girls because I love the way are wearing hence I was the hyper girl”.
“When I joined they took my mother with me to do virginity inspection to me “ukuhlolwa kwentombi” with other three women who are responsible for checking virginity. On our arrival they said we are going to check your virginity so you can take off your clothes”.
“Yho! I was scared when I hear that because I didn’t know what to expect but I have to follow their instructions as I took out my t-shirt then they said take off all clothes be fully naked, was shaking even though I was not dating but was so scared with a mind that way back as kids we were playing “mom skoshi” even though I was not touched but was wondering if they will get what they are looking for”.
“Mom said there is no turning back now strip all clothes even underwear, I took it out worse part I was wearing a G-string then they do their process then everything was sealed then there were ululating saying the father’s cows in the kraal are still full lol” says Aluncedo.
“Then the women’s who were there came one by one to check also, even my mom got a chance to check but she didn’t know what they check exactly but they taught her what they check or she must check” says Aluluncedo.
“Then we walk out as they put me traditional attire, told me that there is the ceremony that we have to attend and they want me to be there because I have to start to attend amatshitshi ceremonies. That was my beginning of ubutshitshi” says Aluncedo.
We are Africans with various cultural practices, different languages, believes but that it doesn’t mean we have to be criticized when we decided to practice other culture .
Aluncedo freedom, love and embracement of both different culture which is Xhosa, Bhaca and Zulu and Excel in practicing them heaterly.
She said being a virgin it build a good character, values, ethics and morals. Girls are taught how to conduct themselves during their teen stage.
Aluncedo led very well in her excellence as the itshitshi and also as the mentor to Izimbalwe zezwe and other individuals teen girls.
She has a good influence to many young girls in her virginity journey because most girls fell in love with her leadership and how she dance.
Aluncedo leadership journey as itshitshi was outstanding judging from her social handles with many followers both in YouTube and Facebook.
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