All Hail for Swazi King with 12 Brides

This story will have a certain resonance for a generation whose sex ed
consisted of National Geographic magazines in the school library.

Ludzidzini, Swaziland – Wearing only ropes of beads, wrap
skirts and a rainbow of woolen tassels, thousands of girls danced for
Swaziland’s King Mswati on Friday, hoping to be chosen as his twelfth
queen. The 11th was blogged here last month.

But under a darkening sky lightning crackled and balls of hail rained down,
sending the girls, tourists, spectators, diplomats and royals scrambling
for cover, abruptly ending the traditional reed dance for the first time
in memory.

from
LA Weekly