Swaziland is one of the few countries with an absolute state monarchy that retains remnants of the tribal period. Polygamy is practiced and there is a mixed agricultural and pastoral economy. Chiefs have a lot of power. Every year in August, Swaziland will hold a "reed festival", reed festival is not only the celebration of young girls adult and chastity of the event, but also Swaziland's cultural events, but also the King Mswati III annual selection of consort ceremony. As Swaziland's biggest festival, it is held in late August or early September every year. It is called the Reed Dance Festival because the young girls who attend the festival enter with reeds in their hands. The reeds are their ticket to the festival. It is said that the original intention of the reed festival in Swaziland was to flaunt the femininity of the young girls and to show off their pure bodies. All girls attending this grand festival must be unmarried virgins and wear only colorful dresses, mostly short skirts, with their upper bodies bare. This is Swaziland's annual "Festival of Reeds", but also King Mswati III's annual selection of consorts.