What are the rites of passage for Zulu boys and girls?

Their is mainly a rites of passage for females : younf ghirls have a special cermony when theyhit puberty. They are then able to send letters to men that appeal to them. These ae not regular letters , these letters are made of colorful beads each bead representing a difrent color. If the man feels the same way they can then agree that they both love eachother. After this they can be seen in public together. Later the maan asks t he parents for their daughters hand in marriage.