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4 Holidays and observances. 5 References. 6 External links. Toggle the table of contents. December 21. 194 languages. Afrikaans; ... 2021 (Tuesday) 2020 (Monday) ...
For Afrikaners, 16 December was commemorated as the Day of the Vow, [1] also known as Day of the Covenant or Dingaansdag (Dingaan's Day). [19] The Day of the Vow was a religious holiday commemorating the Voortrekker victory over the Zulus at the Battle of Blood River in 1838, [2] and is still celebrated by some Afrikaners. [20]
4 Holidays and observances. 5 ... May 14. 195 languages. Afrikaans; Alemannisch; ... Sabine Schmitz, German race car driver and sportscaster (d. 2021) 1971 – Sofia ...
A reenactment of the 1838 vow in the 1938 film, They Built a Nation The Day of the Vow (Afrikaans: Geloftedag) is a religious public holiday in South Africa.It is an important day for Afrikaners, originating from the Battle of Blood River on 16 December 1838, before which 464 Voortrekkers made a promise to God that if he rescued them out of the hands of the approximately 16,000 Zulu warriors ...
The Christian holidays of Christmas Day and Good Friday remained in secular post-apartheid South Africa's calendar of public holidays. The Commission for the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL Rights Commission), a chapter nine institution established in 2004, held countrywide consultative public hearings in June and July 2012 to ...
4 Holidays and observances. 5 References. 6 Sources. 7 External links. Toggle the table of contents. May 31. 198 languages. Afrikaans; Alemannisch; Алтай тил ...
Heritage Day (Afrikaans: Erfenisdag; Xhosa: Usuku Lwamagugu, Usuku lokugubha amasiko) is a South African public holiday celebrated on 24 September. On this day, South Africans are encouraged to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people.
Cash prizes are up for grabs and Afrikaans celebrities are normally used as judges. The Vryfees is another project which Volksblad is associated with. This arts festival is held annually during the June/July holidays on the campus of the University of the Free State in Bloemfontein. This festival was formerly known as the Volksblad-kunstefees.