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Download as PDF; Printable version; ... December 16 is the 350th day of the year ... Historical Events on December 16
During the Apartheid era, 16 December continued to be celebrated as the Day of the Vow [21] and the Day of the Covenant. [22] In 1952, Dingane's Day was changed to Day of the Covenant and in 1980 was changed to The Day of the Vow. [22] The Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria was erected on 16 December 1949 to commemorate Dingane's Day. [23] [24]
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 ...
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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 ...
Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #554 on Monday, December 16, 2024. Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Monday, December 16, 2024The New York Times.
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What the papers say – December 16. Jessica Coates, PA. December 15, 2024 at 11:23 PM. Calls to reveal the identity of an alleged Chinese with close links to the Duke of York lead Monday’s ...