South African culture South African culture Azania is the name that has been applied to various parts of sub-Saharan Africa. In Roman times -- and perhaps earlier -- the name referred to a portion of the east African coast south of Cape Guardafui, extending south perhaps as far as modern Tanzania. In modern times, it was a colloquial name for South Africa, most often used by black nationalists. ...more on Wikipedia about "Azania"
Banderole, a South African mining term, applied to the beds of auriferous conglomerate, chiefly occurring in the Witwatersrand gold-fields. The name was given to these beds from their resemblance to a sweetmeat, known in Dutch as banket, resembling almond hard-bake. The word is the same as banquet, and is derived ultimately from bank or bench, meaning table-feast, hence applied to any delicacy or to various kinds of confectionery, a use now obsolete in English. ...more on Wikipedia about "Banket"
The Coon Carnival or Kaapse Klopse (or simply Klopse) is a minstrel festival that takes place annually in Cape Town, South Africa. Up to 13,000 minstrels in whiteface take to the streets garbed in shockingly bright colours, either carrying colourful umbrellas or playing an array of musical instruments. The minstrels are grouped into klopse ("clubs" in Cape Dutch, but more accurately translated as troupes in English). Participants are typically from Afrikaans-speaking working class " coloured" families who have preserved the custom since the mid 19th century. ...more on Wikipedia about "Coon Carnival"
There is no single Culture of South Africa. As South Africa is so ethnically diverse, it is not surprising that there are vast cultural differences as well. ...more on Wikipedia about "Culture of South Africa"
The current design of the National Flag of the Republic of South Africa was adopted on 27 April 1994, the end of apartheid prompting the widespread conviction that a new national flag must include the cultures of all South Africans. ...more on Wikipedia about "Flag of South Africa"
Heritage Day, September 24, is a Public Holiday on which South Africans across the spectrum are encouraged to celebrate their cultural heritage and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions, in the wider context of a nation that belongs to all its people. In 2005, a media campaign sought to "re-brand" the holiday as "National Braai Day", in recognition of the South African culinary tradition of holding informal backyard barbecues, or "braais". ...more on Wikipedia about "Heritage Day (South Africa)"
Since 1997, The South African national anthem has been a hybrid song combining new words in English with extracts of Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika and Die Stem van Suid-Africa/The Call of South Africa. It is thus the only neo-modal national anthem in the world, by virtue of being the only one that starts in one key and finishes in another. The lyrics employ five of South Africa's eleven official languages - isi Xhosa (first stanza, first two lines), isi Zulu (first stanza, last two lines), se Sotho (second stanza), Afrikaans (third stanza) and English (final stanza). ...more on Wikipedia about "National anthem of South Africa"
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The National Library of South Africa is the agency of the government of South Africa which maintains a national library of all published materials relating to the country. ...more on Wikipedia about "National Library of South Africa"
Holidays in South Africa: ...more on Wikipedia about "Public holidays in South Africa"
Winners of the South African Chess Championship ...more on Wikipedia about "South African Chess Championship"
The bush a term used for rural, undeveloped land or country areas in many places, such as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Alaska. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Bush"
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