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nPosted on January 2, 2017
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nIf you don’t speak Afrikaans, Kaapse Klopse doesn’t mean much to you — but what if I told you that the English name is Cape Town Minstrel Carnival?
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Maybe you are still a bit at sea — minstrel isn’t that common a word except in historical concepts. It simply means a musician or singer.
Maybe you are still a bit at sea — minstrel isn’t that common a word except in historical concepts. It simply means a musician or singer. n
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nAnother name for the day is Tweede Nuwe Jaar — which translates as Second New Year. Like many others, the people of Cape Town extend the New Year’s festivities to January 2 every year.
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n(Here in the U.S., January 2 is usually an ordinary day, but this year it is a public holiday because New Year’s Day fell on a Sunday. Lots of New Year’s Day stuff got moved to today for that reason.)
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nToday about 13,000 minstrels will parade about the streets, dressed in bright colors, and those who aren’t playing musical instruments will be holding colorful umbrellas.
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nSounds fun, right?
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Actually, these days the various musical troupes compete with one another in a variety of categories, from the musical (Best Brass Band, for example), to the performance (Best Juvenile Drum Major, judged for his or her dance), to the creative (Best Dress). There are at least a dozen different competition categories. That involve marching and dancing, singing in harmony and performing jazz, comic songs and love songs…and on and on!
Actually, these days the various musical troupes compete with one another in a variety of categories, from the musical (Best Brass Band, for example), to the performance (Best Juvenile Drum Major, judged for his or her dance), to the creative (Best Dress). There are at least a dozen different competition categories. That involve marching and dancing, singing in harmony and performing jazz, comic songs and love songs…and on and on!n
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nAlso on this date:
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nNational Science Fiction Day
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nAnniversary of the discovery of the planet Vulcan
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nAnniversary of the discovery of the planet Vulcan
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Science-fiction author Isaac Asimov’s birthday
Science-fiction author Isaac Asimov’s birthday
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Berchtold’s Day in Switzerland
Berchtold’s Day in Switzerlandn
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nAnniversary of Georgia’s statehood
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nAnniversary of Georgia’s statehood
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