Day of the Vow
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Day of the Vow is a South African Afrikaner religious and historical holiday commemorating the Voortrekkers’ victory over the Zulu at the Battle of Blood River in 1838.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Day of the Covenant | 3 |
| Covenant Day | 1 |
| Day of the Vow (Afrikaans: Geloftedag) | 1 |
| Lojale verset | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afrikaner holiday
ⓘ
historical commemoration ⓘ public holiday ⓘ religious holiday ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Day of the Vow
ⓘ
surface form:
Covenant Day
Day of the Vow ⓘ
surface form:
Day of the Covenant
|
| associatedGroup | Voortrekkers ⓘ |
| associatedHistoricalFigure | Andries Pretorius ⓘ |
| associatedPeople | Zulu ⓘ |
| changedBy |
Government of South Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
post-apartheid South African government
|
| changeReason | promote national unity and reconciliation ⓘ |
| commemorates |
Battle of Blood River
ⓘ
Voortrekker victory over the Zulu ⓘ |
| commemorationStart | 19th century ⓘ |
| controversy | seen as symbol of white supremacy by many South Africans ⓘ |
| country | South Africa ⓘ |
| date | 16 December ⓘ |
| ethnicContext | Afrikaners ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century South African frontier conflicts ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Afrikaans
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
public holiday in the Republic of South Africa (before 1994 name change)
ⓘ
public holiday in the Union of South Africa ⓘ |
| observedAs |
day of Afrikaner national remembrance
ⓘ
day of religious services ⓘ day of thanksgiving ⓘ |
| officialRecognition | recognized by Afrikaner churches before state recognition ⓘ |
| originalName |
Day of Reconciliation
ⓘ
surface form:
Dingaan’s Day
|
| placeOfEventCommemorated |
Blood River
ⓘ
KwaZulu-Natal ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Afrikaner nationalism
ⓘ
apartheid-era South Africa ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | Great Trek ⓘ |
| relatedMonument | Voortrekker Monument ⓘ |
| religiousServicesHeldAt | Reformed churches in South Africa ⓘ |
| religiousSignificance | fulfilment of a vow to God by the Voortrekkers ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Calvinism
ⓘ
surface form:
Calvinist Christianity
|
| successorHoliday | Day of Reconciliation ⓘ |
| successorHolidayDate | 16 December ⓘ |
| symbolicMeaning |
Afrikaner covenant with God
ⓘ
divine favor for the Voortrekkers ⓘ |
| typicalActivities |
church services
ⓘ
commemorative gatherings ⓘ speeches on Afrikaner history ⓘ |
| vowContent |
promise to build a church in gratitude
ⓘ
promise to commemorate the day as a religious holiday ⓘ |
| vowMadeTo | God ⓘ |
| yearOfEventCommemorated | 1838 ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Day of the Covenant
this entity surface form:
Covenant Day
this entity surface form:
Day of the Covenant
this entity surface form:
Day of the Covenant
this entity surface form:
Day of the Vow (Afrikaans: Geloftedag)
this entity surface form:
Lojale verset