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The Great Trek by Roger Holt, 1976

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Sources

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The Great Trek by Roger Holt, 1976

Darryl: /* Plays, tableaus and historical enactments */

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Plays, tableaus and historical enactments

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 ===''[[The Great Trek]]'' by [[Roger Holt]], 1976===
-A theatre-in-education pay presented by [[Theatre Roundabout]] on tour to primary schools across KwaZulu-Natal in 1976.
+A theatre-in-education play presented by [[Theatre Roundabout]] on tour to primary schools across KwaZulu-Natal in 1976.
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		+	Correspondence with [[Brian Darnley]], 10 July 2026.

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 ===''[[The Great Trek]]'' by [[Roger Holt]], 1976===
-A theatre-in-education pay presented by by [[Theatre Roundabout]] on tour to primary schools across KwaZulu-Natal.
+A theatre-in-education pay presented by [[Theatre Roundabout]] on tour to primary schools across KwaZulu-Natal in 1976.
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		+	A theatre-in-education pay presented by by [[Theatre Roundabout]] on tour to primary schools across KwaZulu-Natal.

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 This refers specifically to the migration by wagon trains of [[Dutch]]-speaking settlers from the Cape Colony into the interior of modern South Africa from 1836 onwards. The main impetus was the increasing tensions between rural descendants of the Cape's original European settlers and the rules imposed by the British government in Cape Colony. The families who took part in the Great Trek identified themselves as [[Voortrekkers]], meaning "pioneers", "pathfinders" (literally "fore-trekkers") in [[Dutch]] and [[Afrikaans]].
-Like the [[Anglo-Boer War]], the (often idealized) saga of [[The Great Trek]] would become one of the cornerstones in the construction of an [[Afrikaner]] history and identity, and thus a major theme in art, literature and performance. '''(See the list given below in section )'''  Of course, research since has not always agreed that all the trekkers (or [[voortrekkers]] as they are often known) were as idealistic or innocent as often depicted, for the trek was probably also a good opportunity for those seeking to avaoid the law , to hitch a lift north. Some more recent works have actually sought to redress that matter in various ways.
+Like the [[Anglo-Boer War]], the (often idealized) saga of [[The Great Trek]] would become one of the cornerstones in the construction of an [[Afrikaner]] history and identity, and thus a major theme in art, literature and performance. '''(See the list given below in the following sections.)'''  Of course, research since has not always agreed that all the trekkers (or [[voortrekkers]] as they are often known) were as idealistic or innocent as often depicted, for the trek was probably also a good opportunity for those seeking to avaoid the law , to hitch a lift north. Some more recent works have actually sought to redress that matter in various ways.
 In many ways this iconization of the event is reminiscent of the similar role played by the great wagon trains heading to the "Wild West" in American history and the psyche of that nation, and as in that case there are also a number of major sub-themes in the broader history of the Trek which have become specific themes of their own in the arts and literature. Some are discussed below.

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 ==[[The Day of the Covenant]]==
-Known in Afrikaans as [[Geloftedag]],  or [[The Day of the Vow]] in English, refers to an important event in the history of the Afrikaner people of South Africa,  originating from a oath taken on 16 December 1838 by the Boer leaders of the Great Trek in Natal to honour God in perpetuity if He granted them vistory in the forthcoming '''[[Battle of Blood River]]'''. As a consequence of the victory, it has been celebrated as a religious public holiday in South Africa from that day onwards.
+Known in Afrikaans as [[Geloftedag]],  or [[The Day of the Vow]] in English, refers to an important event in the history of the Afrikaner people of South Africa,  originating from a oath taken on 16 December 1838 by the Boer leaders of the Great Trek in Natal to honour God in perpetuity if He granted them victory in the forthcoming '''[[Battle of Blood River]]''' agains the [[Zulu]] impi's of [[Dingane]]. As a consequence of the victory, it has been celebrated as a religious public holiday in South Africa from that day onwards.
 Initially called  [[Dingaansdag]] ("Dingane's Day]), 16 December was made an annual public holiday in 1910, before being renamed [[Geloftedag]] (the "Day of the Vow") in 1982.

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 Initially called  [[Dingaansdag]] ("Dingane's Day]), 16 December was made an annual public holiday in 1910, before being renamed [[Geloftedag]] (the "Day of the Vow") in 1982.
-These celebrations gained a particular political significance in the country after the 1938 symbolic re-enactment of the Great Trek of 1838 and the eventual construction and inauguration of the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria (1949).
+These celebrations gained a particular political significance in the country after the 1938 symbolic re-enactment of the Great Trek of 1838 and the eventual construction and inauguration of the [[Voortrekker Monument]] in Pretoria (1949).
 In 1994, after the end of [[Apartheid]], the name and the intention was changed, it now being called the [[Day of Reconciliation]], an annual holiday also on 16 December, intended to celebrate the dream of final reconciliation between all people in the country.
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 =The [[Battle of Blood River]]=
-[[Geloftedag]], known in English as [[The Day of the Covenant]] or [[The Day of the Vow]] , refers to an important event in the history of the [[Afrikaner]] people of South Africa, not only celebrated with [[pageant]]s and [[performance]]s annually, but the core set of events that surrounding it (such as the rebellion against British rule, the trials and triumphs of the [[Voortrekkers]] and [[The Great Trek]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Trek], the death of [[Piet Retief]], the covenant itself and the [[Battle of Blood River]] ([[Afrikaans]]: [[Slag van Bloedrivier]]; [[Zulu]]: [[iMpi yaseNcome]]) ) have been the central theme of numerous historical studies as well as works of art and literature, including many texts written and created for stage, media and film.
+The [[Battle of Blood River]] ([[Afrikaans]]: [[Slag van Bloedrivier]]; [[Zulu]]: [[iMpi yaseNcome]]) was a pivotal battle in the history of the [[Great Trek]] and the people of South Africa.
 =Celebratory events=