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[[Geloftedag]], known as [[The Day of the Covenant]] or [[The Day of the Vow]] in English, 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 Great Trek]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Trek], the death of [[Piet Retief]], the covenant itself and the [[Battle of Blood River]]) 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. 
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=Geloftedag , the event=
 
 
 
[[Geloftedag]], known as [[The Day of the Covenant]] 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.
 
 
 
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). 
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
=Celebratory events=
 
 
 
 
 
=Representations in the performing arts=
 
 
 
'''''The particular works are simply listed here, click on the name of the particular text to find details on its origins, publication and/or performances.'''''
 
 
 
==Plays and historic enactments==
 
 
 
''[[Die Pad van Suid-Afrika]]'' ([[C.J. Langenhoven]], )
 
 
 
''[[Die Vooraand van die Trek]]'' ([[J.R.L. van Bruggen]], 1934)
 
 
 
''[[Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek]]'' ([[J.R.L. van Bruggen]], 1938)
 
 
 
==Radio==
 
 
 
==Film==
 
 
 
 
 
==Sources==
 
 
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Vow
 
 
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_Reconciliation
 
 
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
 
 
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