The Day of the Vow (Afrikaans: Geloftedag) was a religious public holiday in South Africa. It is an important holiday for Afrikaners and Boers, originating from the Battle of Blood River on 16 December 1838 where not a single Boer was killed when thousands of Zulu’s attacked the laager (circle of ox-wag0ns) of only 300 Boers.
Initially called Dingaan’s Day (Afrikaans: Dingaansdag), 16 December was made an annual national holiday in 1910, before being renamed Day of the Vow in 1982. The Boers had made a promise to God that if he delivered them from the seemingly impossible situation, they would always keep that day sacred.
In 1994, after the end of Apartheid, it was replaced by the Day of Reconciliation, an annual holiday also on 16 December. However, for the Boer people, this day will always remain the Day of Vow because it is the day they promised to keep sacred after God delivered them from the Zulu attack.
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