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‖ Tweede Nuwejaar|ˈtvɪədə nyːvəˈjaːr|
Also Tweede Nuwe Jaar, Tweedenuwejaar.
[Afrikaans, lit. = second New Year.]
The second of January, a public holiday in Cape Province, celebrated especially by the Black population.
1947Cape Times 30 Dec. 14 The Coons are ready for the New Year—and tweede nuwejaar—that extra holiday which is taken only in the Cape. 1953Ibid. 1 Jan. 1/6 There will be no issue of the Cape Times to-morrow, January 2 (Tweedenuwejaar). 1959Ibid. 3 Jan. 7/3 The coons have enjoyed fine weather for New Year and the Tweede Nuwe Jaar and we have enjoyed them too. 1978Argus (Cape Town) 29 Dec. 3 Normal editions of The Argus will be published on Tuesday January 2, Tweede Nuwejaar. |