Twitter celebrates Heritage Day
Thuli Madonsela tweeted: 'The Constitution is our greatest heritage. Let's renew our commitment to it and protect it. Happy #HeritageDay.'
Many South Africans and government departments took to Twitter this morning, 24 September, to mark Heritage Day.
The City of Joburg tweeted some photos of attendees of the Soweto Heritage Festival:
❤how everyone has come to represent their culture. It's truly beautiful. #HeritageDay #SowetoHeritageFest ^LM pic.twitter.com/gbWN1D3kvs
— City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) September 23, 2017
Happy #HeritageDay 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦. We hope to see you come join us at the #SowetoHeritageFest for more Maskandi music & African cuisine ^LM pic.twitter.com/oCdYLvMZmx
— City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) September 24, 2017
"A people without past knowledge of their past, origin & culture is like a tree with no roots"
Happy #HeritageDay 💓🙌 ^NS pic.twitter.com/E6MIJCWLSR
— City of Joburg (@CityofJoburgZA) September 24, 2017
Minister of Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa shared this thought:
"Studying Antgropology taught me not only to understand my own culture, but to respect others too." @NoloPhiri #HeritageDay pic.twitter.com/8nsR9LtEPN
— Nathi Mthethwa (@NathiMthethwaSA) September 24, 2017
The SA Government reminded of the theme of this year’s Heritage Day:
Good morning South Africa. Today we celebrate #HeritageDay under the theme, "The Year of OR Tambo: Celebrating Our Liberation Heritage" pic.twitter.com/I6JoDcCNln
— South African Government (@GovernmentZA) September 24, 2017
Some other tweets included:
The Rainbow Nation 🌈🇿🇦
There's no other country with a heritage more beautiful, diverse & lively like South Africa's.#HeritageDay #Taung pic.twitter.com/XJLqsMchh7— Karabo Mokgoko 🦄🌞 (@Karabo_Mokgoko) September 24, 2017
The Constitution is our greatest heritage. Let's renew our commitment to it and protect it. Happy #HeritageDay pic.twitter.com/9k7dbHCTli
— Prof Thuli Madonsela #KindnessBuilds (@ThuliMadonsela3) September 24, 2017
https://twitter.com/EducationGP/status/911855719711936512
Today we celebrate the diversity of cultures, beliefs, and traditions that make up the nation of South Africa #HeritageDay #Constitution20 pic.twitter.com/WMo1qKi7nI
— Parliament of RSA (@ParliamentofRSA) September 24, 2017
Happy #HeritageDay 🇿🇦 pic.twitter.com/e1ESYqzB2r
— Yusuf Abramjee (@Abramjee) September 24, 2017
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