“Heideveld Entertainers”January 2015 Cape Town Minstrel Carnival / Kaapse Klopse

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Street parade by “Heideveld Entertainers” Cape Town Street parade march January 2015. The Procession begins @ 13:30Tradition to walk from Hanover street District Six to Bo-Kaap Rose street.Street parade Carnival by”Cape Minstrels” Wale street Bo-Kaap Cape Town Traditional Slave Walk on 2 January
2nd January is said to have been the day when many Cape slaves had time off, while New Year’s Day was often a working day for slaves as the slave owners celebrated. The slaves then celebrated on 2 January, known as Tweede Nuwe Jaar (Second New Year). Dates back Since 1907. Troops in Video four from Bo-Kaap ,Mitchells Plain, Hanover Park ,Mannenberg and greater Cape Flats areas.

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