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Afrikaners wedding!

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January 25th 2014
My first Afrikaans wedding! Arrived at the house we'd rented with some of the wedding party on the Friday night, and we from the moment we arrived we always had a beer in our hands! We went round to the brides families rented house and braaid. Lamb, wors and too much food and drink. The wedding wasn't till 4 on the Saturday, so the in the morning we went to the beach for a quick s ... read more

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After the British seized the Cape of Good Hope area in 1806, many of the Dutch settlers (the Boers) trekked north to found their own republics. The discovery of diamonds (1867) and gold (1886) spurred wealth and immigration and intensified the subjug... ... read more