South Africans are so excited about the nationโs upcoming public holiday that they have already started showing off their cultural best. Various locals took to social media to share images of themselves, their children and strangers in traditional attire from their respective cultures ahead of Heritage Day. Heritage Day gives locals a chance to show off what they love most about their traditional attire.
Heritage Day was originally known as Shaka Day, the annual holiday gives locals the chance to celebrate their culture and the diversity of their beliefs and traditions. It is celebrated on the 24th of September every year.
Take a look at some of the pictures we came across:
Rocking my traditional outfit. #MyHeritageVsYours #MugazaThwii #ProudlyTsonga #TsongaSauce ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐โ๐๐๐๐ pic.twitter.com/PDYQa6TaY2
— Basany Baloyi Nwa-Khalanga (@Bee___Gee) September 21, 2018
My Culture is my identity and personality,It gives me spiritual,intellectual and emotional distinction from others and I am proud of itโค. #MyHeritageVsYours pic.twitter.com/JswcE9NkvN
— โขSAMKELE๐ฆ๐ (@K_Samkele) September 21, 2018
#MyHeritageVsYours
I'm proudly a Xhosa Sotho hybrid๐๐ pic.twitter.com/3Lphql0em6— ๐MrsStarFireโNtomby (@Ntosh_Kaylow) September 21, 2018
#MyHeritageVsYours Our twins โบโฅ @Nthatise6 pic.twitter.com/KOr8aT6i64
— Papa Wama Twins ๐ซ (@Gift_moshodi) September 21, 2018
Basotho dumelang ๐โคโค #MyHeritageVsYours pic.twitter.com/XvD4glsGlC
— TomboyFresh ๐ (@MrSwaggLady) September 21, 2018
#MyHeritageVsYours MuTsongaโค๐๐ฟ๐ฆ pic.twitter.com/numn6noe8u
— WakeUp.๐ญ๐ฝ๐ (@RaeMamiie) September 21, 2018
#MyHeritageVsYours pic.twitter.com/fTtwSu9r1B
— Nโโ-โฃโ-โฮต-โโโ Gโคโฮตโฮต๐ (@Lunentobeko) September 21, 2018
#MyHeritageVsYours
Tsonga or nothing. I wouldn't have it any other way. #TsongaSweetheart with the #TsongaSauce pic.twitter.com/yzYq3lNupw— Anastatia (@HlanhlaStatia) September 21, 2018
AmaXhosa Amahle๐๐ฏ pic.twitter.com/OgRQcgDIpJ
— XhosaโขRoyalty๐ (@BusiMaryMjacu) September 21, 2018
Celebrating South Africa's cultural diversity in style #HeritageDay #WorkforceHeritage pic.twitter.com/TbmP7rxBg7
— Workforce Holdings (@WFHoldings) September 21, 2018
Everyone is looking absolutely stunning in their chosen outfits!