Thousands pour into Cape Town’s CBD for Tweede Nuwe Jaar parade
Cape Town – Thousands of people lined the streets of Cape Town on Tuesday to watch the massive colourful parade of minstrels take over the city for the traditional Tweede Nuwe Jaar parade.
“It’s in my blood,” said a beaming Nazzeem Simons of Manenberg, resplendent in a black and gold satin suit, with rosettes on his broad shoulders.
A supervisor at an electrical company, Simons has been taking part in the parade for 40 years, starting at the age of five, and he would not miss it for anything.
“It’s our heritage. We are born with it,” said Simons, the captain of the Baruch Entertainers.
Maud Cootee woke up early in her home in Bonteheuwel, east of the city, to knead dough for the big loaf of sweet yellow bread she baked for the parade. She packed slices of the bread in a plastic container.
Source: news24.com
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