Tweede Nuwejaar, noun phrase

/ˈtwɪədə ˌnyvəjɑː(r)/
Forms:
Also Tweede Nuwe Jaar, Tweedenuwejaar, and with small initials.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Afrikaans, tweede second + nuwe new + jaar year.
The second of January, observed as a public holiday in Cape Town and other areas (especially of the Western Cape).
1947 Cape Times 30 Dec. 14The Coons are ready for the New Year — and tweede nuwejaar — that extra holiday which is taken only in the Cape.
1953 Cape Times 1 Jan. 1There will be no issue of the Cape Times to-morrow January 2 (Tweedenuwejaar).
1971 Argus 5 June 1The ‘Tweedenuwejaar’ saw the troupes with shields and trophies cavorting through the streets followed by enthusiastic supporters.
1977 Het Suid-Western 6 Apr. 1Shops in George will not open on Easter Saturday. But this is likely to be the last year that shops in the Cape are forced to close on Easter Saturday and Tweede Nuwe Jaar.
1978 Argus 29 Dec. 3Normal editions of The Argus will be published on Tuesday January 2, Tweede Nuwejaar.
1981 Cape Times 28 Dec. 9New Year’s Day and Tweede Nuwejaar hours are also 8.30am until 1pm.
1981 Cape Times 31 Dec. 2Cape Town will observe the traditional Tweede Nuwejaar and no shops in the Cape Town, Bellville, Goodwood, Parow or Pinelands municipal area will be open on Saturday.
1986 Fair Lady 22 Jan. 108The New Year and Tweede Nuwejaar were joyously heralded by the Coons and the whole town came out to watch.
1989 Flying Springbok Sept. 29Colourful and noisy, ‘Tweede Nuwejaar’ is a party that has the Coons preparing their costumes and passies for months in advance.
1993 Weekend Argus 2 Jan. (Suppl.) 23It used to be that when the rest of the country was going back to work on January 2, Cape Town was still wildly partying its way into the new year. This tradition, Tweede Nuwejaar, ranks alongside Table Mountain as an essential element of the Mother-City...However, typically, other South African cities..have plagiarised the Tweede Nuwejaar concept, attempting to replicate its totally los atmosphere in their own environs.
The second of January, observed as a public holiday in Cape Town and other areas (especially of the Western Cape).
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twala, verb transitivev.tweetalig, adjectiveadj.
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