|
Removed parameters. | Use this bot. Report bugs. | Suggested by Abductive | Category:Accuracy disputes from August 2022 | #UCB_Category 528/741
|
|||
| (12 intermediate revisions by 11 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{short description|Commemoration of the Herero people of Namibia}} |
|||
{{unreliable sources|date=August 2022}} |
|||
{{Distinguish|Heroes' Day (Namibia)}} |
{{Distinguish|Heroes' Day (Namibia)}} |
||
[[File:Samuel Maharero 1904.jpg|right|thumb|Samuel Maharero, Chief of the Herero, during the [[Herero and Namaqua Genocide]], 1904]] |
[[File:Samuel Maharero 1904.jpg|right|thumb|Samuel Maharero, Chief of the Herero, during the [[Herero and Namaqua Genocide]], 1904]] |
||
| Line 10: | Line 12: | ||
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626121009/http://www.newera.com.na/articles/52659/Chiefs-to-meet-over-Red-Flag-Heroes-Day |
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626121009/http://www.newera.com.na/articles/52659/Chiefs-to-meet-over-Red-Flag-Heroes-Day |
||
|archivedate=26 June 2013 |
|archivedate=26 June 2013 |
||
|work=[[New Era (Namibia)|New Era]]}}</ref> is a gathering of the [[Herero people]] of [[Namibia]] to commemorate their deceased [[Tribal chief|chieftain]]s. It is held in [[Okahandja]] in central Namibia annually on August 26, the day and place Herero chief [[Samuel Maharero]]'s body was reburied alongside his ancestors in 1923.<ref name="klausdierks.com">[http://www.klausdierks.com/Chronology/79.htm 1923 in Namibia] KlausDierks.com</ref> Accordingly, the celebrations last three days long, although they usually begin on the Sunday nearest |
|work=[[New Era (Namibia)|New Era]]}}</ref> is a gathering of the [[Herero people]] of [[Namibia]] to commemorate their deceased [[Tribal chief|chieftain]]s. It is held in [[Okahandja]] in central Namibia annually on August 26, the day and place Herero chief [[Samuel Maharero]]'s body was reburied alongside his ancestors in 1923.<ref name="klausdierks.com">[http://www.klausdierks.com/Chronology/79.htm 1923 in Namibia] KlausDierks.com{{self-published source|date=August 2022}}</ref> Accordingly, the celebrations last three days long, although they usually begin on the Sunday nearest August 23.<ref name="HD"/> |
||
==Background== |
==Background== |
||
The [[Battle of Waterberg]] on 11 August 1904 was the final battle of the [[Herero Wars]]. Following the defeat of the Herero force, the surviving Hereros fled into the [[Kalahari Desert]] under the leadership of Samuel Maharero. Of the estimated 4–6,000 Herero warriors, only 1,175 reached their destination of British [[Bechuanaland]], the rest died of thirst, hunger, and diseases.<ref name="Water1">{{cite web |
The [[Battle of Waterberg]] on 11 August 1904 was the final battle of the [[Herero Wars]] in what was then [[German South West Africa]]. Following the defeat of the Herero force, the surviving Hereros fled into the [[Kalahari Desert]] under the leadership of Samuel Maharero. Of the estimated 4–6,000 Herero warriors, only 1,175 reached their destination of British [[Bechuanaland]], the rest died of thirst, hunger, and diseases.<ref name="Water1">{{cite web |
||
|url=http://www.namibia-1on1.com/battleofwaterberg.html |
|url=http://www.namibia-1on1.com/battleofwaterberg.html |
||
|title=The Battle of Waterberg, part 1 |
|title=The Battle of Waterberg, part 1 |
||
| Line 19: | Line 21: | ||
|editor-first=Keith |
|editor-first=Keith |
||
|publisher=namibia-1-on-1.com |
|publisher=namibia-1-on-1.com |
||
|accessdate=25 June 2013}}</ref><ref name="Water2">{{cite web |
|accessdate=25 June 2013}}{{self-published source|date=August 2022}}</ref>{{self-published source|date=August 2022}}<ref name="Water2">{{cite web |
||
|url=http://www.namibia-1on1.com/a-northern/battle-of-waterberg-2.html |
|url=http://www.namibia-1on1.com/a-northern/battle-of-waterberg-2.html |
||
|title=The Battle of Waterberg, part 2 |
|title=The Battle of Waterberg, part 2 |
||
| Line 25: | Line 27: | ||
|editor-first=Keith |
|editor-first=Keith |
||
|publisher=namibia-1-on-1.com |
|publisher=namibia-1-on-1.com |
||
|accessdate=25 June 2013}}</ref> |
|accessdate=25 June 2013}}{{self-published source|date=August 2022}}</ref>{{self-published source|date=August 2022}} |
||
Samuel Maharero gained British asylum at the [[Bechuanaland Protectorate]] and lived in exile at [[Tsao, Botswana|Tsau]] until 1907, and later in the [[Transvaal Province|Transvaal]].<ref name="Water2"/> Only after he died on 14 March 1923, was his body relocated to [[South West Africa]]. His remains arrived at Okahandja on 23 August 1923, and on 26 August he was reburied there.<ref name="klausdierks.com" /> |
Samuel Maharero gained British asylum at the [[Bechuanaland Protectorate]] and lived in exile at [[Tsao, Botswana|Tsau]] until 1907, and later in the [[Transvaal Province|Transvaal]].<ref name="Water2"/> Only after he died on 14 March 1923, was his body relocated to [[South West Africa]]. His remains arrived at Okahandja on 23 August 1923, and on 26 August he was reburied there.<ref name="klausdierks.com" /> |
||
| Line 31: | Line 33: | ||
[[File:Maharero monument Okahandja.jpg|thumb|Monument to Herero Chiefs in Okahandja: Gravestone of [[Tjamuaha]], [[Maharero]], and [[Samuel Maharero]]]] |
[[File:Maharero monument Okahandja.jpg|thumb|Monument to Herero Chiefs in Okahandja: Gravestone of [[Tjamuaha]], [[Maharero]], and [[Samuel Maharero]]]] |
||
Unaware of the role the reburial would play as a commemoration of anti-colonialisation and a symbol of nationalism, the South African administration granted permission for the reburial. The respective ceremony was attended by 3,000 Hereros and by 100 Whites, including high-ranking government officials. Since then, Herero Day is held annually as a gesture of resistance, unity and loyalty, as well as defiance against colonisation, particularly that by the [[German colonization of Africa|Germans]].<ref name="klausdierks.com"/><ref name="garvey">{{cite book |
Unaware of the role the reburial would play as a commemoration of anti-colonialisation and a symbol of nationalism, the South African administration granted permission for the reburial. The respective ceremony was attended by 3,000 Hereros and by 100 Whites, including high-ranking government officials. Since then, Herero Day is held annually as a gesture of resistance, unity and loyalty, as well as defiance against colonisation, particularly that by the [[German colonization of Africa|Germans]].<ref name="klausdierks.com"/>{{self-published source|date=August 2022}}<ref name="garvey">{{cite book |
||
|last=Garvey |
|last=Garvey |
||
|first=Marcus |
|first=Marcus |
||
| Line 40: | Line 42: | ||
|editor2-first=Marcus |
|editor2-first=Marcus |
||
|title=The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers: Africa for the Africans, 1921–1922 |
|title=The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers: Africa for the Africans, 1921–1922 |
||
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ka3gefc7Ec8C& |
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ka3gefc7Ec8C&q=Zacharias+Zeraua&pg=PA400 |
||
|series=The Marcus Garvey and Universal Negro Improvement Association Papers |
|||
|volume=11 |
|volume=11 |
||
|year=1995 |
|year=1995 |
||
| Line 59: | Line 60: | ||
==Heroes' Day== |
==Heroes' Day== |
||
{{main|Heroes' Day (Namibia)}} |
{{main|Heroes' Day (Namibia)}} |
||
On August 26, Namibia also celebrates [[Heroes' Day (Namibia)|Heroes' Day]], a national holiday commemorating the [[Namibian War of Independence]] which began on 26 August 1966 at [[Omugulugwombashe]]. |
On August 26, Namibia also celebrates [[Heroes' Day (Namibia)|Heroes' Day]], a national holiday commemorating the [[Namibian War of Independence]] which began on 26 August 1966 at [[Omugulugwombashe]]. The Herero Day assembly typically does not take place exactly on August 26 to give high-ranking government officials with Herero descent the opportunity to attend both events.{{cn|date = August 2013}} |
||
The Herero Day assembly typically does not take place exactly on August 26 to give high-ranking government officials with Herero descent the opportunity to attend both events.{{cn|date = August 2013}} |
|||
==References== |
==References== |
||
{{reflist|30em}} |
{{reflist|30em}} |
||
[[Category: |
[[Category:Historical events in Namibia]] |
||
[[Category:Herero people]] |
[[Category:Herero people]] |
||
[[Category:August observances]] |
[[Category:August observances]] |
||
 |
Some of this article's listed sources may not be reliable. Please help improve this article by looking for better, more reliable sources. Unreliable citations may be challenged and removed. (August 2022) (Learn how and when to remove this message)
|
Herero Day (also known as Red Flag Day and Red Flag Heroes' Day, Otjiherero: Otjiserandu)[1] is a gathering of the Herero peopleofNamibia to commemorate their deceased chieftains. It is held in Okahandja in central Namibia annually on August 26, the day and place Herero chief Samuel Maharero's body was reburied alongside his ancestors in 1923.[2] Accordingly, the celebrations last three days long, although they usually begin on the Sunday nearest August 23.[3]
The Battle of Waterberg on 11 August 1904 was the final battle of the Herero Wars in what was then German South West Africa. Following the defeat of the Herero force, the surviving Hereros fled into the Kalahari Desert under the leadership of Samuel Maharero. Of the estimated 4–6,000 Herero warriors, only 1,175 reached their destination of British Bechuanaland, the rest died of thirst, hunger, and diseases.[4][self-published source][5][self-published source]
Samuel Maharero gained British asylum at the Bechuanaland Protectorate and lived in exile at Tsau until 1907, and later in the Transvaal.[5] Only after he died on 14 March 1923, was his body relocated to South West Africa. His remains arrived at Okahandja on 23 August 1923, and on 26 August he was reburied there.[2]
Unaware of the role the reburial would play as a commemoration of anti-colonialisation and a symbol of nationalism, the South African administration granted permission for the reburial. The respective ceremony was attended by 3,000 Hereros and by 100 Whites, including high-ranking government officials. Since then, Herero Day is held annually as a gesture of resistance, unity and loyalty, as well as defiance against colonisation, particularly that by the Germans.[2][self-published source][6]
The main event of the 3-day gathering is a procession to several graves of Herero chiefs, followed by a church service. The men wear military-style phantasy uniforms, the women wear the traditional dress of the Herero, a voluminous skirt of many layers with a "horned hat", headgear consisting of two wide points.[3]
On August 26, Namibia also celebrates Heroes' Day, a national holiday commemorating the Namibian War of Independence which began on 26 August 1966 at Omugulugwombashe. The Herero Day assembly typically does not take place exactly on August 26 to give high-ranking government officials with Herero descent the opportunity to attend both events.[citation needed]
