🎉 Heritage Day in South Africa
Where: Johannesburg, South Africa
📅 On This Day: September 24
September 24: Heritage Day in South Africa. 24 September is Heritage Day in South Africa. It celebrates the many cultures and traditions of the 'rainbow nation', where many peoples live together. People wear traditional clothes, and families and friends gather for a barbecue called a braai.
✨ More events on this day
- 1852 💡 Henri Giffard flew the first powered airship to carry a person in 1852, steering his steam-driven balloon from Paris to Trappes.
- 1975 🧭 Climbers from a British expedition reached the top of Mount Everest by its steep southwest face in 1975, the first time anyone climbed one of its faces instead of a ridge. Mount Everest →
- 2014 🚀 India's Mars Orbiter Mission, nicknamed Mangalyaan, reached Mars orbit in 2014, making India the first Asian nation there and the first to succeed on its first try.
🧠 Question of the day
What is a barbecue called in South Africa?
- A braai
- A taco picnic
- Sushi
Show the answer
Answer: A braai
🐾 World day: World Gorilla Day
Dian Fossey opened her gorilla research centre in Rwanda on this day in 1967. Gorillas are big but gentle plant-eaters.
Questions
What happened on September 24?
September 24: Heritage Day in South Africa. It happened in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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