Ficksburg Heritage Day Celebration 2013

The hosting of 19^th Heritage Day celebrations will be conducted with the rationale to promote and popularize our heritage in its multi-faceted forms. The theme for 2013 Heritage Day is: “Reclaiming, restoring and celebrating our living heritage”. The 2013 Heritage Day will be celebrated highlight the following:

1. To encourage discussions around what constitutes our heritage both tangible and intangible, movable and immovable, cultural and natural
2. Promote the use of traditional attire, traditional cuisine/dishes, diverse cultural expressions and indigenous languages
3. Encourage discussions on the role of heritage in socio-economic development, national reconciliation, nation building, social cohesion and fostering national identity
4. Encourage  debates  and  symposia  about  cultural  practices  that  fall outside our constitution.

The provincial celebration in the Free State will be staged as follows:

Date: Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Time: 9h00
Venue: Ficksburg Showgrounds (Ficksburg)

The main focus of the program will be on messages from leaders of government, cultural performances and exhibitions which relates to the theme. The build-up activities towards the 24^th of September 2013 will consist of the following:

1. School outreach programme in Marquard, Ladybrand and Clocolan (19-23/09/2013)
2. Mobilisation campaigns (13-23/09/2013)
3. Youth Heritage Lekgotla in Ficksburg (21/09/2013)
4. Memorial lecture on Prophetess Annah Mantsopa in Modderpoort (21 September 2013)

The Memorial Lecture on Prophetess Mantsopa in Modderpoort will also culminate into the launch of name change of the Modderpoort Conference Facility which will be named after Prophetess Annah Mantsopa.

The Youth Heritage Lekgotla aims to promote interaction with young people to encourage  discussions  on  the  role  of  heritage  in  socio-economic  development, national  reconciliation,  nation  building,  social  cohesion  and  fostering  national identity.

Your media house is cordially invited.

General inquiries:
Vincent Khetha
Director: Heritage and Museums
Cell: 082 318 5450
Tel: 051 410 4829/4738
E-mail: khethav@sacr.fs.gov.za

Media inquiries:                              
Tankiso Zola                                      
Director: Communication and IT             
Cell: 082 940 2392                                     
Tel: 051 410 4735                             
E-Mail: tankiso@sacr.fs.gov.za