Freedom Day And Why It Is Celebrated In South Africa.
As we all know that apartheid which was considered as the biggest atrocity to befall the black population for so many years(20th century) and gaining Freedom after so many after a lot of blood shed, it must be of joy as a South African citizen to celebrate a great day as a national holiday as it marks a high level of patriotism as well as a day which needs to be celebrated.
This article is to enlighten you on the Freedom day and why it is celebrated in South Africa.
Why Is Freedom Day Celebrated?
27th April as it is marked as a memorable day for South Africans the Freedom Day is celebrated to remember and mark the freedom South Africa as a nation gained after it was able to stage an election that involves every race.
Some Freedom Day Quotes
1. “Better to die fighting freedom than being a prisoner all the days of your life“- Bob Marley.
2. ” Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn’t pass it it to our children in our bloodstream. It must be fought for protected and handed on for them to do the same or one day we’ll spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children what it once were in South Africa.
3. “Freedom is what we do with what is done to us”- Jean-Paul Sartre.
4. “The secret of happiness is Freedom, the secret of Freedom is courage”- Carrie Jones
5. “I am no bird, an no net ensnares me, i am a free human being with an independent will”- Charlotte Bront
5. ‘Enjoy the blessings of Freedom and independence, but also do your part to work hard to appreciate it’- Unknown
6. Let us express our deepest gratitude to those who sacrificed their lives to give us Freedom.
7. “Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the Freedom to make mistakes”
8. “May we think of Freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as an opportunity to do what is right”- Peter Marshall.
9. “Freedom in any case is only possible by constantly struggling for it”- Albert Einstein
10. “We gain Freedom when we have paid the full price”- unknown.
11. “Freedom is not worth having if it does not connote Freedom to err”- Mahatma Ghandi.
12. Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed.
13. “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chain, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the Freedom of others”- Nelson Mandela.
14. Freedom lies in the bold.
15. ” We must be free not because we claim Freedom, but because we practice it”
16. “Freedom is never given, it is won”
17. “Better to die on one’s feet than on one’s knees”
18. Freedom is not overcoming what you think stands in your way is part of your way.
19. “When a man is denied the right to what he believes in, he has no choice but to become an out law”- Nelson Mandela
20. “Those who deny freedom to others, deserve it not for themselves”- Abraham Lincoln.