Category: South African Public Holiday

It is a traditional song sung when a boy comes back from the mountain. In Zulu culture at a certain age boys go away to the mountain for a circumcision ritual. So this song is sung to celebrate the boys' victory throughout the process.

"The name of women must be praised. "This song was composed because of our women heroes who fought for freedom in our country and throughout the land. "You strike a woman you strike a rock, that is how strong women are."

This is a song of tradition on Good Friday. "We are asking the Lord to guide us in our paths because he is the one who has the power and not us. He is our hope. This is the reason why we sing this song on this day; because it is the day he died for our sins."

African National Anthem, asking God to bless Africa and keep its people united.

This song was sung mainly by African men leaving their families going to Johannesburg to look for work in the mines. They traveled using trains, so they came up with this song about a train coming from whichever part of the world they came from.

This song is sung mainly by traditional healers when they have their ceremonies. They are asking the ancestors to lead the way in whatever is going to happen. The song is used in other general traditional functions as well.

Silent Night performed by African choir." It was a silent night when Mary and Joseph were sitting in the stable watching over their son while he was sleeping peacefully."

Joy to the world performed by African choir. A traditional song sung on Easter Monday. "This is the day that Jesus woke from the dead, we praise him admitting that we are the reason he died for our sins to be cleansed."