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The result was keep. (non-admin closure) DavidLeighEllis (talk) 03:14, 25 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Majuba Day

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I can't find any evidence that this an annual afrikaner celebration day. If it is celebrated in Orania then it is too local to be notable Gbawden (talk) 08:49, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of South Africa-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:21, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:21, 10 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Delete It's the type of thing that only hardcore survivors of the AWB (all 4 of them? LOL) would even be aware of. It is not "celebrated" in any publically noticeable way. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 15:01, 15 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep If all we needed to consider were the current status of the day, I would tend to agree with the above - it still seems to celebrated but only by a small number of nostalgists yearning for past glories. However, notability is not temporary: the day was one of major celebration for Afrikaners for two decades after the original victory, and the fact that a major British victory during the Second Boer War took place on Majuba Day seems to have been fraught with symbolism for both sides. I have rewritten the article accordingly. PWilkinson (talk) 18:56, 15 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep I can see no need to removing it. It was a historic day of celebration in South Africa and references do exist. The "The day is still, however, celebrated by some Afrikaners." statement will however need to be referenced or removed. If we delete this article just because it is not currently being celebrated by a large majority, then we might as well delete Emancipation Day and numerous others for the same reason. --NJR_ZA (talk) 14:23, 17 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, NorthAmerica¹⁰⁰⁰ 08:18, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Keep Now that it has been rewritten in the proper historical context. I am changing my !vote to keep. I will try to find evidence of present day commemoration. Note that it was officially commemorated in the ZAR, not South Africa. Roger (Dodger67) (talk) 08:47, 18 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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