The Only White Guys At A Colored Carnival?

As the only white guy there, I could not have felt more welcome and part of the bigger colored family community #onlyraceishumanrace Follow me on: Facebook:   / adamspiresvlogger   Insta: @adamspiresvlog The Kaapse Klopse (or simply Klopse) is a minstrel festival that takes place annually on 2 January and it is also referred to as Tweede Nuwe jaar (Second New Year), in Cape Town, South Africa. As many as 13,000 minstrels take to the streets garbed in bright colours, either carrying colourful umbrellas or playing an array of musical instruments. The minstrels are self organised into klopse ("clubs" in Kaapse Afrikaans, but more accurately translated as troupes in English). Participants are typically from Afrikaans-speaking working class Cape coloured families who have preserved the custom since the mid-19th century. People consider the festival a rite of renewal that has been shaped by the Cape’s history. The events that are associated with Klopse in the festive season include competitions for the Christmas Choirs, Cape Malay Choirs and Cape minstrel choirs. The word probably derives from the Bushman autonym !Kung. Although under apartheid it was called the Coon Carnival by Capetonians, local authorities have renamed the festival the Cape Town Minstrel Carnival as the term "coon" is racist and derogatory. cape coon carnival,kaapse klopse,klopse,cape town carnival,cape minstrels,south africa,adam spires,wannabe vlogger,cape town,things to do in cape town,party in cape town