A woman and her child sitting near the Cenotaph pose for a photo in a beam of sunlight before 12:00 noon on the Day of Reconciliation at the Voortrekker Monument near Pretoria, South Africa, on Dec. 16, 2016. December 16 was called as Dingaan's Day or the Day of the Vow in South Africa. Now it is the Day of Reconciliation which came into effect in 1994 after the end of apartheid, with the intention of fostering reconciliation and national unity. The sun usually shines on the Cenotaph through a hole in the roof of the Voortrekker Monument at around 12:00 noon on the day. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
People wait to see the sun shining on the Cenotaph around 12:00 noon on the Day of Reconciliation at the Voortrekker Monument near Pretoria, South Africa, on Dec. 16, 2016. December 16 was called as Dingaan's Day or the Day of the Vow in South Africa. Now it is the Day of Reconciliation which came into effect in 1994 after the end of apartheid, with the intention of fostering reconciliation and national unity. The sun usually shines on the Cenotaph through a hole in the roof of the Voortrekker Monument at around 12:00 noon on the day. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
People wait to see the sun shining on the Cenotaph around 12:00 noon on the Day of Reconciliation at the Voortrekker Monument near Pretoria, South Africa, on Dec. 16, 2016. December 16 was called as Dingaan's Day or the Day of the Vow in South Africa. Now it is the Day of Reconciliation which came into effect in 1994 after the end of apartheid, with the intention of fostering reconciliation and national unity. The sun usually shines on the Cenotaph through a hole in the roof of the Voortrekker Monument at around 12:00 noon on the day. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
A man takes a photo of the sun shining on the Cenotaph around 12:00 noon on the Day of Reconciliation at the Voortrekker Monument near Pretoria, South Africa, on Dec. 16, 2016. December 16 was called as Dingaan's Day or the Day of the Vow in South Africa. Now it is the Day of Reconciliation which came into effect in 1994 after the end of apartheid, with the intention of fostering reconciliation and national unity. The sun usually shines on the Cenotaph through a hole in the roof of the Voortrekker Monument at around 12:00 noon on the day. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)