#KimberleyToday, Thursday 01/02/2024
https://www.kimberley.org.za/?p=37721
TODAY’S WEATHER, EVENTS, SPECIALS & PROMOTIONS
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KIMBERLEY NOTICES
🚱Kimberley Nightly Water Shutdown Status🚱
https://www.kimberley.org.za/?p=22468
UPDATE: 6 JANUARY 2024 – 11:00
Nightly Interruptions will be effected – 21h00 until 05h00. The nightly water interruptions will continue in order to boost water levels at Newton Reservoirs.
Time of Nightly Water Shutdown: 21:00 – 05:00 / 9pm – 5am
PLEASE NOTE: As in the past, sometimes water was switched off earlier than specified or switched on later than the times mentioned.
💥⚡LOADSHEDDING UPDATE⚡💥
https://www.kimberley.org.za/?p=2615
ESKOM: Stage 3 loadshedding is currently active until further notice.
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KIMBERLEY’s #WEATHERTODAY
☀ Today: 31°C Some sun, then turning cloudy.
🌑 Tonight: 19°C A thunderstorm in spots this evening; otherwise, clouds breaking.
🌟 Max UV Index: 12 Extreme
⛈ Thunderstorms: 6% – Day / 24% – Night
🌧️ Chance of Rain: 25% – Day / 40% – Night
🌬 Wind: NNW 11 km/h
🌬 Gusts: 43 km/h
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’s SKY
| SUNRISE/SUNSET Sunrise: 5:51 AM Sunset: 7:17 PM Duration: 13:26 hr |
MOONRISE/MOONSET Moonrise: 10:58 PM Moonset: 12:23 PM Duration: 13:25 hr |
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TODAY IS SERPENT DAY
Serpent Day is a day of reflection and coming to grips with our fears. It’s dedicated to pondering our reactions to the prime material behind that expensive high-fashion snake-skin handbag. Its unique, slithering form has long been associated with wisdom and power, used for either good or evil. Either way, it is apparent that the serpent deserves a day dedicated to its position in culture over the last few thousand years. In all honesty, where would Adam and Eve be without the third party?
Serpents have been both feared and revered, at times simultaneously, in many different periods of human history. Quetzalcoatl is a Mesoamerican deity, the worship of which was first known documented in Teotihuacan in the first century BCE or first century CE. Veneration of the figure appears spread throughout Mesoamerica between 600–900 AD.
Quetzalcoatl, also called “the Plumed Serpent,” played a dominant role as a god, model, myth, historical figure and symbol in Aztec culture. According to legend, he was incarnated on earth and founded the fabulous capital of the Toltecs, Tollan. Quetzalcoatl represented the universal quest for meaning in life, and was the guardian of water and rain, a precious resource of the Aztecs.
In the Hindu regions of Asia the serpent, or naga, is considered a nature spirit. As in the Aztec belief system, Naga is the protector of springs, wells and rivers, and so serpents bring rain, and fertility. The serpent is also a fascinating biblical symbol. Perhaps the most common is the portrayal of the serpent as an enemy in general, or as Satan in particular.
However, a serpent is later used to foreshadow Jesus’ death on the cross and the salvation it makes possible when a bronze serpent appears on a cross that the severely ill Israelites looked upon to recover, which can be found in John 3:14-15. Anthropologists have argued that the serpent as a symbol of death is built into our unconscious minds because of evolutionary history, as for millions of years, snakes were mainly just predators of primates. Nowadays, a snake wrapped around the Rod of Asclepius is on the Star of Life, the worldwide symbol of medical aid.
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TODAY IN KIMBERLEY’S HISTORY
01 February 1876, The High Court of Griqualand West moves from Barkly West to Kimberley.
01 February 1899, Tramline between Kimberley and Kenilworth opens.
01 February 1909, Alfred Beit House, the hostel for girls at Kimberley GHS, opens.
01 February 1915, Gladstone School new buildings on Warren Street open.
01 February 1940, Municipal beer halls open in No 2 and Greenpoint.
Read more at https://www.kimberley.org.za/?p=7626
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#WHERE2EAT SPECIALS & PROMOTIONS
ALL WHERE 2 EAT DETAILS, LOCATIONS & TIMES @
https://www.kimberley.co.za/events/specials-and-promotions-where-to-eat/
🍕DAILY: Lunch Vibes Promotion @ Debonairs: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=39389
🍕DAILY: Small Real Deal Pizza Promotion @ Debonairs: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=25533
🍕DAILY: On the Double Promotion @ Debonairs: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=31469
🍔WED: Wacky Wednesday Special @ Steers: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=22002
🍔DAILY: Phanda Beef Burger Meal @ Steers: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=25832
🍗DAILY: Full Chicken Meal @ Steers: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=30601
🍗DAILY: Quarter Chicken Meal @ Steers: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=31641
🐟DAILY: Summer Deals @ Fishaways: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=40308
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#WHAT2DO & EVENTS
ALL EVENT DETAILS, LOCATIONS & TIMES @
https://www.kimberley.co.za/events/events
3-7 FEB – Kick Start a New Year @ Potters House Church: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=40446
3 FEB – Vodacom Meerkat Marathon @ Windhoek Draught Park: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=19019
3 FEB – Gumtree Market for Charity: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=39850
13 FEB – SPCA Valentine’s Day 4km Fun Run/Walk @ Diamantveld High School: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=38841
14 FEB – Valentynsmark @ Laerskool Eureka: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=40449
23 FEB – Appel Live @ The Fire Venue: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=40456
THURSDAYS: Thursday Night Karaoke @ Bar 129: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=39091
SATURDAYS – Kimberley parkrun: https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=15540
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PROMOTIONS
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LOCAL BUSINESS
Wiets Transport – Your valuable belongings transported with utmost care.
https://www.kimberley.co.za/?p=7173
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