Figure 1.--The photo was taken in Parys, Free State on the first school day, January 11, 2023. A 1st grade pupil is ringing a little bell, during what looks like a first day welcoming effort. Notice the red carpet.

We do not know of any special ceremony or practice at school associated with the beginning of school in South Africa. Most South African school traditions are based on British schools. And there are no notable school traditiions for beginning new students. We note nuch more fanfare, for example, weloming new students in Japan and Russia. We do not see that in Britain or British Empire countries like South Africa. Of course this varies from school to school and some schools are more serious aboutb welcoming new students than others. This seems more common in recent years.

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