40 Days!!
Is it only in South Africa where matrics (A-level students) celebrate their “40 days”? I can remember all the time whilst being in high school the matrics’ 40 days were always a huge celebration. This would be the mark of their last 40 days of school!! They decorated the trees with toilet paper and put bubble bath in the fountain, and a whole lot of other stuff. It was usually quite a mess, and I think most of them got into trouble for what they did, but they really didn’t care - they would be rid of the teachers in 40 days!!
Today marks my 40 days!!! In 40 days’ time I will be walking down the isle - can you believe that!?! I am so excited, and yet nervous at the same time. Not nervous cause I’m unsure about getting married, instead (I know I’m repeating myself now), I’m affraid all the plans won’t go as smooth as I hope. There are so many things to think about, and heaven forbid I forget something really important.
I should really make a list now, but I think of stuff when I’m in the weirdest places, i.e. shower, loo, etc. We did the seating arrangement yesterday, and man, I never thought it would be so tough. It really takes some thinking to match people up. We might be no good at it too - we’ll have to wait and see!! Haha… Honestly I don’t really care if people on one table get along really well. They’re not there for the other people on the table, they’re there for us.
I’m happy with my seat, and that settles it - hehe 
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shew, 40 days and counting?
it’ll soon be over.
as for the 40 days tradition, that is actually an old RSA Army tradition.
Based on a Cliff Richard song from the late 50’s
(40 Days)
You had 40 days to return to civilization or get back according to the song’s lyrics.
A huge party was thrown for everyone who had 40 days left of their army service.
My 40 days was spent in the middle of the bush.
Seems like schools adopted this tradition sometime after the border wars.