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May 24, 2029

Patlo Day leads today's complete edition for Botswana.

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Patlo Day — World Calendar Day
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Patlo Day

Patlo is the traditional courtship process where the groom's family formally approaches the bride's family at the kgotla. It is not a proposal, it is a delegation with uncles doing the talking, aunts doing the observing, and the young couple waiting outside. Every Motswana knows that saying the wrong thing at patlo follows you longer than any wedding vow.