Vuvuzela. Come on say the word – Vu-vu-ze-la! It is such an easy words to roll off the tongue – sort of like the sound it makes – it has a erupting vibration.
It is brightly coloured, about a meter long and is a standard part of a South African football fan’s kit – yebo, yes it is a Vuvuzela. I guess in the USA they’d call it a stadium horn – it is a long plastic trumpet that South African soccer fans blow enthusiastically and rhythmically during football matches.
History of the Vuvuzela
I don’t know about the history – some talk about kelp horns and fishing horns, others talk about kudu horns, like the rather unsightly kuduzela and others refer to the tin trumpets that some religious groups blow.
But South African soccer fans don’t really care where the vuvuzela came from; they just enjoy the fun and noise with the vuvuzelas.
Where to Buy a Vuvuzela
In South Africa, you can buy a Vuvuzela on the way to the match from one of the friendly vendors next to the road or you can go to a shop like Macro. You can also buy vuvuzelas from some sports shops, football clubs, supermarkets, online - just about anywhere.
Vuvuzela Colours
Made of plastic, they come in a variety of colours – the standard primary red, blue and yellow, green. But the most popular are those in club colours: black or white for fans of Orlando Pirates, yellow for Kaizer Chiefs, and so on.
Vuvuzela’s and 2010 FIFA Soccer World Cup
The announcement on 15 May 2004 that South Africa would host the FIFA World Cup in 2010 gave the vuvuzela a major boost, with some 20 000 sold on the day
According to joburg.or.za FIFA has come to the party too. “The world football governing body said on 11 July 2008 that fans could bring their vuvuzelas to stadiums for 2010 World Cup matches., in spite of those balling for the vuvuzela to be banned.
At a debate that lasted several hours, the South Africa 2010 Local Organising Committee (OC) convinced FIFA that the vuvuzela was essential for “an authentic South African footballing experience.”
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i would like to sell vuvuzelas in 2010, can i do this ?