Prawns, chops chicken wors, chakalaka, sweet corn, ice cream custard almond cake…
Reason For Heritage and Braai Day.
South Africans celebrate Heritage Day on the 24th of September, by remembering the cultural heritage of the many cultures that make up the population of South Africa. Various events are staged throughout the country to commemorate this.
In Hout Bay , there is an army procession and a recreation of the battle fought there.
In 2005, a media campaign sought to “re-brand” the holiday as National Braai Day, in recognition of the South African culinary tradition of holding informal backyard barbecues, or braais .
On 5 September 2007, Archbishop Desmond Tutu celebrated his appointment as patron of South Africa’s Braai (Barbecue) Day, affirming it to be a unifying force in a divided country (by donning an apron and tucking into a boerewors sausage).
At the end of 2007 National Braai Day changed its name to Braai4Heritage and the initiative received the endorsement of South Africa’s National Heritage Council.
