Millions of South Africans will be reaching for their braai stands tomorrow, in celebration of this day, which is a public holiday.
Braai Day is a celebration of our great country and its unique national pastime.
It aims to unite all South Africans on September 24, by encouraging them to partake in a fun and tangible activity shared by all demographic groups and religious denominations.
South Africans celebrate Heritage Day 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 day.
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.
And on September 5, 2007, Archbishop Desmond Tutu celebrated his appointment as patron of South Africa’s Barbecue (Braai) 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 (NHC).
Organiser Jan Scannell announced that the aim is not to have a mass braai, but littler ones with friends and family.
So let’s all have a braai.
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