National Braai Day 2013

Besides for Heritage day, South Africans are also celebrating National Braai day today.

National Braai Day is the equivalent to the Irish St. Patricks day, the Australian Australia day and the French Bastille Day.

Whether u call it Braai, Shisa Nyama or the american 'Barbeque', one thing is for certain, all South Africans enjoy gathering around a fire sharing stories, enjoying warm company and roasted foods.

Charcoal, gas, potjie or wood braai, they all go!

Pick your favourite and join the masses of SA with the most common and favourite pass time, BRAAI'ing!

WHERE ARE YOU HEADED? - HERITAGE DAY

Where are you headed? To answer this you must first know who you are and where it is that you come from.

If you haven't already, its time to learn more about your roots.
Today in South Africa we celebrate diversity; the diversity of our beliefs, of our colour, our language, our traditions and the diversity of our culture, that contribute to our Rainbow Nation. "The rainbow people of God", is how Desmond Tutu described us.
It is our shared heritage that allows us South Africans to live in harmony.

With ELEVEN official languages, we definitely show that we enjoy the diversity. The eleven are: isiXhosa, isiZilu, English, Afrikaans, siSwati, Xitsonga, Setswana, Tshivenda, isiNdebele, Sesotho and Sesotho sa Leboa.

I ashamedly confess that I am fluent in only 2 of them and can understand and speak a bit of the 3rd. The saddest part is that I don't know my mother tongue. Being of indian origin but born and bred in South Africa, I have slowly lost a hold of my roots. That needs to change. Thank goodness the spicy indian cuisine isn't lost. Chilies and spices are still daily's.
I am indian but I am also South African. Today I plan on digging a little deeper and discovering interesting facts about my heritage, will you too?

Remember, always be proud of who you are and of where you've come from. Most importantly, be proudly South African, today and always.

Happy Heritage day & Happy Braai day!