Castle Milk Stout celebrates the second Ancestor’ Day

Castle Milk Stout, together with the Congress of Traditional Leaders of South Africa (CONTRALESA) and the National House of the Traditional and Khoisan leaders savoured the moment in celebration of the highly anticipated Ancestors’ Day.  This year’s celebration marked the second Ancestors’ Day commemoration since its inception in May 2021.

“May is Africa Month and we wanted to make sure that people use the first weekend of this month to remember those that came before us, who taught us our ways as Africans. Basically, we wanted to open Africa Month by commemorating and remembering who we truly are,” says Khensani Mkhombo, the Brand Manager for Castle Milk Stout.

Mkhombo adds that Castle Milk Stout together with CONTRALESA, the National House of Traditional Khoisan Leaders amongst other stakeholders has embarked on a campaign to lobby the government to officially declare 8 May as Ancestors Day on the national calendar.

Actor and seasoned broadcaster, Nimrod Nkosi facilitated the celebration event, which was well-attended by guests from various traditional and spiritual spheres and included talks by Bishop Joshua Maponga III, who focused on the Pan-African Journey of Spirituality.  Maponga’s educational talk was followed by an inspirational talk by broadcaster, Hulisani Ravele who detailed her own spiritual journey and the role that the Castle Milk Stout brand has played in her growth towards spiritual enlightenment; titled “Nḓila: A personal journey of discovery”.