Umqombothi is used to celebrate the home-coming of young men known as abakwetha in Xhosa culture, after ulwaluko - initiation and religious male circumcision.
This beer plays a very important role when someone contacts their ancestors, the amadlozi, and plays a central role in the social context and so is often used during customary weddings, funerals, and imbizos (traditional meetings) [REF].