Oshiwambo ShookukuMoshinkoti shookuku
Still lived

Cattle festival

Oshidhano shoongombe

Omaludi eengobe — a public festival of cattle, with dance and display, held at the end of April after the rains. Well-kept herds are honoured, and herders are urged to do better at the next gathering.

Who
Herders, household, neighbours
When
End of April, after the rains
Where
Kraal and open ground
Why
To encourage herders, so the cattle give milk and butter to the household.
Why this is marked “still lived”:
“It has to be pointed out Omaludi eengobe is now practiced with vibrancy and is even recognized by modern authorities”

Summarised from Professor Petrus Angula Mbenzi’s Oshiwambo rituals and ceremonies.

This is a doorway, not the full account. The complete description stays with Professor Petrus Angula Mbenzi until he releases it. Read it in his books.