Status not stated
Moving into a new house
Twigs of omugolo are strewn so happiness will reign. A paternal relative throws leaves of omusati with a prayer for peace. The father’s sister may plant omugolo sticks on each side of the entrance.
- Who
- House owner, paternal kin, father’s sister
- When
- When a homestead is raised or entered
- Where
- New dwelling and its entrance
- Why
- A house is blessed before it is merely occupied.
The author’s paper does not say whether this is still practised today, so no status is shown.
Summarised from Professor Petrus Angula Mbenzi’s Oshiwambo rituals and ceremonies and Aawambo Ethnobotany.
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.