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populaion of 60,000 people

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All families as a ritual have fires together which is seen as sacred. The fire-keeper approaches the sacred ancestral fire every seven- eight days in order to communicate with the ancestors on behalf of their family. They have a very strong belief in a supreme being responsible for creating and maintaining the world. The Himba believe that their ancestors play an essential role in their lives and that they can communicate with them through prayer and offerings. The introduction of Christianity by European colonial powers, many Himba people continue to practice their traditional religion and maintain their cultural identity, however there are growing numbers of those who are moving onto Christianity.

the "erembe" ritual is a puberty ritual for young girls which symbolises their transition into woman hood, the ceremony includes traditional dances songs and blessings from tribal elders

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Some of the sacred objects from the Himba tribe of northern Nambia include a Sacred fire (okuruwo), which is kept burning at all times to protect them from demons and evil spirits.

Another sacred item would be the ostrich egg beads, shells, and coils of iron that are worm around the neck, hands, or ankles that symbolise different things (usually marriage)

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The women tend to be more submissive and the males are more dominant with the decision making. The men go off hunting for animals and can be away a long time on hunting trips, where as the women will stay at the village, looking after the children. They make maze twice daily for food, and milk the goats.

The men will sometimes offer their wives to visitors for a night, the husband will then sleep in a different room or outside. This is called okujepisa omukazendu (offering a wife to a guest). Another surprising fact is that most of the time, the women build the houses.

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A lot of their food is very unique to them but a lot of it is also made in other counties they just maybe make it differently , they are all very interesting and a lot of people are every keen to try a lot of them, they take sheep from there handmade built pens and they slaughter them, they eat this when they get there first period or when there is a wedding and celebrations, they eat mahangu soup it is made with fish, goat or lamb and rice, they mix the ingredients in an iron pot, mahangu or millet is its main ingredient. They eat a meat called potjiekos, they cook the meat till it Is brown they then add spices and stock or alcohol they then layer it with vegetables and carbs that is all left in a pot to simmer for hours. One thing that is very unusual is they eat bullfrog it is an American frog the scientific name for the frog is lithobates catesbeianus, when cooking it they start by skinning the frog legs then they remove the legs they then bread it with bread crumb and lastly they fry it. Like many places they eat oysters they cook them by putting the oysters on a barbecue and cook at medium heat with the lid closed, they cook it for 5 to 10 minutes until the juices start to bubble, they then remove them from the barbecue and sprinkle them with chopped chives.