Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Owambo Wedding
Last weekend I attended an Owambo wedding. Their culture is the one I've grown closest to here in Namibia. I live near Owamboland, just north of Tsumeb, so naturally I have met more of them. My family in Tsumeb is Owambo. I have many Oshiwambo speaking friends. My girlfriend is Owambo and the bride in the wedding is her cousin. The wedding was fine, but I must admit my favourite part was the slaughtering of three cows. I've never seen it done before. It took 4-5 guys a couple of hours on each cow. Here are some pictures.
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Dear Son,
Geesh, you're looking good.
I placed the photo of you and the young child on my computer background.
I'm so ever proud of you and your growth.
love,
dad
I was actually searching for a chess club in Tsumeb and came across your blog. Being an Owambo i wanted to say "HI" and thanks for writting about our country, people and continent in a positive light.
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