====== [hemmerling] Namibian Heritage Week & Namibian Heritage Day ======
Related pages:
  *[[namibia.html|Namibia]].
  *[[nrw.html|Nordrhein-Westfalen ( NRW ), Ostwestfalen-Lippe ( OWL ), Bielefeld 1/3]].
===== Namibian Heritage Day / Namibian Heritage Celebration Day in Germany 2025 ( 2025-05-30 - 2025-06-01 ) =====
==== My personal Statement about the Event ====
  *For me as German native living in Germany, the event was like a 3-days short holiday trip to Namibia, but without flight costs & without accomodation costs :-).
==== Photo Impressions from the Event ====
  *[[http://de.pinterest.com/hemmerling/namibian-heritage-celebration-day-in-germany-2025/|Pinterest "Namibian Heritage Celebration Day in Germany 2025"]].
==== Event Announcement, Event Advertising & Event Marketing =====
  *[[http://www.lukopane.org/events/|Lukopane-Namibia-Kulturverein e.V. "Event"]], 2025.
    *"Get ready to immerse yourself in the vibrant spirit of Namibia!  
    *Mark your calendars for the Namibian Heritage Celebration 2025! 
    *May 30th - June 1st, 2025 SJC Facility, Hövelriege".
    *Join us for an unforgettable weekend filled with:
      *Namibian music performances.
      *Delicious traditional cuisine.
      *Inspiring connections with fellow heritage enthusiasts and travelers.
      *Family-friendly sport activities
{{:namibia/namibian_heritage_day2025a.jpg?300|Namibian Heritage Days in Germany ( Poster )}} {{:namibia/namibian_heritage_day2025b.jpg?300|Namibian Heritage Days in Germany ( Website Poster )}}.
==== Event Musicians ====
  *Daniel Carmo.
    *[[http://www.instagram.com/danielcarmofficial/|Instagram "Daniel Carmo (@danielcarmofficial)"]].
    *[[http://www.tiktok.com/@danielcarmofficial|Tiktok "Daniel Carmo (@danielcarmofficial)"]].
    *[[http://app.chartmetric.com/artist/4400628|Chartmetric "Daniel Carmo"]].
    *[[http://www.instagram.com/p/DJuBOMsM-h9/|Instagram "Lukopane Namibia Kulturverein (@lukopaneverein) - "Meet Daniel Carmo, Born in Namibia, shaped by Portugal, and now based in Germany — Daniel Carmo is the sound of cultural fusion"]].
  *Genesa Experience.
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/Genesaexperience/|Facebook "Genesaexperience - Genesa Handrick"]].
    *[[http://www.instagram.com/handrickgenesa2222/|Instagram "Genesa Handrick (@handrickgenesa2222)"]].
    *<del>[[http://genesa.handrick.eu/|genesa.handrick.eu]]</del>, <del>[[http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://genesa.handrick.eu/|Archive.org "genesa.handrick.eu"]]</del>.
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=450204927992508|Facebook, Welwitschia Music Production "Genesaexperience - Genesa Handrick. Back in the land of the brave.."]] ( video ).
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/TheTribeNamibia/videos/535232807670332/|Facebook, The Tribe "#TheTribeExclusive with Genesa"]] ( video ).
==== The Namibian Movie played in the Evening ====
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Hanging_Tree|EN.Wikipedia "Under the Hanging Tree"]].
==== Event Program & Schedule Document ====
  *{{:namibia/namibian_heritage_day2025c.pdf|Namibian Heritage Celebration}} ( PDF ) - "Saturday, May 31st – Namibian Heritage Celebration Day".
  *Direct download link: [[http://www.hemmerling.com/wikidata/media/namibia/namibian_heritage_day2025c.pdf]] ( PDF ).
==== Event Performances & Acitivities of ethnic Groups in Namibia ====
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damara_people|EN.Wikipedia "Damara people"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damar|DE.Wikipedia "Damara"]].
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovambo_people|EN.Wikipedia "Ovambo people"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovambo|DE.Wikipedia "Ovambo"]] - "Aawambo, Ambo, Aawambo (Ndonga, Nghandjera, Kwambi, Kwaluudhi, Kolonghadhi, Mbalantu, mbadja), or Ovawambo (Kwanyama)".
  *[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herero_people|EN.Wikipedia "Herero people"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herero|DE.Wikipedia "Herero"]].
  *Onderera / Ondoro.
    *[[http://neweralive.na/ombazu-eraka-festival-slated-for-friday/|New Era Live "Ombazu, Eraka festival slated for Friday"]], 2024-11 - "The festival will formally begin on Friday, with the main event set for Saturday, and will include **traditional activities such as Outjina, Omuhiva, Ondoro and Onderera**".
==== Organizer & Sponsors =====
  *[[http://www.lukopane.org/|Lukopane-Namibia-Kulturverein e.V.]], Embassy of the Republic of Namibia, Reichstrasstraße 17, D-14052 Berlin.
    *[[http://www.instagram.com/lukopaneverein/|Instagram "Lukopane Namibia Kulturverein (@lukopaneverein)"]].
    *[[http://de.linkedin.com/company/lukopane-namibia-kulturverein|LinkedIn "Lukopane Namibia Kulturverein"]].
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/groups/211529740181465|Facebook "Namibian Community in Germany"]].
  *[[http://www.namibia-botschaft.de/| Embassy of the Republic of Namibia in the Federal Republic of Germany]].
    *In his speech on the event, the embassador of Namibia stated, that the "Namibian Heritage Days" are organized since 2021 as diaspora meetings, supported by the Embassy of the Republic of Namibia.
==== Special Food & Drinks, Sponsored Goods =====
=== Special Food & Drinks from Namibia ===
    *[[http://www.avricana.com/|AVRICANA - Erfrischend, spritzig und unverwechselbar]] - Soft drink, 0% alkohol.
    *[[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windhoek_Lager|DE.Wikipedia "Windhoek Lager"]] - Classical beer with alcohol ( green label ) & beer with 0% alcohol ( yellow label ).
    *"Mopane worms" with "water spinach", corn porridge ( maize porridge ) & beer.
      *"Mopane worms".
        *The worm [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonimbrasia_belina|EN.Wikipedia "Gonimbrasia belina"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonimbrasia_belina|DE.Wikipedia "Gonimbrasia belina"]] - "Im Englischen wird der Falter als Mopani und die Raupe als Mopane worm (deutsch Mopane-Wurm; obwohl es sich um eine Raupe handelt) bezeichnet, da sich die Raupe vom Mopanebaum Colophospermum mopane ernährt".
        *The tree [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mopane|EN.Wikipedia "Mopane"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mopane|DE.Wikipedia "Mopane"]].
        *The dish [[http://www.nationalgerichtrezepte.de/nationalgericht-namibia-mopane-worms-rezept/|NationalgerichtRezepte "Nationalgericht Namibia: Mopane Worms (Rezept)"]].
      *"Water spinach".
        *[[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ipomoea_aquatica|EN.Wikipedia "Ipomoea aquatica"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wasserspinat|DE.Wikipedia "Wasserspinat"]].
      *"Beer".
        *[[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshikundu|EN.Wikipedia "Oshikundu"]], [[http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshikundu|DE.Wikipedia "Oshikundu"]] - "A traditional Namibian drink made from fermented millet (**mahangu**) flour, brans and **malted sorghum flour** mixed with lukewarm water".
=== Sponsored Goods ===
    *[[http://www.dhg-vertrieb.com/namibia/|DHG Vertriebs- & Consultinggesellschaft mbH "Namibia"]] - Charcoal from Namibia. "100 Prozent Namibia, 0 Prozent Regenwald. Der Busch – unser nachhaltigster Holzlieferant".

==== Tickets =====
  *"For people who will be staying they paid 70 EU for accomodation and meals. And people who are not staying there pay 50 EUR for attendance and food".
  *The ticket fee must be transfered to a bank account of "Lukopane-Namibia-Kulturverein e.V.", with special reference number for Namibia Heritage day "GENODED1BRS"
==== Location & Travel ====
  *[[http://www.iz-hoevelriege.de/|Interkulturelles Zentrum Hövelriege ( IZH )]], Alte Poststraße 142, D-33161 Hövelhof OT Hövelriege.
  *Travel by train to "Hövelriege" :-), NOT "Hövelhof" :-(.
==== Special Namibian Guest who I had Talks with ====
  *Sam Shaanika.
    *[[http://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-shaanika-236a39182/|LinkedIn "Sam Shaanika"]], [[http://www.linkedin.com/in/sam-shaanika-2801b9a6/|LinkedIn "Sam Shaanika"]].
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/sam.shaanika/|Facebook "Sam Shaanika"]].
    *[[http://www.instagram.com/samshaanika/|Instagram "Sam Shaanika"]].
  *A German businessman who lived with his Herero wife for several years in Namibia in Swakopmund and operated a "Herero Bar" there. Business model: A "Herero Bar" has as audience just Herero people from Namibia, not other people from Namibia, i.e. not Ovambo people.
===== Namibian Heritage Week =====
  *[[http://www.facebook.com/MICTNamibia|Facebook "Ministry of Information and Communication Technology - Republic of Namibia"]].
    *[[http://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=5402889573123490|Facebook "UNITY IN DIVERSITY - The Namibian Heritage Week encourages all Namibians to celebrate and commit themselves to protect our wonderful natural and cultural resources"]] ( Video ).
  *[[http://www.museums.com.na/entry/2024/09/the-official-opening-of-namibian-heritage-week-2024|Museums Association of Namibia "The Official Opening of Namibian Heritage Week 2024"]], 2024-09.
    *[[http://www.museums.com.na/images/Namibian_Heritage_Media_Kit_Week_2024_compressed.pdf|Museums Association of Namibia "Namibian Heritage Week 2024"]]  ( PDF ).
  *[[http://www.facebook.com/namibiaheritageweek/|Facebook "Namibian Heritage Week"]].
  *[[http://www.instagram.com/namibian_heritage_week/|Instagram "Namibian Heritage Week (@namibian_heritage_week)"]].
===== Resources =====
  *[[http://www.namibian.org/news/culture-and-lifestyle/celebrating-namibias-cultural-diversity|The Namibian "Celebrating Namibia's Cultural Diversity. The first weekend in November 2023 was a celebration of the rich cultural heritage of the Namibian people"]], 2023-11.
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