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OLUFUKO CEREMONY

Olufuko is a female initiation practised by Oshiwambo traditino in Namibia, under which girls between the age of 16-20 have to go through in order to become mature and marriageable women. It is performed by a woman called Namunganga. In addition,Olufuko is a way of preparing young girls from childhood into womanhood, and is normally done when a girl gets her first menstruation. This ceremony is officiated in August for actual reasons that August is believed to be a wedding month in Northern Namibia.