The Himba are a nomadic tribe in northern Namibia. They look different from other people and have a tradition of putting a paste called Otjize on their skin and hair.
During dry times when there isn’t much water, this paste helps clean the skin and protect it from the weather and bugs. The Himba are known for the way they always welcome guests with open arms and often let their wives host.
The Himba tribe has a unique belief about how babies are made. They think that a spirit baby singing a certain song brings babies to the womb instead of sperm and egg coming together. A woman who is about to give birth and is also hearing this music...READ FULL; FROM THE SOURCE.
This ritual is done by a woman who wants to get pregnant. She makes a bed under a palm tree on a windy day, listens to the wind, and learns the song of the spirit baby who wants to be born right then.
The woman who wants to get pregnant learns the song, then finds the man she wants to be the father and teaches him the song. They sing the song together and like each other. People believe that if the song is sung during a sexual act, the unborn child will be drawn to the mother’s womb and grow there.
