Culture: When’s your child’s birthday? Himba of Namibia will tell you it’s when the mother first thinks about it

Culture: When’s your child’s birthday? Himba of Namibia will tell you it’s when the mother first thinks about it

An impassioned and captivating debate is going on online regarding the date of birth of a child among Himba tribe of Namibia that defies the set norm – the day the child arrives in the world. To the Himba, the date of birth is determined by the time the thought...

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