Headman Oswin Mukulu of the Ombalantu Traditional Authority is inviting all Namibians to attend the upcoming Omagongo festival in big numbers.

The festival is scheduled to take place at Ohamautsi, in the Anamulenge Constituency of the Omusati Region, on the 3rd of June.

The annual Omagongo festival is celebrated on a rotational basis among the eight northern traditional authorities.

The Marula fruit festival brings people from diverse cultures together to socialize and strengthen their traditional roots.

Over the weekend more than N$150,000 was raised at a dinner at Outapi for the hosting of the Omagongo festival.
  
"The festival allows people to relax and socialize after hard work in their field. When the fruit ripens and fall from the tree on their own women and children gather under the tree, women and young ladies from different homestead participate in the process of Omagongo transfer to juice, the juice is left for two to seven days to ferment after which the festival begins," said Omusati Governor Erginus Endjala.

Ombalantu Traditional Authority assured the nation that it is ready to host the event.

In 2015, UNESCO inscribed the festival to be added to the list of the world's intangible cultural heritages.