As Namibia celebrates Family Day, the NBC News team in Oshakati caught up with the Namoloh family at Ohnuno.

Like many who travelled from across Namibia to spend the festive season with loved ones, the Namolohs left busy city life for their traditional home, where birdsong wakes them each morning.

Asked what family means to them, Ndilimevava Namoloh said, "By definition, a family is a group of people that share or inherit genetics from one another. Be it through parents, they share genetics with their children. But, when it comes to cultural definition, family is a group of people that grow together in one household and migrate, and the family spreads and forms a family tree. But it is also a group of people that comes together, lives together and communicates daily and also forms a bond that ultimately plays a role in society."

Born to Namibia's icon and liberation stalwart, retired Major General Charles Namoloh, Julius Namoloh said fathers, especially, should go the extra mile to support their children and be present in their lives.

He added, "I came from a very big family, about 23 siblings; those are biological siblings, and there are other siblings, cousins, and so forth in the house. So, in my father's house, where I grew up, there are times when the household is made up of 60 to 70 people at a time, especially during this time of the year, so we come together and renew the bond. Within that family, you still have another circle of friends that are close together, and that's what built some of us to get inspired to start a family."

His wife, Ester Namoloh, shared the same sentiments.

She said, "I will say it's a privilege, it's a wonderful thing from God, and it's a blessing that we are here together as a family, we love, and we bond. Family Day aims to recognise the importance of relationships; it is the first foundation of a child and should provide love, guidance and protection for those who belong there."