Herero Day

It is held in Okahandja in central Namibia annually on August 26, the day and place Herero chief Samuel Maharero's body was reburied alongside his ancestors in 1923.

Of the estimated 4–6,000 Herero warriors, only 1,175 reached their destination of British Bechuanaland, the rest died of thirst, hunger, and diseases.

The respective ceremony was attended by 3,000 Hereros and by 100 Whites, including high-ranking government officials.

Since then, Herero Day is held annually as a gesture of resistance, unity and loyalty, as well as defiance against colonisation, particularly that by the Germans.

[2][self-published source][6] The main event of the 3-day gathering is a procession to several graves of Herero chiefs, followed by a church service.