Emanyatta Ceremony

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The next step is Emanyatta which is warrior’s camp. Here in this camp free will is exercised. There are many fights because the warriors can take advantage of the women and jealousy happens a lot. The boys carry weapons because fighting can lead to being very dangerous. There is a flagpole in the middle of the camp. The Maasai flag is hung for as long as the men are in the camp. Two chiefs are the leaders of the camp. The men learn togetherness and what their role will be. They can be in the camp for up to ten years.
Next is Eunoto or initiation. Here a warrior becomes a senior warrior. They are able to marry and have children. A camp of forty-nine houses is where this ceremony is held. The Oloiboni live in the forty ninth house. They are

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