Cultural Notebook: Religion
Maasai Tribe:
The Maasai follow a traditional African Religion. With everyone in the tribe believe the same beliefs and follow the same rituals. They believe their god is the one true god and he’s the superior The Maasai Believe in the god Ngai; also known as Enkai. In the beginning of time, the sky and the earth were combined together and Ngai took control of the sky. Ngai is known to have no gender but is known to be a masculine and feminine. Their god is believed to have a kind side and a evil sid. The Maasai believe that their god created three groups of people; the Torrobo, Kikuyu, and the Maasai. All these groups of people believe that their god gave them the power of the world and the earth revolves around …show more content…
God gave them the cattle. The cattle came down a long rope from heaven and the Maasai were to take care of the cattle.
The Maasai consider the cattle to be the center of their universe and their lives revolve around the cattle. The Torrobo got very jealous that the cattle was given to the Maasai tribe so they cut the rope to stop the cattle from coming.
Cultural Notebook: Religion
American:
America doesn’t have a set religion. The most major religion is Christianity. We however are able to believe in whatever we want to believe in and we have the freedom to follow and practice what religion we want to follow. Countries in Africa aren’t able to follow any religion they want to and are forced to believe in what they are told to believe in.
Most Common Religions in America:
-Christianity at 70.6%
-Jewish at 1.9%
-Islamic at 0.9%
-Buddhist at 0.7%
-Hindu at 0.7%
The other percentages are smaller noncommon religions, or people who don’t believe in religion and follow one.
Question B:
For me religion isn't a big part of my life. My parents don’t force religion to be a big part of my life so I don’t turn to religion when I’m having issues. For me I Find other ways to cope with my issues and struggles with
Maasai Tribe:
The Maasai follow a traditional African Religion. With everyone in the tribe believe the same beliefs and follow the same rituals. They believe their god is the one true god and he’s the superior The Maasai Believe in the god Ngai; also known as Enkai. In the beginning of time, the sky and the earth were combined together and Ngai took control of the sky. Ngai is known to have no gender but is known to be a masculine and feminine. Their god is believed to have a kind side and a evil sid. The Maasai believe that their god created three groups of people; the Torrobo, Kikuyu, and the Maasai. All these groups of people believe that their god gave them the power of the world and the earth revolves around …show more content…
God gave them the cattle. The cattle came down a long rope from heaven and the Maasai were to take care of the cattle.
The Maasai consider the cattle to be the center of their universe and their lives revolve around the cattle. The Torrobo got very jealous that the cattle was given to the Maasai tribe so they cut the rope to stop the cattle from coming.
Cultural Notebook: Religion
American:
America doesn’t have a set religion. The most major religion is Christianity. We however are able to believe in whatever we want to believe in and we have the freedom to follow and practice what religion we want to follow. Countries in Africa aren’t able to follow any religion they want to and are forced to believe in what they are told to believe in.
Most Common Religions in America:
-Christianity at 70.6%
-Jewish at 1.9%
-Islamic at 0.9%
-Buddhist at 0.7%
-Hindu at 0.7%
The other percentages are smaller noncommon religions, or people who don’t believe in religion and follow one.
Question B:
For me religion isn't a big part of my life. My parents don’t force religion to be a big part of my life so I don’t turn to religion when I’m having issues. For me I Find other ways to cope with my issues and struggles with