Maasai

Maasai Tribe Maasai tribe introduction Maasai tribe is located in southern Kenya to northern Tanzania combining over 150,000 people in both countries,the language shared between them is a language called Maa.The religion that they follow is loliond. Food/cooking The traditional diet of the tribe consists of 6 basic foods milk,meat,fat,blood,honey and tree bark.Fresh milk is drunk from a gourd and is sometimes mixed blood from a cattle.Blood is also boiled and used in cooking t drinks.The…

amazing experience with exhilarating activities for the entire family to enjoy, memories made together that will last a lifetime, and opportunities to learn and grow together. Day 1 Upon your arrival at Olkiombo Airstrip, you will be met by our skilled Maasai guide ready to take you through your first game drive en-route to our camp. Cruise through the acacia-spotted savannah of the Masai Mara in a 4x4 vehicle. The park is famously known for its spectacular great wildebeest migration and is…

THE LIFE OF A MAASAI WOMAN When visiting Maasailand, one cannot miss the sight of a woman either at work, tending animals, carrying a baby while breast feeding, fetching fuel wood from the surrounding thicket, carrying water containers, or building and repairing a manyatta. The life of a Maasai woman is one of hardship and repression. Most of her struggles are shaped by circumstances and the challenges of her time including their deep patriarchal attitude that destines women to live a life of…

same continent, their practices of tradition are very different. Their cultures were created long ago so they have very specific traditions that are vital to the culture, and make it what it is. They are sacred traditions. Four aspects of Zulu and Maasai culture that I will be talking about in this paper are birth rituals, coming of age or puberty rituals, marriage rituals, and finally death rituals. These are times that happen in the lives of both cultures, but what is interesting…

semi-arid and arid lands are the Maasai People. The Maasai society consists of sixteen sections: Ildamat, Ilpurko, Ilkeekonyokie, Iloitai, Ilkaputiei, Ilkankere, Isiria, Ilmoitanik, Iloodokilani, Iloitokitoki, Ilarusa, Ilmatatapato, Ilwuasinkishu, Kore, Parakuyu, and Ilkisonko (P&C Maasai H 1). In the middle of the fifteenth century the Maasai’s ancestors originated in North Africa, migrating south along the Nile valley and arriving in Northern Kenya (AP of Kenya 1). Maasai conquered all tribes…

Maasai boys and Maasai girls are raised in two different ways. The boys are raised to be warriors. The girls are raised to be mothers. 2. Explain why Ntaiya was able to go to school as a young girl. What kind of life did her mother lead? Ntaiya was able to go to school as a young girl because her mother had not gone to school. Ntaiya’s mother did not want Ntaiya or her siblings to live the life she was living. Ntaiya’s mother made sure that Ntaiya was able to go to school because she had not…

are Maasai from Kenya and Zulu from South Africa. Maasai is the smallest ethnic group in Kenya, they make up only 0.7% of the population, but they are the most well-known tribe in Kenya. Zulu is the largest ethnic group in South Africa, which make up approximately 22% percent of the population. Furthermore, the Maasai and the Zulu are two different ethnic groups in two different countries, however, there some similarities in them. This paper will focus on the culture and religion of the Maasai…

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…

Africa has many diverse cultures. The three well-known tribes of Africa are the Maasai, Tuareg, and the Bambuti. The Maasai and the Tuareg were pastoralists. The Bambuti were very short and include many subtribes in one. People living in Africa migrated out and spread to other areas. The first humans on Earth were said to be living on the continent of Africa. As the population grew people migrated. They migrated to other areas in Africa and eventually to other continents. Lasting 1500 years, the…

“The Initiation of a Maasai Warrior” In “The Initiation of a Maasai Warrior” written by Tepilit Ole Saitoti, The Massai’s rite of passage is captured thru his own eyes. In order for a child to become an adult and gain respect they must go thru the painful circumsion. For the Maasai the circumcisiion symbolizes the passage from childhood to adulthood. If during the ceremony you showed any sort of fear or weakness you were considered a coward and you failed the test of adulthood.…