... Beautiful second postcard from Andrene's African cruise🛳️... view of the most well-known African tribe with unique culture, history, diet, clothing, brutal rituals, dances, lion hunting, and much more.... like the iconic wildlife that roam the plains, they are synonymous with the savannahs of East Africa... despite the initial pressures to give up their way of life, they have managed to tightly hold on to their culture... the bright colours of the Maasai cloth, beads and other adornments are all very symbolic... the vibrant red coloured cloth represents blood and is the symbol of bravery, it is the primary colour of all the shukas worn... blue represents the sacred sky and rain that provides sustenance and graving for the cattle... green subsequently represents the grass and nourishment... orange is symbolic of their warmth, friendliness and openness... yellow is the colour of fertility, and white is the symbol of peace... visiting a local Maasai village is a popular activity during a trip to East Africa... Thanks so much Andrene! (✿◠‿◠) (An African cruise must surely have been quite a different experience!🙂)
The Maasai make up a large part of the East African landscape between Kenya and Tanzania, particularly in and around the Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Kenya’s Masai Mara National Park.
Unlike many other tribes in Kenya, the Maasai are semi-nomadic and pastoral.They have a fearsome reputation as and live by herding cattle and goats. Relied on these animals as their primary diet only eating/drinking milk, meat and blood. Today, they have introduced more African foods such as rice, potatoes, ugali and even japati.
They mostly live in mud and dung huts and right outside, their animals are kept in an enclosure built of sticks, which looks quite sophisticated. This is to keep them safe from the wild animals out there: Hyenas and big cats.
"Maasai" literally means "one who speaks the Maa language".
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Birds
(2014)
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