Life in a MAASAI Village | MAASAI Culture & Traditions

[Music] Visitors to Tanzania can experience the culture  of the Maasai people by visiting a Maasai Village. The nomadic and pastoralist Maasai  people are a Nilotic ethnic group   inhabiting in Northern Tanzania and Kenya.  When you visit a Maasai Village you will   be welcomed by a traditional Maasai welcome  performance like the one you're watching now   [Music] [Music] [Music] Adamu is the famous traditional jumping  dance performed by the iconic Maasai tribe The Maasai speak a language known as Maa. The Maasai people  both women and men mostly shave their   head to celebrate Rites of Passage such  as circumcision and marriage. It's only   the Maasai Warriors who are allowed to wear long  hair which they weave in thinly braided strands.   Maasai Society is firmly patriarchal in nature.   Amongst the Maasai the measure of a man's wealth  is in terms of children and Cattle [Music] The Maasai people don't use instruments  when they're singing or dancing.   Their music comprises of rhythms rendered by  a Chorus of vocalists. When the chorus leader   starts singing a song the group responds with  the unanimous call-in acknowledgment [Music] [Music] The Maasai houses are either circular or loaf shaped and  are made by women. Their Villages are enveloped   in a circular fence built by the men and this  protects their cattle at night from wild animals. [Music] Some Maasai Villages have kindergarten The  children were taught basic Maths, English   and Swahili language. The children will  go to nearby towns for primary education [Music] The Maasai people are monotheistic  and their God is named Engai   today most of the Messiah people are Christians  and very few are Muslims. The traditional Maasai   diet consists of six basic Foods meat,  blood, milk, fat, honey and tree bark [Music]   [Music]   [Music] clothing varies by sex, age  and place. Young men wear black for several months   after their circumcision. The cloth used to wrap  around the body is called Shuka in the Maa language   Hope you enjoyed this video. See you in our next video   If you like this video please like, share, subscribe  to our Channel and press the Bell notification. Thank You! [Music]