The Maasais

We were super lucky today. A native man who we met at the airport had today invited us to his tribe. We hadn’t expected something like this, but when he asked us if we wanted to, we answered yes immediately. The man came from a local tribe that are called The Maasias in Kenya, like the Aborigines in Australia. They’re the native people in Kenya. They live in the bush and many of them are nomadic. They’re known for the way they’re dressing themselves and they’re also known for being fearsome warriors.

         We arrived the tribe at the middle of the day when it was warmest, but it didn’t seem to bother them. A man came over to us and started to shake our hands to show that we’re welcome here. We were so glad because this is something that we had whished to experience in all of our life. When the man we met when we came here first was done with talking with us, the rest of the tribe came to us. We were a bit scared because they started to touch our faces and pinch us on the arms like we were food, but it all ended well.

          After a long day with much informative experiences like how to make jewellery and bracelets, we were invited to the ritual ceremony and the dinner. One of the oldest mans in the tribe, which we had seen before that day and then he seemed a little bit tired and sick and we got to know that he was the witch doctor. He was a totally different person now. He had gone into a trance there he jumped up and down and were totally crazy in front of everybody. Meanwhile, when we were watching him dance, the guy we met at the airport told us about their hunters and warriors. The hunters of the tribe were absolutely amazing. They had apparently learned how to steal meat from a lion! We were so excited when we heard this story and couldn’t wait for the time we’re going out to hunt. You should take a look how the Maasais steal the food for the lion: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBpu4DAvwI8

Here you also have a picture of the men of the tribe:

Have a nice day! 

- Julie & Stian