African tribal cultural practices

Famous Masai people

The most well-known tribe in Africa should be the Masai tribe living in Kenya. Colorful costumes and large pierced ears are their unique symbols. The Masai people, who mainly focus on grazing, cannot live without cattle and sheep. Food and daily necessities other than beef, mutton and dairy products are also obtained by exchanging cattle and sheep.

Braveness is the nature of the Masai people. Those who have visited the Masai tribe will surely be impressed by their dance: the warriors jump in place to the beat, showing strength and agility. Sometimes they need to prove their courage by hunting lions alone before marrying a wife. Even the Masai boy had to live on his own for a few years away from home before reaching adulthood, growing into a real warrior in the struggle against nature and beasts.

The Masai people calculate their age in a very special way. They do not have the concept of "year", but enter a certain "age group" through various rituals during different stages of life. For example, after a few years of childhood, a person becomes an adult through a ritual of circumcision. A few years later, when the next batch of people adulthood, this person can be "promoted" to an elderly person.

Tattooed Fulani

The Fulani tribe is one of the largest tribes in West Africa. The Fulani live as a nomadic lifestyle, usually raise large quantities of livestock, and live in the plains of Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Guyana.

Fulani people love beauty very much. In their view, beauty is an indispensable part of life. Their beauty is reflected in a unique form, namely tattoos. In addition to tattooing their bodies like modern humans, the Fulani also "draw" their faces with black or reddish-brown paint that is darker than their skin.

For the Fulani people, bravery and fearlessness are a necessary quality. The Fulani people have a traditional festival called Sharo Day, which is a festival to train the willpower of young people. At the beginning of the festival, young people are grouped according to their age, posing as if they are beaten, muttering words, and their peers will whip them. At this time, not only should the person who is beaten not only cannot cry in pain, but also keep a smile. If he wavers even a little, he will be regarded as a "coward." Married men can also participate, but the price for them is even more severe, and that is losing their wives.

Old customs of evolution of

The traditional customs of African tribes have been passed down from generation to generation, and the world customs network has gradually changed with the passage of time and the changes in the surrounding environment.

Some traditional habits, such as circumcision of women, were gradually abolished under government interference.

Many nomadic peoples gave up living by water and grass and lived a settled life. Take the Masai people as an example. The Serengeti Grassland, Tsavo, Masai Mara and other areas where they have lived for generations have been designated as national parks. Tourists from all over the world flock there, bringing huge business opportunities. As a result, the Masai people no longer migrated around. Some of them grow crops and engage in agricultural production; some are engaged in tourism and introduce the customs and habits of their tribes to the world; others go to cities to find jobs and become modern white-collar workers.