Did you know that Kenya has the most rich cultures in the world. This cultures include the masai who still uphold their cultures .below are facts about the masai community .
They are fearless
Since the masaai live in shed made by grass the houses tend to be insecure . The masai are hunters who are well trained to deal with animals or cow thiefs.The women build women homes
For a very long time now, the Maasai women have been the ones building the “Inkajijik” – the Maasai hut which is normally circular shaped.
The traditional houses are built using cow dung mixed with mud for the walls which have been made using sticks, and then grass and more sticks for the roof. The floors of the huts are the are barely to walk on . They are swept at the end of the construction.
3 They value their children and cows more than anything else .
The masaai value their children expecially girls who they marry off at a younger age and exchange them with cows ,many cows means wealth.
- They don't believe in buying the dead
The masaai community don't believe in the dead as they say the dead ruin the soil. They smear the body with blood and fat and leave it in the bush to be eaten by predators