An Evening with the Masai

The Masai have many traditions.  We were invited to join the tribe at Matebete for the celebration they hold when their boys become men.  We enjoyed an afternoon and evening as they butchered and cooked a cow.  We sat under the shade of a tree enjoying the quiet of the outdoors while the Masai served us a wonderful meal.




We were then taken on a tour of the village and shown where the cow was skinned and butchered.  And then we watched as they cooked the beef and rice dishes.  It was such a great treat to be able to spend time with them.

 
This pile of black is the skin of the cow which was cooked for our eating pleasure....

Here you see where the meat has been cut into smaller pieces for cooking.  This is a small room in a mud house of one of  the villagers.  Note that it is laying on the dirt floor covered only with some dry corn stalks.

 


Some of the local women were dancing while the food was cooking.  I enjoyed watching them and admiring their "jewels".

 

 
That is one BIG pot of rice!  and the spoon is not any too big.  I'm thinking we may need to call in re-enforcements to help get to the bottom of the pot!!

After dinner, Masai tribes from many different areas came to participate in a dance contest.  We were only able to stay to watch as one group began their warm ups because we do not stay out after dark.  Driving in africa is very dangerous after dark.

 


 
The Masai are really known for their high jumping during their dancing.

The dancing and celebration continued on Sunday as well and I was invited back, however, the Wagner family went while I stayed home.  The young boys would be declared men after a circumsion ritual which would be held on July 22nd.  I did receive an invite to this ceromony as well, but am unsure if I will attend.

 


(And I apologize for the lateness of this post, but I was having difficulty getting the pictures to dowload)

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