Drove over five hours, and finally from the Kenyan capital of Nairobi to the Maasai inhabited Oro Meath. Along the way, the wheels run over in the loose loess and pale stone between the dust. After entering a forest, we have been presented the Motannike tribe''''s thatched cottage, the entire tribal warrior''''s rite of passage for Marseilles busy preparing.
Living in the Masai in East African grasslands, from the "Warriors" to "adult" is an extremely important step in life. At the grand rite of passage, Marseille Warriors can end the task of guarding the tribe, a wife, a family. The entire Masai warrior rite of passage every 4-5 years to hold a. Motannike tribe of 1.5 million, more than 500 warriors to participate in a rite of passage this year.

"Holy House" and "Manila Yatta

Marseille Yong 士奥罗利勒 18-year-old will participate in the rite. He was friendly and took the reporter to go to Marseille traditional houses Manila Yatta ". Open space in the forest, these khaki-colored houses with cow dung, mud, branches to build a circle, is built for Marseille Warriors.
Leaned into the Oro Lille living Mani Yatta ", where dark, low, the smell of cow dung nostrils, the house is basically no furniture. Come through the light from the walls on the palm-sized little window, fell on raw leather paved soil bed. Hard to imagine an average of nearly 1.9 meters tall Masai usually live in such a cramped, dirty room. Back from Marseille tribes counted 21 big red body flea bite more admire the Masai people and the natural ability to get along: their smooth skin seems to be forever free from mosquito infestation.
Three years ago, or cowboy Oro Lille to accept the original circumcision, and into the jungle alone to heal a month. Out of the forest, he officially became the Marseille tribal warriors, and then leave home and parents together, was admitted to the Manila Yatta, and take up against an enemy combat, to protect tribal task.
"For today, from two weeks ago began the training of the rite, including dress, dance, shout, everything strictly in accordance with the Masai traditional" Oro Lille said.
Oro Lille parents get up early and go to their own bullpen, for Masai, inlaid with colorful Marseille beads of long-shaped gourd filled with cow urine, the urine will rite spill warriors body.
Generations living in pastoralist Masai cattle to be seen as an important part of most of the wealth and life, so that the Maasai people meet to say hello first question is "your cattle, please", and then ask your child you. "
In the early morning mist of the forest, Oro Lille, parents and other family members of the Warriors with carrying a gourd to the "holy house" not far from and gourd leaning around the house.
"Holy House" in the ceremony the day before with a branch to build from the steeple, round barn-shaped building, the top covered with leaves, will be held here the most important rite of blessing ceremony. "Holy house" outside the 20 meters high branches of a person barricaded perimeter fence. Masai women and children to watch the ceremony came from the surrounding villages, armed with tree branches guards stopped outside the fence, only the elderly people allowed to enter.   

See with a camera, many Masai outside the fence take the initiative to pose for our camera, which makes us very surprised. Heard before, Masai camera sucked their blood, so even the Electoral Registration passport control is also very objectionable. Because people leave their villages to big cities to study, work, the Masai photographic bias has no peer Masai elders niche Riva said.
, Rishangsangan deep horn trumpet and Masai pitched rhythmic cries, barefoot warriors armed with sticks, carrying a new felling sacred trees "came from a distance, and long leader who cry Screaming..
Oro Lille walk in the ranks, he and other warriors wearing traditional Maasai clothing "beam cards" (composed by the two red black cloth), hair dyed red with soil wrist wearing the colors of Marseille beads woven bracelets, some warrior wearing a shiny electronic form, stern-faced.
Is inserted into the top of the "holy house" when the "Tree", the crowd burst into cheers, the Maasai warrior adult ceremony started.

Hunting a lion dance light 

"Holy House", the elderly from a herd of cattle to elect a black cow and a white cow, black and white to symbolize the color of the Maasai people and peace. Them skillfully to cow down to the ground, and then insert a long knife in cattle neck, using the prepared the leather Douzhu outflow blood. More than 500 Marseille Warriors in turn fell to his knees in front of the two cattle to draw cattle blood.
Cattle blood is the daily food of the Masai. They used to carry a knife stab to take the cattle blood, ready to drink, that can draw from the inexhaustible power.
"Do not try it?" Niche Riva Elder asked. Our hearts fear, politely declined. Two days of the Masai, a few times to see the the Marseille elderly drink cattle blood with temperature, raw animal intestines, bone marrow, brave and sturdy.
In the crowd, I met Shan Mu Weier - one in July this year with a spear to kill the lion Marseille Warriors. In the other warrior, surrounded by mountain Mu Weier smiling shyly. This lanky guy and Marseille Warriors no difference, the dark muscle glittered in the sun.