The name of Ethiopia , a country in East Africa, comes from the ancient Greek word for "a man with a tanned face." On the territory of this state there are many tribes with interesting rituals and traditions . Mostly Ethiopian tribes live in the valley of the Omo River - very beautiful, but also the most wild place.
The name of Ethiopia , a country in East Africa, comes from the ancient Greek word for "a man with a tanned face." On the territory of this state there are many tribes with interesting rituals and traditions . Mostly Ethiopian tribes live in the valley of the Omo River - very beautiful, but also the most wild place. Unlike the white Amazah nationality from Morocco , all the tribes in Ethiopia are blacks.
Tribe Hamer
This is one of the most peaceful nations of Ethiopia. Formed in the V century, today it has about 35 000 people. Representatives of Hamer differ from other African tribes in that they are very beautiful and well-groomed. Both men and women have high growth, bony faces with the right features. They are dressed in multi-tier suits, which are decorated with leather. Dresses are complemented by bright beads, bracelets and copper necklaces. Women create from their hair a kind of hair. To do this, they braid a lot of braids, which are then lubricated with a liquid mixture of ocher, clay and water. Such bright hairstyles are a symbol of well-being and health. The Hamer tribe lives in villages, in huts that are scattered all over the place. The main occupation of the hamers is cattle breeding. Some members of the tribe are engaged in beekeeping, as well as making various crafts that they offer to tourists.
The members of the tribe have several stages of maturation, which are marked by initiation rites. The first occurs when a child is born. Elders gather on it, hold a special ritual, and only after that the child becomes a member of the tribe. The next stage is adulthood. During this initiation, a naked young man must run along the backs of the bulls. If he does not succeed, this ritual action is postponed to the next year.
The Oromo tribe
This Ethiopian nation is quite numerous. The members of the tribe are engaged in manual and tilled farming, growing horses, donkeys, small and large cattle. They live in huts and tents of animal skins. Men dressed in pants and a tunic, tunic, decorated with embroidery. For women, traditional clothing is a leather skirt and a raincoat.
Tsamai tribe
This small nationality totals only about 10 000 people. All of them lead a semi-nomadic way of life, engaged mainly in the cultivation of grain and cotton. The tribe does not allow marriages between close relatives. Dress married women in leather products in the form of a wide long apron, and girls can wear a short skirt.
The Caro tribe
This is perhaps the smallest tribe in all of Africa, with a maximum of 1500 people. Their village is located on the beautiful bank of the river . Residents are engaged in animal husbandry, as well as gathering. Members of the Karo tribe are excellent masters in painting bodies. Already in childhood, babies are made "make-up" with the help of lime, hairstyle in the form of garlands and pierce the lower lip, inserting into it, for example, a flower. With the help of natural materials - coal, ocher, iron ore, chalk - various geometric patterns are created on the bodies of adults in the form of strips, circles, spirals. Caro women decorate themselves very original. To do this, they cut the skin on the abdomen and chest with a sharp stone splinter, and then rub the ashes into the wounds. As a result, healed scars are beneficial, according to women, emphasize their body shape.
Tribe Arboret
There are about 4500 people. This is the only tribe whose members have converted to Islam. Their external distinctive feature is a set of bright colorful beads on the neck. Women cover their heads with a black handkerchief. Performing ritual dances, they also sing, because they believe that in this way they get rid of the negative energy accumulated in them. The welfare of arbor is measured by the number of livestock they have.
The Conso Tribe
They live in the highlands of Ethiopia, lead a sedentary life and engage in farming: grow Teff, sorghum, maize, coffee, cotton. Women's clothing - traditional skirts with vertical stripes of the blue-orange range. The members of the Conso tribe are famous for the ability to carve wood sculptures, called "Vaga", in honor of the great warriors. And the compositions can include both the hero himself and his entire family and even the enemies and animals that he killed.
The Dasinesh tribe
It differs with its original hairstyles. Children shave their heads headstrongly. But the exquisite hairdresses of adults emphasize their status. They live in Dasinesh on the bank of the Omo River, raise cattle, but are considered almost the poorest tribe in all of Africa.
Body Tribe
They have an interesting distinctive feature - a feast of the stomach. Women of the tribe are all graceful and slim. But the obese men of the Bodi tribe in Ethiopia, pictured below, are considered the most attractive.
Every year in June the tribe chooses the most complete man of the tribe. Until then, for six months, unmarried men who want to win support a high-calorie diet based on milk with cow's blood. Such food very quickly gives its results, and men soon become like pregnant women on a long term. The fat man with the biggest stomach wins. He gets the hand of the beautiful girl of the tribe.
The Mursi tribe
This nation is considered one of the wildest tribes in Ethiopia, but also the most unusual in the whole world. The Mursi tribe in Ethiopia , numbering approximately 6,500 people, leads a nomadic way of life and is engaged mainly in cattle breeding.
The men of the tribe are known for their battles on sticks, and women - for decorating themselves in a very peculiar way. A small girl is inserted into the lower lip of a special clay saucer, while removing a few lower teeth. Such a disk is changed to a larger one as you grow up. The size of it tells how rich the dowry will be.