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Maasai in Kenya and Tanzania

The Masaai tribe in Kenya and along the Tanzania border. They are well known for their braveness, distinctive culture and dress. In the socieety male who are between the ages of 18 and 30 also known as the Morans, are trained to be brave and spend most of their lives in wildernesses or in the bush. Young boys are have circurmcision at the age of 16 to 18 years. Women give birth at around 18 years and majority of female leave school at very oung age because of the maasai culture. They live mostly in large groups, in one compound.