There are many ethnic groups in the world, and each ethnic group has its own civilization and customs. With the passage of time, the characteristics of some ethnic groups have become more and more distinct.
Many ethnic groups are liked by many tourists because of their customs and habits, and there are also many customs and habits that make tourists feel particularly interesting and strange. Have you ever heard of the national custom that women must shave their heads and men have to have long hair? Do you think it's wonderful?
This ethnic group with shaved heads for women and long hair for men is the Maasai, a typical nomadic tribal people. What is the economic makeup of a country? 80% of income comes from animal husbandry and 20% from tourism. The pastures here are not private, but public, and the livestock belong to the family. The Maasai believed in animism and a source. For example, the Maasai people believe that the cow is a gift from God and therefore regard the cow as life, and the Maasai people also live in a space with the cow.
Patriarchal societies that have lasted for hundreds of years have had a profound influence on the Maasai nation, so polygamy prevails. If men of the same age can even borrow wives, in their opinion, marrying a wife depends on how many livestock you can give as a dowry. Moreover, to show that men are more noble than women, The Maasai shave their heads and adult men have long hair.
In the case of a woman shaving her head, it is also possible to do so without the consent of the person concerned. In other ethnic groups may be disrespectful.
But because this custom has been passed down among the Maasai people for many years, women rarely resist, and even think that it is just a matter of course.
The Maasai people also had a custom that as the guardians of the tribe, they were to hunt lions. They believe that only by having the courage to hunt lions can they gain the respect of their people. It can also because of this, and get the admiration of women. Now that lions are protected by the government, hunting is no longer allowed, and this custom has slowly disappeared.
There is an old saying in Marseille, "If we have a spear in our right hand and a round stick in our left hand, we can no longer take books." "When I saw this sentence, I probably knew why there was a custom of women shaving their heads and men having long hair. Probably because of such an old saying, people cannot learn cultural knowledge, which leads to the relative imprisonment of people's thinking.
Fortunately, this statement has improved, and the number of Maasai students who study has also increased. Because of this, the characteristics of shaved heads for women and long hair for men have gradually become a major feature of local tourism. It is not easy to slowly transform a feudal custom into a tourist attraction.
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