We had a bizarre evening yesterday when we drove along windy narrow lanes in pitch darkness ("this can't be right!" - thank God for the satnav.) to find the cavernous village hall in Monksilver. The EMN Community Hall on Exmoor is incongruous, a bit like finding the Opera House at Manaus in the middle of Amazan Jungle in Brasil! Here about 150 predominantly aging white people got a taste of Maasai culture on a cold winter evening in November..
We were treated to an entertaining program that included a cow milking song, the killing of a lion, whistling to cattle, Gospel songs and the ceremony of becoming a warrior. There was also some impressive "pogo" dancing! You can find out more about the warriors at
http://www.osiligiwarriors.co.uk/.
