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Kenyan Flag

TEMPERATURE
Jan-Mar
low 13* high 25*
April-June
low 13* high 23*
July-Oct
low 11* high 22*
Nov-Dec
low 13* high 23*

FACTS ABOUT KENYA

• It would take 1 million steps to walk across Kenya
• The Great Rift Valley is one of the greatest geological features on Earth
• Disney used the Great Rift Valley as the backdrop for The Lion King
• Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa
• Even though it's on the equator, it's covered with snow

FACTS ABOUT KENYA

• Wildlife parks in Kenya have protected borders
• They protect many endangered species of animals
• Tsavo National Park is the largest reserve
• The Maasai Mara is one of the most popular with tourists

Maasai People

• Live in southern Kenya and Northern Tanzania
• They are semi-nomadic
• Their language is called "Maa"

Maasai People

• EUNOTO: coming of age ceremony (males)
• Maasai warriors perform adumu
• ADUMU aka "the jumping dance" 
• This dance has become iconic

Maasai Beading

• Today the Maasai use glass beads
• Their beading is worn as personal adornment
• Beading is made and worn as a celebration
• For example beauty, marriage, warrior-hood
• Each colour symbolizes something different

Maasai Beading

• RED: Bravery, strength, unity
• The challenges faced by the Maasai
• BLUE: energy and sustenance
• The colour of the sky which provides water

Maasai Beading

• GREEN: nourishment and production
• Representing the land with provides food
• ORANGE: warmth, friendship, generosity
• and hospitality
• The colour of a gourd used to share milk

Maasai Beading

• YELLOW: fertility and growth
• Like the sun which grows grass for livestock
• WHITE: purity and health
• Like the milk of a cow

Maasai Beading

• BLACK: unity, harmony and solidarity
• The colour of the people representing
• their daily struggles

ASANTA SANA