THE KARAMOJONG WARRIORS.

 Discover the unique culture of the remote tribe of the notorious, cattle-herding karamojong whose main livelihood is herding livestock which has the social and cultural importance. . Crop cultivation is a secondary activity, undertaken only in areas where it is practicable. Due to the aridity of the region, they have always practiced a sort of migratory herding where they move their livestock to the neighboring regions for water and pasture for their animals. The distinct feature of Karamojong society is their age system, which is strictly based on generation, with successive generations, there is an increasing overlap in age leading to logical breakdown of the system.

Their traditional marriage is very distinctive whereby as a ritual requirement for engagement, a young Karamojong man is required to wrestle the woman he desires to marry. If he is successful in winning the wrestling match against the woman, he is now considered to be a man and is permitted to marry the woman. This ensures that the man will be strong enough to care for and protect his wife. After a successful match, the dowry negotiations are allowed to commence. In a scenario where the young man is unable to defeat the woman in the wrestling match, he will not be considered by his people to be a man and will often leave to marry a woman from a different people-group where a test of strength is not required. No marriage between relatives was allowed, no matter how remote the degree of consanguinity and on arrival at the home of her husband to be, the girl was taken through the large kraal entrance and led to her own house.

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