Children of the Maasai tribe perform a traditional jumping dance during the Enkipaata ... marking the transition from childhood to becoming a moran (warrior) in Olaimutiai, Narok County, Kenya ...

(AP Photo/Brian Inganga) Children of the Maasai tribe perform a traditional jumping dance during the ... from childhood to becoming a moran (warrior) in Olaimutiai, Narok County, Kenya, Thursday ...

OLAIMUTIAI, Kenya (AP) — Boys become warriors in an ancient initiation ceremony in Kenya’s Maasai community. This rite of passage is known as “Enkipaata.” It has been declared an ...

OLAIMUTIAI, Kenya (AP) — In the bracing morning cold in the forest highlands overlooking Kenya’s Maasailand, 900 teenage boys clad in traditional Maasai shukhas or blankets line up for a cup ...

They have gone hungry. And they haven't bathed in a month. It’s all part of learning to be a Maasai warrior. They have traveled to Olaimutiai in Kenya’s Narok county from all over the Maasai ...

And they haven't bathed in a month. Advertisement Article continues below this ad It’s all part of learning to be a Maasai warrior. They have traveled to Olaimutiai in Kenya’s Narok county ...