africa is a continent full of beauty
its beauty can be seen through its
places and its people
welcome to the amazing people of africa
series where we take a look at some of
the indigenous people of africa
we'll be looking at their lifestyle
culture and getting to learn about
life through their knowledge and
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today we'll be looking at the women with
the most beautiful hair in africa
the wudabe the udabe community are
nomadic people who take their looks and
grooming very seriously
check out a video we did on the wudabe
men here and see what the men do to
beautify themselves
the wudada invests vast amounts of time
and resources in their outward
appearance
and the need to look and feel beautiful
is not just something they do
it is a necessity of life a necessity
that must be exhibited
hair is a sign of fertility if a
person's hair is thick and long
it symbolizes that they are able to bear
healthy children
they also believe that hair helps with
divine communication
years ago hair styling was only
entrusted to an individual's relative
it was believed that if a strand of hair
fell into an enemy's hand
ham could come to the owner of the hair
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would that be girls and women wear their
hair with a few braids and aqua four in
the center of their head
they then decorate the braids with beads
and curry shells
let's look at how they get their hair to
be so thick and luscious
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the women apply fresh butter which they
make from fermented milk every three
days
and wash it out after two to three weeks
the butter keeps the hair moisturized
allowing it to stay healthy and strong
as they bread it
up some women add tea bark to the butter
making it into a thick paste which they
apply on the hair
keeping the hair in braids locks the
moisture in and also
prevents the ends from breaking letting
them get
the length that they desire
because physical appearance is very
important to the wudabe community
a man who feels they do not have good
hair or good looks may allow his wife to
sleep with a more attractive man
with a head full of hair so that when
she bears a child
the child will come out with the good
looks and the good hair
interesting right
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the buddha women are not the only
african community that take their hair
seriously
other communities that focus on their
hair include
the afar community who live in
ethiopia's northeastern border
they use sticks to carve their hair in
place using dairy as a form of gel to
lock it in
the himba women from namibia who lock
their hair with red ochre
goat hair and butter and the mumuhila
community from south angola
who are known for their unique
hairstyles let us know if you'd like us
to do videos on them
i'm interested in hearing your thoughts
about today's video
what do you feel about the udabel's way
of taking care of their hair and their
beliefs and thoughts on hair
do you love your own natural hair let us
know in the comments below
also let us know the hair routine that
you use and feelings about
african hair do you believe we as
africans have fully embraced and loved
our hairs they do
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