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The People of The Nile: The Dinka
The Dinka are a tribe which consists of many smaller tribes. The word Dinka means "People" they are the people of the Nile, Nilotics. Many are found in Sudan.
LifeStyle
The Dinka have heads of clan's which are the leaders they sometimes perform spiritual offerings of bulls to The God of Abraham. When a boy is to become a man they cut engravings on his forehead with a sharp knife and he is given an extra name normally the color of a bull. It is believed that spiritual powers are derived from nature.
Facts
*The Dinka are a very tall people
*They are farmers
*Their cattle are used for marriage and spiritual rituals. INTERESTING FACT: (In the Bible God creates cattle other animals are named by ADAM.)
*There are over 4 million of them.
*The Dinka have no centralised political authority, instead they have independent but interlinked clans
LifeStyle
The Dinka have heads of clan's which are the leaders they sometimes perform spiritual offerings of bulls to The God of Abraham. When a boy is to become a man they cut engravings on his forehead with a sharp knife and he is given an extra name normally the color of a bull. It is believed that spiritual powers are derived from nature.
Facts
*The Dinka are a very tall people
*They are farmers
*Their cattle are used for marriage and spiritual rituals. INTERESTING FACT: (In the Bible God creates cattle other animals are named by ADAM.)
*There are over 4 million of them.
*The Dinka have no centralised political authority, instead they have independent but interlinked clans
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