前言：Africa is a very diverse land
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Africa is a very diverse land with many different tribes．One tradition that many of these groups share is painting or marking their bodies and faces in color． They do this for many reasons． Some marks are used to identify people as part of the group． Other marks are used for ceremonies such as wedding and during times of war． Let's look at some different examples of body painting．
Red is a common color in body painting because it often represents health and long life． Among the Masai of East Africa， when men are old enough to marry and make decisions for their people， they participate in a special ceremony in which they paint their heads and faces red． This ceremony takes place every seven to fourteen years， so there is not an exact age for participating in it．
The Samburu， also from East Africa， like to paint their faces and hair red because they think it looks pretty．
