Jan 13, 2021 · Slim might be the big deal elsewhere but for Ethiopia’s Bodi or Me’en tribe, the bigger the better is the case. The Bodi people, live in a remote corner of Ethiopia’s Omo Valley and is home to young men who do all it takes to be crowned the fattest man.

Two groups of Me’en, the Mela and the Chirim, live in the lowlands east of the Omo and are known to the administration and foreigners as ‘Bodi’. The Bodi, and more specifically the Mela, are considered by other Me’en as the ‘purest’ Me’en, who have followed the pastoral livelihood and values of their ancestors.

May 1, 2023 · The Bodi speak the Bodi language as a mother tongue, which belongs to the Nilo-Saharan language family. The Bodi or Me’en is the name of a semi-nomadic tribe leaving in the Omo Valley, about 140 km from Jinka town, an Ethiopian Southern town.

Oct 31, 2013 · The tribe, which lives in a remote corner of Ethiopia's Omo Valley, is home to an unusual ritual which sees young men gorge on cow's blood and milk in a bid to be crowned the fattest man.

With a focus on a tribe called “Bodi,” it is an Ethiopian tribe that can be found in the southern part of the country. The tribe has a small population of 9000, and they reside near the Omo river, occupying about 1900 sq.km.They are bordered by the Mursi tribe as well.

The Bodi or Me'en is the name of a semi-nomadic tribe living in the Omo valley, about 140 km from Jinka town, southern Ethiopia. The Me'en are an ethnic group numberin 222.000 (Peoplegroups.org 2023) individuals located in the highlands and lowlands of …

Jun 19, 2022 · At a corner within the Ethiopian territory lives the Bodi tribe where big bellies in big body mean everything. Here, men do what may be considered the unthinkable. They compete to be the fattest in the village by drinking a gruesome mixture of blood and milk while living in isolation for six months.

The Bodi Tribe: Welcome to the fascinating world of the Bodi, a semi-nomadic tribe that calls the Omo Valley in southern Ethiopia home. In this video, we will delve into the traditions,...

Mar 3, 2023 · The Bodi tribe of southern Ethiopia holds a yearly festival in which the man with the biggest belly is honored and celebrated.

The Bodi are pastoralists living close the Omo River in southwestern Ethiopia. The Bodi are of Nilo-sahran stock and pastoral background. Although they do cultivate sorghum along the banks of the Omo River, their culture is very much cattle centered.