Description

The Maasai tribe may go to the mountain to pray for cures for illnesses or infertility as well relief from any other misfortunes that they are experiencing. In order to make sacrifices, the Maasai bring young, pure, female sheep as sacrifices. In the evening, the sheep are left in a dry watering hole while the Maasai sing praise to God. When they wake up in the morning, the sheep is no longer there without any traces of exit. While taking sacrifices to the mountain, the Maasai people abstain from food until they leave. However, they report waking up with the feeling of a full stomach and the taste of food in their mouth. Also, on Ol Doinyo Lengai, the Maasai believe that God is truly interacting with them as they sense His presence and hear voices, but do not see anyone else talking.

According to Maasai legend, bad people (i.e. someone who practices witchcraft) do not attempt to go to the mountain as God will strike them dead. The local folklore indicates that this has not happened as these people fear the wrath of God too much to even risk going to Ol Doinyo Lengai. As this is the most sacred place to worship for the Maasai, they come from both Tanzania and Kenya to pray and ask God for His intercession.