For a period of six months before the contest, the men of the Bodi tribe drink a mixture of blood and milk to fatten up for the most prestigious pageant in Ethiopia. The Bodi or Me'en people, settled ...

In Ethiopia's Bodi tribe, young men compete in the Ka’el ceremony by gaining weight over six months, consuming large quantities of fresh animal blood while remaining in seclusion. This tradition, ...

In a world where slimness is often seen as the standard of beauty, the Bodi tribe of Ethiopia holds a strikingly different belief—bigger is always better. Deep in the remote Omo Valley, an annual ...