Traditional singing and dancing
One entertaining way that warriors prepared for war were by singing and dancing. Many traditional African dances entailed vigorous body movements that warmed up the blood and tightened the muscles in the curse of time. The warriors often sang war songs to encourage each other and seek the protection of past warriors who had long passed on. The singing and dancing shook the grounds and invoked the spirits of the gods to send them protection. It was imperative that warriors performed the war dance and singing before setting off to war. If a military lost its battle or many men on the field, their loss was often attributed to the fact that they did not take the ritual dancing and singing as seriously as they should have.
