The Masai are world famous for many aspects of their culture; their resplendent shukas, their bravery, their dancing and their jewelry. However, little is known or spoken about the spirituality of the community which explains why the Oreteti tree is not quite well known. The Maasai have a collection of plants that they use for medicinal and nutritional purposes but the Oreteti is the only one that is considered sacred- the home Enkai, the creator. The Oreteti has been the center of Masai rituals for generations, every spiritual ceremony in the community is solemnized around the Oreteti. When young men are sent to the forest for their initiation, their ascendancy to manhood is formalized and blessed by the elders under the Oreteti. During times of drought, the rain makers said their prayers under the Oreteti. When a woman fails to conceive, the fertility ceremony times is performed at the Oreteti.. The ceremony involves tying the vines of the tree around the woman’s waist, drinking the juice of boiled vines and walking around the tree seven times.