▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁days . ▁A ▁large ▁wooden ▁bed ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁possession ▁of ▁each ▁family ; ▁when ▁camp ing ▁it ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁some ▁screens . ▁The ▁women ▁also ▁carry ▁cal ab ash es ▁as ▁a ▁status ▁symbol . ▁These ▁cal ab ash es ▁are ▁passed ▁down ▁through ▁the ▁gener ations , ▁and ▁often ▁prov oke ▁rival ry ▁between ▁women . ▁The ▁W oda abe ▁mostly ▁live ▁on ▁milk ▁and ▁ground ▁mil let , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁y og urt , ▁sweet ▁tea ▁and ▁occasionally ▁the ▁meat ▁of ▁a ▁go at ▁or ▁sheep . ▁ ▁Religion , ▁mor als ▁and ▁custom s ▁W oda abe ▁religion ▁is ▁largely ▁Islam ic ▁( m ixed ▁with ▁pre - I sl am ic ▁belief s ). ▁Although ▁there ▁are ▁varying ▁degrees ▁of ▁orth odox y ▁exhib ited , ▁most ▁ad here ▁to ▁at ▁least ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁basic ▁requirements ▁of ▁the ▁religion . ▁Islam ▁became ▁a ▁religion ▁of ▁importance ▁among ▁W oda abe ▁pe op les ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁when ▁the ▁scholar ▁al - Mag h ili ▁pre ached ▁the ▁teach ings ▁of ▁Muhammad ▁to ▁the ▁el ite ▁of ▁northern ▁Niger ia . ▁Al - Mag h ili ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁converting ▁the ▁r uling ▁classes ▁among ▁Haus a , ▁Ful ani , ▁and ▁Tu are g ▁pe op les ▁in ▁the ▁region . ▁ ▁The ▁code ▁of ▁behavior ▁of ▁the ▁W oda abe ▁emphas izes ▁reserve ▁and ▁mod esty ▁( sem te ende ), ▁p atience ▁and ▁fort