Toddlers are cared for by their older sisters. Young girls play house around the compounds and sometimes help their mothers carry water or grind cereals. The boys help their fathers herd the cattle. Various ceremonies are held each year at the household shrines. For instance, at the end of the farming season, the abundance of grain is celebrated with dancing.
Ceremonies also accompany events such as births, marriages, and deaths.
The most important ceremonies, however, center around initiations into secret societies. Most of the rest have partially adopted Islam . The animistic religion of the Moru centers around deceased ancestors and the earth, both of which are worshipped. The earth is believed to watch over the community and bring fertility to the soil. The ancestors are thought to watch over the lineage and to be involved with household matters.