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See students dance the Haka to celebrate the academic excellence of a star pupil.
The group of people performing a haka is referred to as a kapa haka (kapa meaning group or team, and also rank or row). [14] The Māori word haka has cognates in other Polynesian languages, for example: Samoan saʻa (), Tokelauan haka, Rarotongan ʻaka, Hawaiian haʻa, Marquesan haka, meaning 'to be short-legged' or 'dance'; all from Proto-Polynesian saka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian sakaŋ ...
Professional or house names (屋号) used in Japanese traditional arts, particularly in kabuki. Often ending in "-ya" (〜屋), these names identify acting families, artistic lineages, and professional identities. They may reference a founder's birthplace or artistic specialty and are often associated with specific family crests (mon). Yakkofuri
A New Zealand dad is teaching his kids from a young age about their Indigenous heritage. In a now-viral TikTok video shared by wife Hope Lawrence on Nov. 16, Zar Lawrence is seen teaching his ...
"Ka Mate" is the most widely known haka in New Zealand and internationally because a choreographed and synchronized version [4] of the chant has traditionally been performed by the All Blacks, New Zealand's international rugby union team, as well as the Kiwis, New Zealand's international rugby league team, immediately prior to test ...
The All Blacks have two haka that they regularly perform: the “Ka Mate” is best known, while the “Kapa o Pango” has been used since 2005 having been written for and about the All Blacks.
The Māori All Blacks traditionally used the same haka as the All Blacks until Te Whetu Werohia Tipiwai who was a member of the New Zealand Māori Rugby Board for 15 years and the kaumātua of the Māori All Blacks from 2001 to 2010, composed a new haka, “Timatanga”, for the team. [9]
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