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The hongi (Māori pronunciation:) is a traditional Māori greeting performed by two people pressing their noses together, often including the touching of the foreheads. [1] The greeting is used at traditional meetings among Māori people , [ 2 ] and at major ceremonies, such as a pōwhiri . [ 3 ]
Hongi, a traditional Māori greeting in New Zealand, performed by pressing one's nose and forehead (at the same time) to another person. Kowtow, shows respect by bowing deeply and touching one's head to the ground (🙇). Mooning, a show of disrespect by displaying one's bare buttocks. Motorcycling greetings include a leg shake in France.
The King has shared a traditional greeting gesture with a Maori advocate at the official launch of his environmental charity. Charles, 76, shared a hongi – a traditional Maori greeting where two ...
Mana Whenua performing pōwhiri for Ed Sheeran's visit to New Zealand in 2018. Haka during a pōwhiri Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy exchanges a hongi with Kuia Dr Hiria Hape during a pōwhiri at her swearing-in ceremony East Timor's ambassador Lisualdo Gaspar (left) was welcomed with a pōwhiri, when presenting his Letters of Credence
During the jam-packed tour, Meghan performed a traditional greeting, the Hongi, with the governor-general of New Zealand, pictured. The couple also cuddled with koalas in Sydney, met with youth ...
A hongi (greeting) for Dame Patsy Reddy from Kuia Dr Hiria Hape. Some of the fundamental cultural concepts of Māoritanga are present throughout Polynesia, but all have been altered by New Zealand's unique history and environment.
Other peoples use similar greeting practices, notably the Māori of New Zealand and Hawaiians, who practice the hongi and honi greetings, respectively. Mongolian nomads of the Gobi Desert have a similar practice, as do certain Southeast Asian cultures, such as the Bengalis , Khmer people , Lao people , Thai people , Vietnamese people , Timor ...
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