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Peʻa, Samoan male tattoo. The Peʻa is the popular name of the traditional male tatau of Samoa, also known as the malofie. [1] It is a common mistake for people to refer to the pe'a as sogaimiti, because sogaimiti refers to the man with the pe'a and not the pe'a itself.
also: People: By gender: Men: By nationality: Samoan This category exists only as a container for other categories of Samoan men . Articles on individual men should not be added directly to this category, but may be added to an appropriate sub-category if it exists.
The traditional culture of Samoa is a communal way of life based on Fa'a Samoa, the unique socio-political culture. In Samoan culture, most activities are done together. The traditional living quarters, or fale (houses), contain no walls and up to 20 people may sleep on the ground in the same fale. During the day, the fale is used for chatting ...
The film follows the American Samoa men's national football team, who work themselves up from the worst squad in international football to scoring goals, a once-magical thought.
Samoans or Samoan people (Samoan: tagata Sāmoa) are the Indigenous Polynesian people of the Samoan Islands, an archipelago in Polynesia, who speak the Samoan language.The group's home islands are politically and geographically divided between the Independent State of Samoa and American Samoa, an unincorporated territory of the United States of America.
Samoan men who bear the pe'a body tattoo, as well as Samoan women who bear the malu leg tattoos often roll the waistband of the lavalava or tuck in the sides and rear portion(s) of the lavalava to expose their tattoo during dance performances or ceremonial functions (such as 'ava ceremonies), a style referred to as agini.
Samoan men (1 C) S. Men's sport in Samoa (1 C, 3 P) This page was last edited on 25 August 2016, at 17:15 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
Most self-identify as fa’afafine, rather than men, while a small number identify as women. However, they recognize that they are distinct from females. [5] Fa'afafine enjoy relatively high levels of acceptance in Samoa. [1] [5] They can be seen in all areas of Samoan society, whether assisting as caregivers or working in government. The ...