New Zealand has reclaimed the world record for the largest mass haka after 6,531 people performed the Māori dance, dethroning France. “We want to bring the mana [pride] of the haka back home,” the organizer said. (The Guardian, September 30, 2024)
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Just another Māori Wedding
Haka is a traditional ancestral war cry, dance, challenge or act of support from the Māori people of New Zealand. This Haka was performed at Benjamin & Aaliyah Armstrong’s wedding.
Wow. Moved.
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“Members of Waihirere from Gisborne perform during the Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival at North Hagley Park on Sunday in Christchurch, New Zealand. The biennial event celebrates Maori traditional performing arts.”
Source: Wall street Journal: photos of the day, March 8th. By Martin Hunter.
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