Okay, so there's a lot I could post (and plan to) that's more important than this, but having visited New Zealand and our lovely Kiwi friends (nearly 25 years ago now) the country, and the Maori, have a special place in my heart. Said heart was especially warmed today when I saw this video of a group of Maori performing a Haka dance at a London vigil for Charlie Kirk. I'm sorry I can't embed it here; I hope you can see it. Not that it will mean much if you haven't been to New Zealand, but maybe you can appreciate the tribute, anyway.
You can learn a bit more about Haka from the Wikipedia article.
Haka includes various forms serving different ceremonial purposes. These functions include: [emphasis mine]
- welcoming guests (haka pōwhiri)
- fare-welling and mourning the deceased (waiata tangi)
- giving advice or instructions (waiata tohutohu)
- restoring self-respect (pātere)
- intimidating adversaries (peruperu – war dance)
- and transmitting social and political messages (haka taparahi, ngeri)
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