Emotional wedding Haka moves Maori bride to tears, NZ | euronews 🇬🇧 

samr buddy

It's part of being human. It taps into your primal being. You don't have to be in the culture to understand it.

Brought to tears

I mean the haka is both a war dance and a ceremonial dance. I remember seeing a translated version of this same video and the actual words the men and women are saying at something to the affect of “don’t carry your burdens alone anymore, share them with us since you are joining our family” Plus the haka runs off of pure energy that humans have held onto since the beginning of our species that we should tap into a little more honestly. If traditions like this can affect us this much, why not conduct them more often and document it for others to see?

I feel emotional too

that's beautiful.

If we only had more of this

this is so powerful

Thanks for sharing

Cheers for that mate.

orion 2250 That’s exactly what this is. Having tradtions and being able to do them with your family and having a connection to your ancestors is an incredible luxury. I intend in no way to discriminate other lifestyles. Am merely pointing out something that i feel lucky to have.

Something America don't have, lol

Yes my Friend this is LOYALTY

Gaslit for Life As do I sadly our connection to our past was stolen

If we only understood on a global scale our connection to one another, how we are all just really distant cousins.(earth family with amnezia is what we've been for a long time, let's re-remember). The Big Government and Global Elite would have big problems if We all just saw what I am seeing.

Magical or Intrinsic?

Cuidado com a emoção! É enganosa.

@@didane97 For sure. It really looks like they are threatening the husband. Maybe he should be crying too. Where I come from we are taught to keep our tongues inside our mouths because of its grotesque and offensive nature.

Grow some balls and not cry over absolutely anything. People will take advantage of you.

The haka is a show of respect ​@@chatryna

LadyxInsanity ON LORD

Right😢💩

on god

God damnit 😂😂😂 😂

🤣🤣🤣

You damned right!

Believe me, you feel the intensity of it. If you ever get the opportunity to participate one. Do itttttt. You feel incredible

their culture and spirit too stronk..you can even feel the vibe thru your screen.

Man I have no idea wth is going on but I'm in math rn and I have watched 4 haka videos and my whole body gets chills

I thought it was just me.... this is so nice culture

For me its the bride going from overwhelmed at 1:02 to warrior queen at 2:05, awesome.

Her husband, homegirl held it down

Fr!

They're challenging him and he accepted

Nafees Mustafa yaaa he looks like a tough guy😌

+Josh Starks Thank you! Such a clear and complete description. This haka is beautiful.

Ohh so relatively recent (in the grand scheme of things) I was always under the impression they were centuries old. Thanks for the knowledge :)

That is so awesome! Now I understand why it was so emotional. Thank you for sharing the meaning! :)

+Nurul Bird Look up: Original Maori Haka

+Josh Starks Genuine question: isn't the haka a war dance? It seens to be used for everything nowadays.

That fact that you translated it makes me cry more

Thank you for that. It's wonderful.

@@Jay-qw1gq I lost it the first time I saw the translation... :'(

Thank you

Ty sweetie. On my 5th view. 10 and counting

That what i too was thinking 😂😂😂

Her eyes like that. Sorry but LOL

Best comment

Sorry but I can't 😅

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Replying so more idiots in the comments see this.

+Wynona B . Feel sorry for those who make stupid comments about it, because they probably have no real culture of their own, whatsoever. And that's why they are clueless about anything like this. They just need to relax and enjoy life more, then maybe they will get it. .

All I have to say sweetie. Is I wish I could've y there with them I'd joined in. it was beautiful. I'm a blubbering mess over here. Balling

+Misty Beebe, Lewis, Frith I agree!

Tbh I'm kinda offended at the stupid comments bc I understand the culture...

Just gonna go Jake the Muss on her..

It's probably mostly his family performing the Haka in support of them both

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😆😆😆😆

That's the groom's side 👁👄👁

Jalen Green me too! How strange.... but beautiful

Betty McGarry- Srivastava thats beautiful

Rugby performance

This brought Me to tears as well. I got the feeling of fighting for My Wife in My Marriage. All these Men have My back to make sure I do things right in My Marriage. Lots of Love.

Me too I'm don't understand any word but I can feel

Man that's the signal you run without looking back

Run bro run 🏃💨🏃💨🏃💨

I can relate bro😂

This was a surprise to the bride from her fiance and family

That’s his boys.

@@keoki90232 Looks like it's both

This is not a war cry, in the traditional sense. You wouldn't cry to your enemies *be true to yourself my son* it's a ballad from a father to a son, or in this case, from a father in law to his son in law.

If he also grew up in New Zealand, he'd be very familiar with the Haka.

That's my take too. So much love.

If I'm not mistaken, the Tika Tonu Haka is seen as a gift, from the family to the groom and the bride. And, basically, since it talks about being ready to face your adult life, when you join the Haka it does not only mean you're showing you're ready to face your life from now on, but youre returning the Haka as well, basically making a gift to your family. It's complicated, I know, but once I saw a video about this particular form of Haka and all this things was explained this way...I just hope I did not say anything wrong or stupid

I would join in tbh

WTF, save my soul first!! Run away

@@NishantKumar-vk5cs ahaha😂😂

✋first reaction run

LOL, I'm imagining someone running in to protect the bride who is crying, then realizing they did an oopsie!

info info Very sad man... But I’m pretty sûre that if you want to see a mass you can find a channel for it. What kind of shows pissed you off so much in the tv in England?

I'm Black and it brought me to tears!

Very well said. Traditions are born from family. Family is everything

Im Micronesian(pacific islander if you dont know) and im in tears by this

@@BondJFK you should try not telling others what they should and should not do. Why does skin colour bother you?

My homie since 2001 just got married last week without letting me know and had his current roomate as his best man...

I'm so sorry andrew

feelsbadman and clearly he aint your homie

is this what an orgy is?

an orgy of testosterone😛

Not all the time 😂 there's a lot of rasist people here towards maori 😶

But they are still subject to *inherited* issues stemming from western imperialism...

Still ahead of indigenous relations in USA and Canada

Lot of Maori don't like whites for good reasons.

Morgasm172 that's true. My mum's Maori and my dad's white so I sure see the difference in the family

Good to know, ty.

George Hollingsworth --- Thank you. I could sense their response took it UP to the next level. Beautiful and Powerful!!

Lol basicaly new zeland is california + nevada weird hippie yoga vibe on steroids 😂

@@mathewvanostin7118 um .. my culture is not “weird hippie yoga vibes”

@@mathewvanostin7118 You best not insult New Zealanders with their culture, it's tradition after war their prisoners.of war are to be eaten.

Toscania I. Fulgencio Reyes Hongi*

Toscania I. Fulgencio Reyes I have hongi each of my children upon birth sharing their first breath into this world it might not mean much to others but means the world to me ☺️ ha ki Te ha kanohi ki Te kanohi (breath to breath face to face) I welcome you to this world my baby

NgatiDreadz I do it every day with my 4-year-old daughter, I say baby give me Hongi😁😍🥰😘

That touching of nose and forehead in greeting made me cry 🥺🥺

What a beautiful tradition and culture. ❤

You are definitely not offending an entire country. There is an ever increasing amount of non-maori people who have had a guts full of the maoris and their bulls..t. Move there and after a while you will understand why.

@@ourpeople-g7r let me guess based on my experience with "indigenous" people in Europe (ie. modern day roleplayers). Entitled, egotistical leeches constantly crying?

They would get scared.

I feel like one.

They'd think these people are nuts

“Ight ima head out”

They gonna scared to death

Wade Carpenter you do realize that those are his boys right?

@@keoki90232 it's still a funny joke, though. Lol 😂

LOOOLLLLL !!!!!!

Hope you already knew that this ceremony is about introducing the woman into his family? Not about faithfulness

LMAO 🤣🤣🤣🤣

That's part of Haka. It's quite possibly the most beautiful part of Haka-- joining in essentially tells the participants, "I hear you, and I will not turn away from your words." I heckin' love Hakas.

If you watch closely they only focus on the better performers

The concluding story of the father and son bought me to tears (in a positive way).. Thank you.

Thank you! May 2021 be good to you and yours. Isabelle Victoria British Columbia

Just wanna ask, are the words and movements different for each occasion or the same?

@@Si_nengatcha yes and no... my family have a haka that has been passed down from generation to generation that we use for multiple occasions.. weddings, birthdays, funerals etc it is composed as a battle haka but we use it for different things. Then there are specific haka for example a very popular powhiri haka named “te waka” is used for welcoming people which we also perform. Again although the actions and words of this haka are quite specific in their meaning this isn’ to say other people don’t use it for other things, I have heard it performed as a relative was carried to be buried.

Thank you very much for the explanation.

I guess it's the spirit of brotherhood among them.

uneed2see me too

It’s a war cry lmao

i have no idea whats happening and i still teared up

Was thinking the same

👏👏👏👏👏👏

Haha

lmfao

hahahahah 😂

+Bestest Tardo looooooool dead

lol

Her eyes is moving apart.

the bit when he groom joins in is the the maori equivelant of saying " welcome to the family kid"

I don’t see why…..it’s embarrassing to act like a Neanderthal at your own wedding. This is not romantic at all. Haka is a tribal dance before going to battle and white men are not supposed to do it, it’s only for the Native people, not British ancestry. Get a grip man.

@@gizerauditore9985 so?

@@gizerauditore9985 be respectful

That part got me too. Makes me want to learn more about my own heritage, the new generation needs to persevere our traditions, every culture has stuff like this, we just need to get in touch with our history as individuals and bring it out in ourselves.

They're a bunch of true clowns 🤡🤡🤡

They'd laugh even more.

@@kheldaurgarth7032 nah this is a very intimidating cry Imagine big men doing a war cry At you Well I'm this video it's not a war cry But still

Good Idea! We all should do it!

Heh heh heh...An amusing thought; tickled me inside.

😭😭

Preach! I still get choked up whenever I see this. I'm only of Scottish ancestry and we don't exactly have anything of this nature that is so wonderful and amazing. We mostly drink and make fun of the English. 😊

I am from the States and understand exactly what you're saying. I'm in your corner and will fight with you to hold those accountable for being disrespectful to your traditions. I am a Warrior myself, and when I watch the haka performed, I feel that warrior spirit in my soul.

Well said. You should be so proud of your culture and the amazing traditions they have. I’ve also heard you are the most inclusive of the worlds natives. You will let whites do the Haka if it’s done with respect. This is how it should be. Take care

Veteran Motors of course colour has never been an issue, there are plenty of white maoris as they are part European but even then its part of our culture to be inclusive to those willing to learn regardless of colour or race :) Thank you for your kind words

Do not pay attention to condemnations. Some just do not understand. It is, actually, amazing and cool tradition. If I was among guests at this wedding, I, was proud to participate. From Russia with love =)

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The groom must do so in order to show that he accepts the challenge.

she is like a war goddess

Fun fact: if you are overwhelmed and need to vent. Performing the haka can actually help get a lot of energy out of you and help you calm down. You can channel all of your anger and negative emotions into the dance and perform it until it wears you out. It can be a really good stress reliever.

Now you got half Aboriginal mouldies in Australia go figure?

@Big Master No they don't? You're a Jew if your mother is a Jew. And if you're not a Jew you're a gentile.

We had some samoans and Maori on my football team back in Pop Warner football as kids lol the Moari kids and parents taught us all the haka from the rugby team. I remember the first game we played I was at the front with blood gushing from my mouth lol

@Big Master i swear someones parent from the opposing team thought I was possessed lol

@NorthernLight am Indonesian, not even born in NZ, was taught teka tonu just like everyone else when I was in high school.

What culture are you? :) im Māori/Korean

+Yoon Icorn I'm Puerto Rican.

viking here: our battle cry is "Where are we?"

+vapormissile all my culture does is eat and have sex lol. Not a major fighting culture. Protective more then anything

same!

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom are you insisting 😂

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom I'd prefer you doing the hula in slow mo' 😆

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom I'm well aware of the tahitian dance, similar to the cook islands traditional dance. And yes it may not be as cute, but in slow motion, it'd last for a while 🤣

@@The.Hawaiian.Kingdom send me a demo lol

It's not so much "badass", as it is a very powerful affirmation that you won't let any badass mess with you or yours, regardless how powerful it/s/he thinks they are. If you're right with yourself and yours, you possess the power through HAKA affirmation to cast any demons out of your life .. and marriage!

For real...

Seriously. We Americans just swept our natives under the rug, and we have so much to learn from their culture. It's a shame.

@@hardcoredoom5892 the basis for the US government as a federal state was inspired by the Iroquois confederacy, they weren't just swept aside, history's not that simple

I think the best thing is that they can do stuff like this without being called out for cultural appropriation. It's the stupidest thing ever, I'm glad thst the kiwis have such a good relationship between their different people, that's how you create a cohesive society.

well said my friend 👍 she's cute though do you blame him 😂

@yulyu Everyone says that.

​When you have roids addiction and you make monster faces and shout like a lunatic nothing else matters

@@clarkkent4777 I disagree with that. New Zealand is way above the US.

@yulyu many ppl say that sir

@@clarkkent4777 Shut the fck up uneducated Americano.

+kab4292 Mine too. Very emotional

same is here

You can just feel the emotion! I loved it!

I don't understand what they're saying but I agree its so awesome!

+Whitney Dahlin It is a cry for life, and also a battlecry. You can get a subtitles version anywhere in youtube. In the wedding, basicly the big group challenge the Marrying couple, and the couple then answers back. Why? Because that's how they show the strenght they have in life to battle everything life throw at them now that they will tie the knot (sort of speak). It's like saying "you won't beat us, together we are stronger".

exohexoh thank the Brits for that.

exohexoh What stops you to renew the Aboriginal culture, but for your own people, not as a tourist attraction.

In my town, the white man isn't stopping Aboriginals from expressing their culture. In fact, we have laws to protect it, and we spend a ton of white people's tax money to place Aboriginal symbolism all over the town, but the Aboriginals enjoy Subway sandwiches and alcohol too much to care. Turns out modern white man is the only ones trying to protect your own culture from yourselves abandoning it.

Areus White It really makes me sad, especially for the aboriginal people who are trying to spread their culture, when some aboriginals just don't care at all. I'd really like to see the Australian sports teams do the aboriginal war dances before games and for normal Aussies to do it at everyday celebrations like weddings, funerals and birthdays like Kiwis do with the Haka. It would help Australians understand the aboriginal culture and it could intimidate other teams and it would make the start of Australia New Zealand games absolutely mind blowing. I don't see anything wrong with that.

exohexoh its very sad.... an nzder living in aus i think it's sad how the aboriginal culture isnt as embraced as it shld be.. it shld be something that should be accumulated into the educational system. .idk maybe im wrong. But ya know what i mean?

Thankyou so much for the translation, it takes on an even deeper, inspirational meaning !!!

How long did u type this?anyway thank u so much

Thank you for the translation!! Beautiful!!💗👍🤗

Thanks bro I can now use this for my Hakka at school churrr

Frank Han is this what is being spoken here? If so this is why it speaks so deeply to me.

@AdamWest6187 what is so funny?

@@David-mw3sb I died laughing watching this video.

@@jacksonrelaxin3425 fair play to you!

Kris is tan because she is from Mexico. there is that beautiful lady yesterday but that was just passing by

THEY DONT UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY ARE DOING IS THE MOST EVIL THING THAT CAN BE DONE. OPEN YOUR EYES. THEY ARE DOING NAZI AND ALBANIAN SALUTES. WHO IS DO YOU THINK WHO CONQUERED THOSE ISLANDS FULL OF SEA GOLD? AND BRAINWASHED MIXED BROWN WARRIORS TO DEFEND A WHITE DYNASTY. ALL BIBLES SPECIFICALLY TELL YOU TO NOT STICK OUT YOUR TONGUE AND MAKE FACES LIKE THIS.

We are generally family orientated as a culture so it's not uncommon. Hope you have a good time over here.

You might see one at the airport. There's usually loved ones doing the haka for those arriving on home shores and also those leaving. Even at malls. Have a good trip.

AWESOME!

Tell me ur opinion when u see one haka live there. PLease, let me know whats look like :D

Yeah that disappeared definately. I only could made taht connection when stuffed with MDMA... Its beautiful. It made me drop a little tear.

Realist comment i think i have ever seen on RU-vid.

The main feature of NZ society is its inclusion. The anglo population are taught all about Maori culture and history. Its part of their hertiage and is fiercely defended. I am an Australian and I married into a large NZ family. They saw it as their duty to teach me all about the Maori as well. Even after our marriage ended, the NZ side offered me support and I feel protected. Its amazing.

RangerAgr I cry uncontrollably.

@Ranger ... Check out Wiki for a decent explanation ... it's about life and death, so yes ... as primal and raw as can be !

Me too! It's so moving and can't be put into words for me.

Yeah? And what is next your wild step? Canibalism?

@@Bloodhound7 These wild tribes practic it too. And made genocide to other tribes after atacking them.

@@xxBitchutecom this dance is called a Tika Tonu. The one I think you’re talking about is the Black Haka.

Ich bin auch Deutsch....and this made me feel I also wanted to be Maori!

half the guys doing the haka here look German

Felipe Benjamin lmbo!!!!

i grew a third fist.. under my beard.

Acting like a savage makes your chest and face hairy?

They're not acting like savages. It's called a haka...don't be a hypocrite

Cheeeeehooooo

The Sari Studios i agree, I love this video..

This is so much better than the wedding videos of woman thinking there Beyoncé.

The Sari Studios I agree. I love watching it every so often and it STILL brings me to tears everytime.

The Sari Studios it gives me goosebumps

+weirdzfully no ones perfect she could too!?

+rex trex it was a comment on her loving protective family.

+weirdzfully I'm sure Uncle Stickman at 1:27 would have an adverse reaction were that to happen.

+weirdzfully hahahaha true

+Grindstone oh my god I can't breathe 😂

+Mia Mendez You have expressed exactly what I feel but could not articulate.

+Kate B :)

👏👏

+Mia Mendez Exactly what I thought, you said it perfectly, it's so beautiful, all that energy, I would love to go to New Zealand to learn the meaning behind all those words and to learn all of this, fan-tastic.

If you haven't already. Watch "Haka documentary beats by Dre " and there is a video of this "Wedding Haka "with subtitles.

@@sonicsonic1041 Turkey best Warriors

@@sportler777 Serbs best warriors

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@@robstewich slavs best warriors

People with passion are the best warriors you'll find.

me too T-T

Matthew Ghany me too brother me too 👍

Matthew Ghany your eye was sweating that's all. mine was too. a lot.

tear of a duck came out of my eye. A manly duck.

Thalanos Hutto I'm from the US and the only know what this is called Haka and I think I had some sweat coming out of my eyes as well. Very powerful!

I felt the same way. It is a truly moving video.

same

same

so is es

I keep re watching this and keeps putting me into tears.

Couldn’t agree more. She had 100% whilst holding back tears. Powerful stuff

WOW !!!

LOVE her reaction, especially when she joins in!

I did Maori studies at uni, NZ in short, you are absolutely correct. In the end, everyone is equally respected and their differences are put aside.

Completely wide open Emotionally... pure heart and soul... I always cry when I see the Haka... especially this one!!

esto es lo que necesitaba ver

Pricilla Ruiz gay

At my wedding everyones eyes were red af

VAD6909, is that what the translation is? This is so beautiful, so powerful. I have no cow what is said or the meaning, I can just feel the intensity in the video.

Amber D i have no cow either

Why is this here? To the top!

Instead us Natives are surrounded by dumbasses like this guy

That would be amazing 1 learn it 2 share it.

No thanks! We'd be cannibals! Lay off the Disney movie.

Obosi I live in the Pacific northwest and my boyfriend is Quinault Indian and though I'm from California we still practice their traditions.

Best comment

Same here fam, same here.

Tears & Chills every time...feelin' those Ancestors in the room! The contrast of the shirt and ties they're wearing and the energy they area bringing down is soul wrenching saying "You''ll never keep My Ancestors from Me!"

juan flores bro......same

juan flores same 😭

me 2 😢

Well the haka was made by Te Rauparaha as a war cry when he fought against those which sought to destroy him, but since its a challenge and in honour of the opponent. Often telling a story such as the common ka mate of how maui slowed the sun. So they also use hakas at games, funerals and weddings.

Te Rauparaha only made ka mate, hakas have been around for hundreds of years bro.

+Jah Bless yeah I know I was just simplifying it for her...Te Rauparaha was a Maori chief , and he is said to have made the ka mate haka when a ton was destroyed by huge amounts of enemies , he managed to hide from them under dead bodies and when they were about to leave , he did the haka to scare and challenge them , showing he was a true Maui....also pakeha would only really know the ka mate haka , so I was just working on that basis that she didn't know other ones

+magic skills *town

+magic skills He never hid under dead bodies bro, he hid from his enemies in a food storage pit, and climbed back into the light to be met by a chief friendly to him Te Whareangi.

Randi Lynn Cassel have you seen "Tribute Hakaz For Jonah Lomu"? If not I think you will be moved.

I completely agree! This was incredibly moving. I felt some tears welling up as well.

Same

this is amazing :) is the groom doing it back mean he accepts ?

Kina sandwich I watched it after you recommended it! Wow it was so powerful and emotional and them poor kids :( my fella plays rugby league and one saw him when he was younger :)

Hell yeah I do. I'm at work, and still felt the feels, even without sound. Man... Powerful!

Why crying to something I don't understand . May be you cry because she did

A.M.E.N

It got me right at the end...

Constipation at its peak

Lol nah, I think it just looks funny. I'd rather laugh than cry 😂

Everytime.

@@amadeusbrandenburg6439 typical ignorant person 😌

I swear! Idk how many times I've watched this video. Still crying! 😭

🤝

+Soner Cakir It was used in battle but also as a greeting/ challenge between tribes. Its also used to welcome heads of state.

Samuel Lord​ i see, i found some translations, as far as i understand there are several different type of words using during this ceramony, its really amazing, peoples just living that moment while they are performing.

Soner Cakir The most famous Haka is the Ka Mate used by the All Blacks Rugby team.

Samuel Lord​ yeah i've watched couple minutes ago :) and also found a haka for a fallen soldier's funeral, that consantration & feelings just amazing, once again what a wonderful culture.

Soner Cakir Its so manly too. :)

It is the weirdest feeling, right ? I am too completely detached culturally from these people, but the knot in my throat is so very real I'm fighting not to cry.

Oracle same here. Know nothing of the culture but holding back tears. Is it stupid of me to say that I feel the energy of their ancestors while watching this?

look at other haka videos, the one that recently took place at the #nodapl protests, it's on facebook, all through the comments you'll find people crying. It makes me cry too. That energy is something different. We are all connected, people have forgotten that...

I think watching videos of indigenous cultures performing their traditional rituals sparks something in all of us, something encoded in our DNA maybe, that calls us to remember our primal roots. For instance, I've never set foot in Scotland, but I'm Scots by ancestry, and every time I hear bagpipe music, it always feels to me like I'm getting homesick.

Because you're an idiot.

*their

+Esellajessica Check this article, it clarifies a lot ;) www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-35378875 "She said the haka was a sign of respect from her husband's best man and family not, as some have commented online, an attempt to intimidate him."

I'm open too it and I understand it I still think it's funny because its something that would be funny if done for no reason at a American wedding. :)

+Esellajessica Powerful hey? If you look up Tika Tonu that is one of the hakas used. Kind of a fathers message to his son becoming a man or entering a new phase in his life. "what's right is right, indeed!"

+SKULLBOY 013 Well, that's why it would be funny - it would be completely out of context at an American wedding with none of the wedding party being of Maori descent. I don't see how this video was funny. If it's because it's different to what you're used to seeing, well, perhaps your perception will change with time.

But I'm not Pacific Islander:(

@@rickyw.2631 thats ok. as long as youre doing it respectfully

@@tomatosoup7704 hellz yea, def! Of course!

Must sound like you're fighting the constipation.

This is best practiced while taking a poop.

Mishel Douglas its like a prayer i think...haka is like calling the ancestors, bringing them down from heaven to help you in times of need, like before war, but since this is a wedding, its like calling for a blessing for the couple. hope that makes sence ;)

+Bill Lee +Bill Lee yes, i've made a search about it, now I wanna a haka in my wedding hahaha

Mishel Douglas Waka was writen in 1914 , to transform a boy into a man . they are welcoming the fionce into the tribe

It's my third video too!

This Northman loves and admires this.

+Matthew Harbour Most definitely, goosebumbs style, if you don't mind. This is a culture is here to stay, the desendants display pride in their ancestors legacy and I think that is a good thing and that it should be celebrated.

Let me explain myself, I lived for years on a tropical Island in the caribean, and the people there have a hard time living, and you can name a thousand reasons, racist and non-racist alike. In the end there is but one reason, pride, we Europeans have been utterly effective in erasing everything that can bring any nation to feel pride in their ancestry, from the 1500s onwards we Europeans have systematically destroyed every legacy (and legacy should be read as ancestral guidance), from which these people could draw the strength to resist their enslavement. When you now look around the world, where Europeans can live with and are accepted by the native populations, you will discover that all these native cultures were capable of resisting the European cultural forces, but the people in the carribean have after 400 years of enslavement only managed to hold on to their music, they do not know where in Africa they originated, they have lost all connection to their ancestral tribes, some of which created vast kingdoms even before the Europeans came....... Or to say it New Zealand style, we have robbed them from the most basic means to determine their Identity, they can no longer say: "I am Gimli son of Gloin"

+RzzRBladez I am not quite sure why you would feel the need to explain that. I do not want to assume anything o I am just asking why so I can better understand your point.

Matthew Harbour Losing your culture, can only ever make a lesser man, or lesser woman. For years I have lived among people, good people, but with an unnatural inferiority complex, certainly towards Europeans like me, freeing them in 1864 has virtually changed nothing, their behaviour towards white people is as if they are still enslaved. And for some it means always being over-polite, but for others it turns to resentment. There is an unnatural unequality that makes working and living with these people really diificult, I felt like I always had to tip toe my way around. Like I said it is really difficult to explain, black people living in the USA have taken the culture of the USA as part of their culture and you see that they fare much better than most people on the islands, where the black population is often greater than 90%.You must understand that I never understood the importance of culture until I was confronted with a virtual lack of culture. At first, before I let my brain work, I got annoyed with these people, only later when I slowly got absorbed into their way of living I started to see the real damage done by the Europeans, I do not possess the means to describe exactly what I mean, I am a historian, not an anthropologist, but when you start trying to speak their language and when they open up to you you can start connecting the dots and then you can see that freeing the slaves in 1864, though the right thing to do, has been utterly incomplete and we do not have the means to ever make it complete. So when I compare the people I lived with to the Maori, I can both understand the dificulties, though not on a personal level, as that I can really appreciate them holding on to everthing they inherited from the ancestors, since I have seen first hand the abhorrent effects of slavery still affecting people to this day. People often step over culture as if it is meaningless, nothing can be further from the truth.........

Chiminie’s Jams | Yup, SM Ent bought the start as a sample as far as I know. I'm so happy that Haka is slowly being shown in Kpop (from Simon Says to Miroh). This is honestly so beautiful.

Finally I found that comment hehe

Yes!! I knew it!!

Thats why i landed here lol

Just now... knowing I'm shock

Haka varies by tribal region, with many haka telling the story of significant events in an iwi’s (tribe’s) history. Today, haka is used as a sign of respect and is performed on important occasions, such as sporting events, weddings, funerals, and powhiri (a traditional welcome).

coz you are looking for great tradition demonstration :)

Wraithin Hades you are scared by haka)))

It's supposed to be intense - Maori people are no doubt the most successful indigenous culture in the World.

albertz if only native americans could learn from the maoris.

...what does that even mean, @Wilmerf1987?

NZ is one massive cultural melting pot!!! i fricken love living here

Hey from invers! Completely agree love this country and our diversity! We all kiwis no matter the colour of our skin.

It's be awesome if in coming cricket world cup NZ team will do this.

I seriously jealous of you. I love Maori culture. It seems like a very proud and respectful culture.

Lol. What a white thing to say. For some reason I feel like most Maoris wouldn't agree with you.

It is for everyone who sees the value of this.

Her reaction is on point bless her

Agreed....

Every god damn time!

Pussy

right? people that think this is funny or strange, just cant wrap their minds on how incredibly beautiful this is.

lol each to their own some may find it funny some not so what

Feel ya

I literally had an emotional breakdown after watching this, so beautiful. That energy transferred right through the screen.

I just told them to beat our dance on our wooden shoes. But even that was painfully pathetic.

@@DylanRomanov Been there done that. More strength for us bro. (not a flat-liner)

Same! Every time I see this I get a little emotional. It's so powerful. Just the video is very evocative, could you imagine actually being there?

Another Canadian paying respect and crying watching this beautiful tribute. Bawling lol. How does it have so much effect?

I think our Maori brothers and sister discovered something about the human spirit that relates to this form of expression. I get teary eyed every single time I watch this and I don't understand the Maori language. After you understand whats being communicated you realize how beautiful it really is.

You too... I'm all under tears... the energy is reall.. I love that the bride also participated at one point

@@kimberlycourtar3036 the bride and groom joining in is one of my favorite parts.

Oh my gosh that makes it even better! Such a beautiful moment!