The Maori is native tribes of New Zealand. And the Maori culture is very important for life of New Zealand. The population is 4 million people, and 5 hundred thousand of them are the Maori. It‘s said that the Maori immigrated from Asia area.
There are traditional performing arts of Maori. It’s called it” Haka ”. It was taken place ceremony before fighting to browbeat enemy Originally. Now, All Blacks that is national team of rugby dances before playing game. This is very famous and known well in the world. There is a traditional food recipe, too. It’s called it”Hangi”.I introduce the way of cooking .At first, dig the ground, and get into ware stone and stuff it. Then dirt covered with it, and it smother for three hours. It takes for long time to make Hangi. So everybody join to make it. Cutting up a tree is solemn occasion for the Maori. It is sculptured and completed art.
If you would visit New Zealand, you can touch a lot of interesting and abundant Maori culture. Especially, Rotorua is the best tourist place to experience Maori culture. It’s hold event of the Maori that called Matariki on June to celebrate New Year.
If you would visit New Zealand, you can touch a lot of interesting and abundant Maori culture. Especially, Rotorua is the best tourist place to experience Maori culture. It’s hold event of the Maori that called Matariki on June to celebrate New Year.