Hi I am Makayla and I am here to talk about my family culture on my blog.
Our learning focus for Project Based Learning the term is about Culture.
Today I will be telling you about my family Culture. My Dads family side is from the Cook Island maori and my Mum is from New Zealand so I go both ways. The Cook Islands have many fascinating traditions and ceremonies.
You may know of the drums, well they are not just for making music they are sometimes used for communication one drum might mean a meeting between tribes and villages others may mean to celebrate a holiday.
Another is the frangipani flower
In the Cook Islands women where the frangipani flower to show if they are married or not. If you ever visit and you see a woman wearing a frangipani on there right ear they are married but if they are wearing it on there left they are single.
There is also a tradition called the maeva nui competition it is like kapa haka it is a competition between island and to see who is the best it happens once a year in the month of May.
Another thing that Cook Islanders use instead of perfume and deodorant they used flowers they use any in the season they call these ei that means it is a garland it could be and head garland which might mean a hat of flowers like a necklace a flowers same as a bracelet and they still use it now.
Interesting facts: If you were thinking of buying any part of this island think again because it is family owned and land is not for sale.
I hope you enjoyed learning about my Dad side of my family culture.
Please let me know in the comments what your family culture is.
