Te tahawai Marae

Te tahawai Marae

On the 19th of August I went to the Marae with the year 4 and room 5 people. Before the tangata whenua did the karanga, we all stood in front of the waharoa for a while waiting for the call.

After the tangata whenua welcomed us, the boys took their shoes off first. We took our shoes off because it was a sacred ground and our shoes were dirty. The boys sat at the front of the girls. The tangata whenua said a speech and then Joshua K said his mihi. After Joshua K said his mihi Joshua J said a speech. After he said his speech the room 5 and the year 4 people had to do the hongi or just shake hands with the tangata whenua. When we did the hongi, we washed our hands before we ate. The tangata whenua helped us to weave with paper and stick the top bit on.

The boys and I did the haka before we went back to school.

I had a really fun time there especially because the activities and the haka.