In the beginning of haka.
By:Olive
There are a lot of questions people ask and there all about the haka:
How did it start?
What's the point in learning the haka?
Why was it important?
And why were women and/or girls not allowed to do the haka?
Well there are alot of simple answers to all those questions and I'm going to give them to you in the story. And by time you're finished reading this book you definitely like the haka more than you do now. (especially if you hate the haka and think it’s a nuisance!)
How the haka started:
In the beginning it was used by the maori as a war dance. It was performed on the battlefield for two reasons:
Was to scare and frighten their opponents to make them think that they're going against some strong opponents.
The maori would use intense facial expressions like wide open eyes and pukana at the end (Pukana-poking tongue out)
Now there are girls/women in the haka too. But back in the day:
Women and girls weren’t allowed to do stuff like the haka!
Girls/women weren’t allowed to go to war either!
Why is haka important?
It is important because it was quite traditional to the maori and being kiwis we need to keep at least some of the maori roll with us in New Zealand. Help us on maori language week, keep maori alive!
Why weren’t women allowed to go to war?
One of the main reasons why women couldn’t contribute in some things was because of the need for separate beds, and the worry of women being present in sexual crimes. I know, It is really quite unfair to girls and women but that is how it was.
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