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Sunday, April 1, 2012

Hamish's Rarotongan hoilday

In February my family and I went on holiday to Rarotonga. We were there for 8 days. It was a wonderful place to visit. I really liked the way they presented things and had things laid out. I also liked the swimming and kayaking.
Here are some of the cultural differences I noticed while there:


  • In Rarotonga you don’t wear seat belts and you ride around on the back of vehicles. 
  •  No spouting on roofs. 
  •  Clothes: floral, men have colorful flowery shirts, women sarongs; wear flowers in their hair and flowery shirts. 
  •  Footwear: bare feet or jandals. 
  •   Music: drums & ukulele 
  • Traditional feast: Umu (NZ hangi) 
  • Transport: scooters, bus that travel all day.
  •  Dance outfits: women grass like skirts, feathery bits on hips, coconut shells as a bra, and flowers in hair.  Men a piece of material that covers front and back of bottom. Grass like skirts on their calf muscles.

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