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verb - to greet another by pressing noses together

HONGI - The traditional Mori greeting, the Hongi is done by pressing one's nose and forehead, at the same time, to another encounter. It is used at tradition...

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Possible Crossword Clues
Maori greeting
Traditional Maori greeting

Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles
Sep 4 2014 The Times - Concise
Oct 9 2005 The Times - Concise

Possible Dictionary Clues
A traditional Maori greeting in which people press their noses together.
To greet another or exchange greetings in Maori fashion by touching or pressing noses together.
The act or an instance of making such a greeting.

Geographic Matches
Hongi, Inch'on-jikhalsi, KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
Hongi, Ruvuma, TANZANIA, UNITED REPUBLIC OF

Hongi description
The traditional Mori greeting, the Hongi is done by pressing one's nose and forehead, at the same time, to another encounter. It is used at traditional meetings among Mori people and on major ceremonies and serves a similar purpose to a formal handshake. In the hongi, the ha (or breath of life), is exchanged. The breath of life can also be interpreted as the sharing of both peoples souls. * Through the exchange of this greeting, one is no longer considered Manuhiri, a visitor, but rather Tangata whenua, one of the people of the land. For the remainder of the stay, one is obliged to share in all the duties and responsibilities of the home people. In earlier times, that may have meant bearing arms in times of war or tending crops, such as kumara. * When Mori greet one another by pressing noses, the tradition of sharing the breath of life is considered to have come directly from the gods. In Mori mythology, woman was created by the Gods moulding her shape out of the earth. The god Tane embra

Hongi description

The traditional Mori greeting, the Hongi is done by pressing one's nose and forehead, at the same time, to another encounter. It is used at traditional meetings among Mori people and on major ceremonies and serves a similar purpose to a formal handshake. In the hongi, the ha (or breath of life), is exchanged. The breath of life can also be interpreted as the sharing of both peoples souls.
* Through the exchange of this greeting, one is no longer considered Manuhiri, a visitor, but rather Tangata whenua, one of the people of the land. For the remainder of the stay, one is obliged to share in all the duties and responsibilities of the home people. In earlier times, that may have meant bearing arms in times of war or tending crops, such as kumara.
* When Mori greet one another by pressing noses, the tradition of sharing the breath of life is considered to have come directly from the gods. In Mori mythology, woman was created by the Gods moulding her shape out of the earth. The god Tane embra

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