Sina+and+the+Origin+of+the+Coconut+Tree+(Yr10)

=__//**SINA AND THE ORIGIN OF THE COCONUT TREE**//__=
 * Claudia- leader**
 * Ellie**
 * Eyla**
 * Jess**
 * Jasmine**
 * Jacob**
 * __SAMOAN WORDS__**
 * **ENGLISH** || **SAMOAN** ||
 * Father || tama ||
 * Mother || tina ||
 * I love you || a'u alofa 'outou ||
 * Thank you || fa'afetai ||
 * See you later || feiloai ||
 * how are you || o a mai oe ||
 * Goodmorning || talofa ||
 * Family || aiga ||
 * Daughter || taene ||
 * Dance || siva ||

__**RELIGION**__

There is many religions that are in samoa. The top one is christian. Others are; roman catholic, melhodist, latter-day saints, samoan assemblies of god, seventh-day adventist and the worship centre.


 * __SET__**



claudia c.

Women in Samoan Islands wear "puletasi" which is a skirt and a tunic with the traditional Samoan designs on it. They also wear a sarong kind of a thing called the "lava lava" which worn by men and women both. Men wear simple sarongs and for women they are intricately designed. <-could possibly use a maxi dress <--business shirt with red cloth.
 * Eyla.**
 * Clothing**
 * Women**
 * Men**

//I. Togitogi (dots)// These are normally found in the tattoos on womens hands. //II. Aso (thin cross beam)// This is normally used when tattooing a man's back. //III. Fa'avaetuli (like the leg of a golden plover)// These are normally used in womens tattoos. //IV. Fa'aanufe (worm-like)//Generally used in womens tattoos //V. Fa'alaupaoga (like the leaves of a Pandanus tree)// //VI., VII. Aso Fa'avaetuli (like the leg of a golden plover)// //VIII., IX. Atualoa// Used when tattooing the front of mens legs. //X. Fa'amuli'ali'ao// //XI. Fa'a'upega (net-like)// Used in men around the groin. //XII. Aso Fa'avaetuli (like the leg of a golden plover)//
 * Tattoos - pattern examples and meanings**

//XIII. Aveau (starfish)// Used when tattooing women

they wore traditional cloth called 'Siapo'- a cloth made out of bark. The gods could make a similar one by having brown paper, drawing on a design with black vivid and scrunching it up, and wrapping it around the waist with a black singlet on to symbolise the high authority.
 * God clothing**

=Culture of Samoa= From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jump to: [|navigation], [|search] Samoan male warrior c. 1896 The traditional [|culture] of [|Samoa] is a communal way of life based on [|Fa'a Samoa], the unique socio-political **culture of Samoa**. In Samoan culture, most activities are done together. There are 3 main parts in the Samoan culture, that is faith, family and music.The traditional living quarters, or //[|fale]// (houses), contain no walls and up to 20 people may sleep on the ground in the same fale. During the day, the fale is used for chatting and relaxing. One's family is viewed as an integral part of a person's life. The [|aiga] or extended family lives and works together. Elders in the family are greatly respected and hold the highest status, and this may be seen at a traditional Sunday [|umu] (underground oven.) [[|hide]]
 * ==Contents==
 * [|1 Traditional art forms]
 * [|1.1 'Ava ceremony]
 * [|2 Dance]
 * [|3 Languages]
 * [|4 Dress]
 * [|5 Religion]
 * [|6 Sports]
 * [|6.1 Sports in American Samoa]
 * [|7 Fa'aaloaloga]
 * [|8 Cuisine]
 * [|9 See also]
 * [|10 References] ||

[[|edit]] Traditional art forms
Construction of a Samoan //fale// c. 1896 [|Architecture of Samoa] [|Pe'a], traditional male tattoo. Women play an important part in contributing their skithy in items of important cultural value including [|'ie toga], finely woven mats used in ceremony and gift exchanges. Other items include bark-cloth, [|siapo] (equivalent to the [|Fijian] [|tapa cloth]), which is made from beaten [|mulberry bark]. Patterns or pictures are painted on with a natural brown dye. These pictures typically depict fish, turtles, and [|hibiscus] flowers. The siapo may be used for clothing, for wrapping objects and even simply for decorative reasons. Ornaments, jewellery and hair accessories are made from naturally occurring materials such as sea shells, coconut and [|coir]. Traditional Samoan medicine is often practiced as a first-line before hospital medicine. This is a type of alternative medicine using plant leaves to massage the affected area.

[[|edit]] 'Ava ceremony
Main article: [|Samoa 'ava ceremony] The [|'ava ceremony] is the most significant ritual which takes place during all important occasions, including the bestowal of //matai// chiefly titles. The overall ceremony is highly ritualized, with specific gestures and phrases to be used at various times. Ceremonial items for the 'ava ceremony include the //tanoa// (round wooden bowl) similar to those used in the [|kava cultures] of other [|Polynesian] societies. The //tanoa// are made of varying sizes supported by many short legs around it. These bowls and other related instruments are often highly decorated. Known as //[|kava]// in other parts of Polynesia, the 'ava is a beverage produced from a plant that is drunk throughout the western Pacific region. The drinking of ʻ ava in Samoa is generally done through highly ritualized ʻ ava ceremonies. The kava is prepared by a group of people called //aumaga//. It is brought to each participant by the //tautua ʻ ava//, or ʻ ava server, in the order proscribed by the //tufa ʻ ava//, or ʻ ava distributor. Usually, the highest chief of the visiting party is served first, followed by the highest chief of the host party, and then service proceeds based on the rank of the rest of the participants. The drink is served in a polished coconut half.

[[|edit]] Dance
Boy performing a Samoa fire dance ([|siva afi]). The traditional Samoan [|dance] is the //siva//. The female //siva// is with gentle movements of the hands and feet in time to music. The [|sasa] is a group dance performed sitting to a drum rhythm. Samoan males traditionally perform the [|fa'ataupati] (slap dance), usually performed in a group with no music accompaniment. Other types of dance are modern dance by the younger generations. Traditional Samoan dance is arguably the one area of Samoan culture that has not been touched by Western Civilization. The [|maulu'ulu] is a group dance performed by female counterparts only, also the [|taualuga] is the main Samoan traditional dance that is performed by a village prince (manaia) or village princess (taupou). It is often performed at weddings, birthdays and other Samoan celebrations.[|[1]]

[[|edit]] Languages
In [|American Samoa], most people are bilingual; they speak both [|Samoan] and [|English]. In [|Samoa], most people speak Samoan, although the inhabitants of [|Swains Island] speak [|Tokelauan].

[[|edit]] Dress
The traditional ladies clothing is the [|puletasi] which is a matching skirt and tunic with Samoan designs. The [|lava lava] is a [|sarong] which may be worn by men or women. They are of different patterns and colors, but tend to be plain for men who may wear it as part of an official uniform. Some men have intricate and geometrical patterns [|tattooed] onto their lower body and upper legs. The tattooing process is performed without any anaesthesia and is extremely painful.

[[|edit]] Religion
Church in Matavai village, [|Savai'i] Main article: [|Religion in Samoa] Samoa is Congretionalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6% and plain Catholicism plays little role in its everyday life. Religion in Samoa encompasses a range of groups, but nearly 100% of the population of Samoa is Christian.[1] Historic Methodist Chapel at Piula Theological College on Upolu island. The 2001 Census revealed the following distribution of Christian groups: Congregational Christian, 34.8 percent; Roman Catholic, 19.6 percent; Methodist, 15 percent; the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), 12.7 percent; Assemblies of God, 6.6 percent; and Seventh-day Adventist, 3.5 percent.[1] These statistics reflected continual growth in the number and size of Mormons and Assemblies of God and a relative decline in the membership of the historically larger denominations.[1] The following groups constitute less than 5 percent of the population: Nazarene, Anglican, Congregational Church of Jesus, Worship Centre, Jehovah's Witnesses, Full Gospel, Peace Chapel, Elim Church, Voice of Christ, and Baptist.[1] There are also members of other religions such as Islam and the Baha'i Faith; the shared estimate of the Bahá'í population in Samoa circa 2000 according to a profile by the World Council of Churches and the online encyclopedia Encarta was 2% of the nation — some 3600 people — and the only non-Christian community of any number.[2][3] The country hosts one of only seven Baha'i Houses of Worship in the world.[1] The Baha'i Houses of Worship was dedicated by Malietoa Tanumafili II, King of Samoa (1913–2007), who was the first reigning Bahá'í monarch.[4] Although there were no official data, it is generally believed that there are also some practicing Hindus, Buddhists, and Jews in the capital city.[1] All religious groups are multiethnic; none are composed exclusively of foreign nationals or native-born (Western) Samoans.[1] There are no sizable foreign national or immigrant groups, with the exception of U.S. nationals from American Samoa.[1] Missionaries operated freely within the country.[1] There is strong societal pressure at the village and local level to participate in church services and other activities, and financially support church leaders and projects.[1] In some denominations, such financial contributions often total more than 30 percent of family income.[1] The constitution provides for freedom of religion, and the government generally respected this right in practice.[1] The US government found there to be no reports of societal abuses or discrimination based on religious belief or practice in 2007.[1]

culture hiracy set by ancesters people oriented do everything in groups no walls between houses 20 people per house family orientated respect elders have a chief everything shared through village christian lots of rituals

=**Samoan Dance Videos:**= __traditional men dance__: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tT372-QWt8 __traditional woman dance__: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygEPkj_rBPI __woman dance__: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5NkhUp_68E __woman dance__: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOvE0JM8j6A&feature=related __men dance (war)__: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb5bnaE4enk __wedding dance (could be used for a celebration):__ []

=**Samoan Weapons**=

All axes excluding third from the left (top row) fish hook.




Traditional Dancing Knife


Fish Hook



Classic Hook Axe

Throwing Club