Tangihanga
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Tangihanga, or more commonly, tangi, is a traditional funeral rite practised by the Māori people of New Zealand. Tangi were traditionally held on marae, and are still strongly associated with the trib
Tangihanga for Wi Parata at Waikanae, 1906
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Burial of Major Te Keepa Te Rangi-pūawhe at Rotorua, 1905
Religion of Māori people
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The Māori people have a Polynesian religion that, prior to the introduction of Christianity to New Zealand was the main religious belief for Māori. By 1845, more than half of the Māori population atte
Tangihanga
…sometimes midnight, sometimes sunrise) the coffin is closed, before a church or marae funeral service or graveside interment ceremony, invariably Christian in modern times. As with the area the tūpāpaku lies, it is traditional for mourners to wash their hands in water and sprinkle some on their heads before…
Māori Christian church in Akaroa. Christianity was adopted by Māori across New Zealand during the 19th century.
Rātana church near Raetihi