New Zealand Culture★

Hi, I want to talk about Haka. Haka is traditional folk dance from the Maori of New Zealand. And it means dance and song with dance. Expression is important for leader of Haka.
For example, Pukana: showing white of the eye. Weru: pushing lower lip out.
The most well-known Haka is "Ka mate".
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－Lyrics－
☆Ka mate! Ka mate! (Tis death! Tis death!)※Tis mean it is.
　Ka ora! Ka ora! (Tis life! Tis life!)
(☆Repeat)
Tenei te tangata puhuruhuru (Behold! There stands the hairy man)
Nana nei I tiki mai, whakawhiti te ra! (Who will cause the sun to shine?)
★A, hupane! A, hupane! (One step upwards…another step upwards)
(★Repeat)
Whiti te ra (The sun shines!)

Zottenfeest☆

Zottenfeest(Kichigai Festival)

Hi, I want to talk about “Zottenfeest”. It is a Catholic carnival. This festival is held in Belgium before Catholic fast. Fast means people don’t eat.
Formerly making a lot of noise in church was allowed in that day. It was called Zottenfeest. People can do what it was not allow usually without punishment in Belgium from 1355 to 1550. For example one person acts king and a fake priest in costume goes in church and celebrates the stupid Mass. In costume parade, rich people put on poor costume. People shout and laugh them.
Now people in costume parade and carry big doll on the shoulder. Making a noise that people drink and eat decrease but name of “Kichigai Festival” is still used.