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22 Interesting Facts about Samoa
1. Samoans are time travellers. Ok not really time travellers, but in 2011 Samoa jumped from December 29 to December 31. It was a weird time to live through. I remember thinking this was weird, but it absolutely made sense from a business and relationship point of view as Samoa deal mainly with Australia and New Zealand, who before 2011 were on the other side of the international date line.2. First pacific nation to become independent January 1st 1962 Samoa gained independence from New Zealand and became the first Pacific nation to become independent. 3. First tier 2 country to...
Which Samoan Wrestlers are Related?
One of the sports that Samoans are well known for is Wrestling. In fact, it has been a family tradition for a particular Samoan family. To celebrate how wrestlers have brought Samoa to mainstream television we are going to talk about which Samoan wrestlers are related.
Are Samoa and American Samoa the same?
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This is not really a straightforward question. You need to understand the history of Samoa and American Samoa before you can answer if Samoa and American Samoa are the same.
How to sing Samoan Children's songs
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Today we sing the Talofa Lava song so that children can learn how to say hello in Samoan. Talofa lava, lava, lava Po’o fa’apefea mai outou? O lo’o maloloina lelei, fa’afetai We then sing Faafetai i le Atua, a popular hymn for the LMS church. It is also sung using Samoan sign language. Fa’afetai i le atualena tatou tupu aiina ua na alofa fuaia te tatou uma Ia pepese ia pepesealeluia faafetaiia pepese ia pepesealeluia faafetai The next song is My God Loves Me in English and then in Samoan. Our final song is the Tofa song. Where students...
SIVA AFI TUTORIAL: 3 Actions all Siva Afi (Fire Knife Dance) Performers should know
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One thing that we try to teach in our Siva Afi Courses and workshops is the Samoan cultural ties. We feel that colonialism has made us centre much of our lives on English or western ways and language. When we teach a Samoan martial arts like Siva Afi, we don't want it all to be in English. We want to share the Samoan language as well as the art of Siva Afi. Here are three Siva Afi action moves that all Siva Afi performers should know: 1. Vili - spin 2. Togi - throw 3. Sapo - catch To see...