Oceanian Rituals and Traditions — 24 Stories

• Tapa Cloth Ceremonial Presentation of Polynesia
• Takai: The Sacred Yam Ceremonies of the Trobriand Islands
• Hiri Moale of the Motu People (Papua New Guinea)
• Mask Festivals of Vanuatu: Spirit Dances of Ancestral Worlds
• Sing-Sing Ceremonies: Rituals of Papua New Guinea Highlands
• Malangan Ceremonies: Ancestral Rituals of New Ireland
• Hula Kahiko: The Sacred Dance of Ancient Hawaii
• Kava Ceremonies: The Sacred Drink of Pacific Islands
• Sing-Sing of Papua New Guinea: The Festival of Living Ancestors
• The ‘Ava / Kava Ceremony of Samoa and Polynesia
• Rai: The Sacred Stone Money Ceremonies of Yap (Micronesia)
• Inafa’maolek: The CHamoru Tradition of Restoring Harmony
• Kapa: The Sacred Barkcloth Tradition of Hawai‘i
• Haka: The Māori Ritual of Ancestral Power
• Sevusevu: The Fijian Ritual of Sacred Welcome
• The Lakalaka of Tonga: The Sacred Dance of Chiefs, Lineage, and Living History
• Se Faiva: The Ritual Dance of Tonga and Samoa
• The Hi‘uwai Cleansing Ritual of Hawai‘i
• Hula: The Sacred Dance Ritual of Hawaiʻi
• Tongan Taumafa Kava: The Sacred Ceremony of Kingship
• The ʻAva Ceremony of Samoan: Polynesia
• Makahiki: The Hawaiian New-Year Festival in Hawaiʻi
• Samoan Fire-Knife Dance (‘Ailao Afi): Samoa
• Tā Moko of the Māori (Aotearoa New Zealand)