vaapuri part of the traditional marriage custom. The couple to be [...]

Part of Speech n3
    • part of the traditional marriage custom. The couple to be married goes into the garden and is seated on the "mora" with the traditional pandanus hoods ("tovu") over their heads. The mora is covered with matana leaves (taro). The matana-taro is then split above the couple's head, which shows their chiefly status
      • culture
      • Example 8139:
        Hio vai, orepaa paku vakavara bono vaapuri ve, a matana.
        They then sit down until they are finished with the vaapuri ceremony, the matana-taro.
        Source: Kae 01R 198

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  • See also:
    • matana7 top of the taro root or the root of the arrowleaf elephant ear
    • mora seat made from four young coconuts tied together. The children are made to sit on them during the vaasipoana ceremony (in which children are blessed so that they become healthy and strong).
    • taovu2 hood