vaasipoana¹ bless a child; do the child-blessing ceremony with somebody

• • bless a child; do the child-blessing ceremony with somebody
  • • culture

  Comment

  The verb <vaasipoana> is derived from <sipoana1> or <sipoana2>, but the meaning of the prefix <vaa-> is unclear.

  • • Example 8174:
      

      Eara na vaasipoana roho e Bihina.

      We did the vaasipoana ceremony with Bihina.

      Source: Vos 03R(Vos) 034

    • Example 8175:
      

      Bean vaasipoanae, ean paa avuin e.

      If you do the child-blessing ceremony with him or her, you must do the nose-piercing with him or her.

      Source: Mah Loa Vaa 01R(Loa) 007

Related entries

• See also:
  • avuin¹ shell used as nose jewelry
  • avuin² do the nose-piercing
  • sipoana¹ have the vaasipoana ceremony; be blessed / bless (a child) through a ceremony called "vaasipoana" / do the blessing ceremony of somebody with something
  • sipoana² blessing
  • sipoana¹ have the vaasipoana ceremony; be blessed / bless (a child) through a ceremony called "vaasipoana" / do the blessing ceremony of somebody with something
  • sipoana² blessing
  • vavaasipoana practice or celebrate the child-blessing rites
  • inu vatokoro house in which noses are pierced as part of the child-blessing ceremony called vaasipoana
  • kamuru shave the hair on the head (also as part of the boys' initiation and the vaasipoana)
  • kasin a fragrant plant rubbed on the pig to be roasted for the vaasipoana ceremony
  • piriki wash the feet of a child (as part of the vaasipoana ceremony)