The Haka is a ritual dance of the people Māori interpreted during ceremonies, celebrations welcome, or before you go to war.
This dance has become famous throughout the world thanks to the influence of the New Zealand team rugby, the All Blacks.
The players, wearing black, interpret Haka before the start of each of their meetings, in order to impress his adversary.
The systematic interpretation of the haka dates from 1987, when the first Rugby World Cup.
He was formerly reserved for the touring All Blacks in foreign countries.
But the football players are not the only ones to use it before their match play.
The Haka is a very important part in the cultural life of New Zealanders (whether māori, Métis or Anglo-Saxon), and constitutes a fundamental element of their national identity.
They practice Haka everywhere: in high schools, universities, in the army, and so on.
Tana Umaga led the Kapa o Pango, a Haka of a new kind very impressive during the match New Zealand - South Africa Saturday, August 27, 2005 in Dunedin.
But other nations in the Oceania zone run a haka before beginning a meeting Rugby: Fiji and (cibi), Samoa (Siva tau) and Tonga (Sipi Tau) have their own "dance" pre-match.
As part of the entertainment around the World Cup Rugby 2007, a giant Haka was organized in Béziers on the lawn of the stadium in the Mediterranean on June 30, 2007. 525 participants reproduces gestures of the association Wallinesian Lomipiau.
Origins According to mythology māori, Tama Nui-to-ra, the sun god, had two wives: Hine-raumati, dame of the summer, and Hine-takurua, lady of winter.
A child born of Tama Nui-to-ra and Hine-raumati called Tane-rore.
He was credited with the origin of the dance.
Tane-rore quake is the view from the air during the warm summer days and is represented by shaking hands at the dance.
The Haka, dance Māori war, burning the nineteenth siècleHaka is a generic name for all Māori dances.
Today, the Haka is defined as the part of the repertoire of dance in which men are at the front and women at the rear to support voice.
Most Haka presented today are Haka Haka taparahi or without arms.
More than any other aspect of culture Māori, this complex dance is an expression of passion, vigour and identity of these people.
The Haka, more than a hobby, was an important tradition, especially at the time to welcome at social gatherings.
The reputation of the tribes based in part on their ability to do the Haka (Hamana Mahuika).
