Chapter 424 414. Hakari (5/5)

Chapter 424 414. Hakari (55)

Festivals and celebrations in many countries in the world have a long history, such as the Lantern Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Spring Festival in China, and Christmas in Christian countries. The history of these festivals is much longer than that of New Zealand.

New Zealand is a young country, and the Maori are not natives of the island. They are the first immigrants to come across the ocean, but they have no fixed festivals.

The biggest Maori celebrations are either spring celebrations or autumn harvest celebrations. The time is not fixed. As long as you feel that spring is coming or autumn is about to harvest, you can celebrate.

This time their gathering is called 'Hakari', which is Hakari in Maori, which means 'grand banquet', and it is specially used to entertain important guests on important days.

There is no doubt that they respect New Zealand's mainstream residents by making Christmas Eve a big day. They also respect Wang Bo and treat him as an important guest.

Before coming here, Wang Bo thought it was just a party with Maori, but it was not that simple. All the Maori from Sunset Town came to the scene, and some Maori from Homeless Town also came. It is roughly estimated that there are thousands of people!

There is a square in the center of the Maori village, about the size of a football field and a half. There is a wide platform built of wood on it, and there are bonfires around it. When Wang Bo arrived, the flames ignited. cheers.

Atulu introduced to him: "This is our Malay, which means the wide courtyard in front of the meeting hall. Today's Hakari is held here."

Wang Bo exclaimed: "God Moi, this scale is really huge!"

Atulu said proudly: "In fact, this scale is still relatively small. Our Hakari was only large in scale when the Maori tribe was most prosperous in the last century!"

"You can't believe it. At that time, our tribe wanted to build a Hakari, and it had to start preparations ten days ago. For example, to prepare food, it needed to catch a lot of fish, hunt a lot of cattle, sheep and beasts, and build food Just one meter high!"

He pointed to a wooden shelf in the north of the square, about 20 meters long and 2 meters wide. It was covered with a huge red satin at the moment. Wang Bo didn't pay attention at first, but after hearing Atulu's introduction, he realized that there should be food underneath.

Behind the food stand is the meeting hall, a wooden one-story building with a gabled roof. Some old people sat in it, and when they saw the flames burning on the bonfire platform, they walked out tremblingly.

These old people have the most status in the Aturu clan. The current Maori tradition has been impacted by modern society and civilization and has become a bit messy. In many tribes, the patriarch is no longer the most authoritative leader.

For example, in their branch tribe, the patriarch is Atulu, but he is not the most respected person in the clan. He even became the patriarch because his grandma, Ao Tutu, is a priest in the big clan.

Wang Bo, Eva, and little Lolita walked over first, and the old woman Otutu grabbed Lao Wang's hand with piercing eyes and said, "Thank you for participating in our Hakari! Great mayor, our God will bless you and Sunset Town, our God will bless you and Sunset Town!"

"Thank you very much, Lord Priest. I am very happy to receive his blessing." Wang Bo thanked politely.

When Ao Tutu grabbed Eva's hand, the beautiful teacher took out a big red envelope from the bag and handed it to her, and said with a smile: "The mayor asked me to dedicate it to your tribe. I wish you prosperity and prosperity. Live forever!"

After receiving the red envelope and listening to her words, the old priest had an unprecedented bright smile on his face.

Wang Bo didn't know that if he came here as a guest, he would get a red envelope. This was the first time he had visited a Maori tribe in a serious way.

Atulu guided them to sit in the assembly hall, and Pharaoh asked Eva in a low voice, "When did you prepare the red envelope? Do you still want to prepare the red envelope?"

The beautiful teacher smiled and said: "Of course, I knew you would not bother to study other people's etiquette. The Maori have to prepare a lot of food every time they hold a hakari. If the host alone pays for it, it will cause a lot of trouble. There is a lot of pressure, so guests have to bring gift money."

Wang Bo said awkwardly: "I really don't know this. If it wasn't for you, I would be in trouble today."

Eva waved her hand and said, "No, you didn't make a mistake. Atulu told me that you provided more than half of Hakari's expenses this time. The red envelope I brought was not large, but it was just good-looking."

They sat and chatted in the meeting hall, and a young and beautiful Maori girl poured water for them.

Wang Bo drank two cups of tea and asked, "What are we waiting for?"

Atulu said: "Waiting for other guests, there are still people coming from Wanderer Town, the glorious warrior, the destroyer, Bakaja, etc., all tribes will send important people to come."

More than ten minutes later, it was a little past 3:30, and the square was full of voices again, and the glorious warrior with shirtless arms and tattoos all over his body was waiting for a group of people to arrive.

Wang Bo thought that these people were playing tricks and came late on purpose. He whispered to Eva, who pursed her lips and smiled, and then explained: "This is also a tradition. It was not until modern times that Maori people had the habit of using clocks. They didn't have watches before. Poor sense of time. When the Treaty of Waitangi was signed, the Māori queen and the chiefs of the big tribes were late, maybe not a virtue, but it was tradition, and they were paying homage to tradition."

"Is there such a good thing? Everyone came late to pay tribute to the tradition?"

"No, it's not that simple. We made an appointment at 3:30, and they actually came on time. They were a minute or two late. Being a little late is a tribute, and being too late is a provocation!" Eva Tell these traditions.

After the arrival of the glorious warrior and others, they also gave out red envelopes, and a fat Maori handed over the cash directly, a thick wad of money, Lao Wang roughly estimated that there were tens of thousands of yuan.

He had an impression of this fat Maori man. Xiao Wang's former owner was the richest man in Homeless Town and a well-known rich man among Maori in New Zealand. Otherwise, he would not have the financial resources and means to bring the liger home.

The two sides greeted each other with a hug, and it was not that Wang Bo was not prepared. He knew that this kind of nose-bumping ceremony did not start immediately after the meeting, but waited until the official start before saluting.

Different tribes of Maori have different forms of welcome, and it is the higher-ranking members of the Aturu clan who bring guests into Marai.

There are many long benches around Marai, and people will sit here. Among them, Wang Bo sat in the first row, and Eva and Daier were taken to the last row. On his left and right were the priests of Atulu and Otutu , which is clearly a theme.

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