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haka

[hah-kah]

noun

  1. a ceremonial Maori war dance that involves chanting.

  2. a similar performance by a sports team, especially before a Rugby match in New Zealand.



haka

/ ˈɑːə /

noun

  1. a ǰ war chant accompanied by gestures

  2. a similar performance by a rugby team

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of haka1

First recorded in 1830–40; from Maori; akin to Tongan haka “hand gestures performed in a song,” Hawaiian ‘a, Samoan ‘a “dance,” from assumed Proto-Polynesian saka
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of haka1

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New Zealand's parliament has voted to suspend three ǰ MPs for their protest haka during a sitting last year.

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The bill that sparked the protest haka sought to redefine the country's founding treaty and has since been voted down.

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Last November, a video of the trio performing the haka - a chanting dance of defiance sometimes performed at sports events and graduation ceremonies in New Zealand - went viral and drew global attention.

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After venturing to Norway, Ireland, Thailand and Argentina in the show’s debut season, the second landed him in Spain, where hijinx included cuddling with actor Javier Bardem and doing Spanish voice-overs, and New Zealand, where he got lessons from one of Aotearoa’s leading cultural advisors and attempted to break a haka world record with filmmaker and actor Taika Waititi.

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As we’re doing it, I’m finding out in real time — because, you know me, when I do something, I do it 110% whether it’s going on “Hot Ones” or dancing the haka, I will put all the dials to 11 — so when I start dancing, I’m going all out and I’ve got Taika and I’ve got this whole crowd with me.

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