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The hongi (Māori pronunciation: [ˈhɔŋi]) is a traditional Māori greeting performed by two people pressing their noses together, often including the touching of the foreheads.[1] The greeting is used at traditional meetings among Māori people,[2] and at major ceremonies, such as a pōwhiri.[3] It may be followed by a handshake.[3]
In the hongi, the ha (breath of life) is exchanged in a symbolic show of unity.[1][3] Through the exchange of this greeting, manuhiri, visitors, blend with tangata whenua, the people of the land, and establish a connection.[3]
A rāhui (temporary ban) was placed on the use of the hongi by some iwi and rūnanga (tribes and tribal councils) because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5]
- ^ a b Salmons, Matthew (17 September 2017). "Hongi, our national greeting". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "Maori – Maori Culture in the 21st Century". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ a b c d Māori ki Te Whare Wānanga o Ōtākou. "Pōwhiri". Dunedin: University of Otago. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
- ^ "Coronavirus: No more hongi or handshakes – Ngāti Kahungunu iwi acts to stop spread of Covid-19," New Zealand Herald, 14 March 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus: Hongi restriction put in place at pōhiri in Wellington," Radio New Zealand, 5 March 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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