White Sundays Explanation

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This is an explanation of \'White Sunday\' which is a common cultural experience for students of Samoan and Tongan heritage. Created by students in my classroom - links with work at tamakitoday.blogspot.com

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White Sunday is a traditional culture for White Sunday is a traditional culture for pacific people like Tongans and pacific people like Tongans and Samoans.Samoans.

It’s a play for children from 6 yr to 18 yr It’s a play for children from 6 yr to 18 yr oldold

About When Jesus was born..About When Jesus was born..

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for the girls they wear a white dress with a for the girls they wear a white dress with a tau’valatau’vala

Which means mats. We put the tauvala Which means mats. We put the tauvala around our waist with a rope tied around around our waist with a rope tied around it.it.

And the boys wear a tupenuAnd the boys wear a tupenu

Which means a lava-lava and a suite and Which means a lava-lava and a suite and slippers.slippers.

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We do it at a church with a big hall We do it at a church with a big hall forfor families to come and watch families to come and watch there children do their play.there children do their play.

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Yes we do, we have a kai which Yes we do, we have a kai which Means a barbeque or a feed to Means a barbeque or a feed to

celebrate the the children for all celebrate the the children for all there hard work learning there there hard work learning there parts in the play .parts in the play .