This Bride's Emotional Reaction to the Haka at Her Wedding Will Make Your Day
Awesome HAKA at a wedding reception. #ProudPolynesiansClick on link for a better understaniding of the New Zealand Maori Haka: http://www.folksong.org.nz/tika_tonu/
Posted by I'm Proud to be Tongan on Wednesday, January 20, 2016
If you're unfamiliar with the term haka, the start of this wedding video may be a bit surprising. But upon learning its significance, you'll understand just how powerful the bride's reaction is to what her husband did for her at their wedding.
The haka is a traditional dance from the Maori people of New Zealand that was originally performed by warriors before a battle in order to intimidate their opponents. In modern-day culture, young people are taught this as it contains a message for adolescents, often males, who are making the difficult transition into adulthood. And if there's one thing that represents the transition into adulthood, it's marriage.
Watch the clip above to see how moving this tradition truly is and why it's going viral.