What is the Haka, and what is it performed for?

New Zealanders have been performing the Haka as a tribute to the victims of the Christchurch terror attacks that killed at least 50 people. Here's a brief explanation of the Haka. #Newzealandterroristattack #Haka #NewZealand

[@mohammadsabah8619]

Love and respect to all new zealanders especially the prime minister of nz who tackled this situation very efficiently and maturely...
From India...❤❤❤

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until u bomb the place in name jannah

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[@sh.co.1697]

Love, kisses and hugs to New Zealanders. love u soo much.

[@nate8622]

Love you too

[@stalkerentertainment3671]

My respect to the people of New Zealand from a Turkish person! 🇹🇷🇳🇿

[@juliaconnell]

nice explanation - thank you
as a New Zealander - Muslims ARE us - our friends, our colleagues, our neighbours - part of our community & country. our hearts go out to our fellow New Zealanders who are Muslim - this is your home, and you should have been safe. we grieve with you ❤️

[@artair70]

Ha NO

[@caffeineman4584]

@@artair70 tf?

[@artair70]

@@caffeineman4584 What issue you got?

[@caffeineman4584]

@@artair70 what do you mean by "Ha no?"

[@artair70]

@@caffeineman4584 Because it’s just untrue, to pretend there’s somehow a positive view of it would be false.

[@ur1299]

I want to learn HAKA. Completely in love with it!

[@Universal_Traders]

Salam to new Zealand from India..Allah give you hidayah...amen

[@imran4006]

Little Scary but nice dance. Hope Americans also learn the Traditional dance of Native Red Indians.

[@Universal_Traders]

@Dan Man walaikum assalam

[@shahnawazmohammad9243]

@Dan Man walaikum salaam

[@tux_duh]

​@@imran4006HUH THIS IS SO RACIST BRO

[@Travel-Freaker-Bunny]

Walaikum salam

[@AsadJahangirVlogs]

Lots of love and respect to the New Zealanders from Pakistan. New Zealanders are one of the generous people.

[@zigzag2370]

It's almost as if when I saw this random performance of haka at a wedding that it spoke to the depths of my soul. As the people started chanting I had no earthly idea what was being said if it was meant to mean something or be spiritual or anything but it was as if my soul reacted instinctually to the presence of the ones performing haka. To this day I still have no idea what this represents but each day I grow more curious as to why I was touched by such a dance.

[@hope1427]

I think Russia and Ukraine are dancing haka right now

[@Corgi_fax]

And now every American with Polynesian heritage are claiming haka as part of their culture when really it isn't.
Anything authentic gets watered down these days

[@dianavallejobueno242]

This is so cool, I actually found out about this through Kpop and I’m really glad I did

[@kimkreamer5699]

So powerful!♥️

[@batemasik8210]

Love and respect to all NZealanders ❤️❤️🤲🤲

[@djcudworth2355]

This is so moving. Can you please show us how people in your country morn for the victims of Boko Haram in Nigeria?

[@MNBYN10]

So much love and respect 🙏 ❤

[@Youman-tu8wr]

Thank you to the New Zealanders🇳🇿

[@melissais]

Why does this always make me cry or get emotional lol.

[@AliyaBeghum-t6w]

New Zealand has two de jure official languages: Māori and New Zealand Sign Language, whereas New Zealand English acts as a de facto official language. Te reo Māori gained its official status with the passing of the Māori Language Act 1987.🇳🇿

[@brazillianguy01]

One side does the Haka, the other team does Michael Jackson's Thriller dance.... I would be completely scared

[@cladbecaha]

Haka are not war dances. They are ceremonial to mark an occasion, and can be a welcome.

[@wonsantiago3088]

Wow what a moving jester, very amazing

[@Marvel_Glimpse]

Goosebumps yeahhh .... For sure ❤❤

[@chorlauheung4920]

Thought Hakka represented a Chinese dialect and the people that speak it.

[@meghoughton562]

Gives me goosebumps...

[@AMAli-ct5df]

Man this hakka has done its job it has made genuinely scared.
Nonetheless Shukran to the new zealanders

[@squidleyskidley]

Is there only one haka or are there many?

[@nurulanizazainudin]

Beautiful people. Beautiful culture. Watching New Zealanders performing Haka makes me wonder is cultural appropriation only happening in the US? Because New Zealanders showing us the opposite.

[@Saint696Anger]

It's the media that is causing troubles for everyone

[@obadiaoracle5573]

It's a cannibal ritual...

[@alisonevans3059]

Make as a native metis/mixed native that's just racist and also its a worrior dance

[@samsommohite]

Superb

[@AnayaNoorin]

Bhai ya wala dance Usos from WWE Karta tha na😅

[@williamkearn6886]

Okay, Here Goes Nothing,
Ka Mate, Ka Mate,
Ka Ora, Ka Ora,
Ka Mate, Ka Mate
Ka Ora Ka Ora,
Tenei Te Tangata Puhuruhuru,
Nana Nei I Tiki Mai
Whakawhiti Te Ra
Upane, Upane,
Whiti Te Ra,
HI,
BLEGH!

[@wanderinggamer5079]

War Dance of the past (hopefully not in the future) turned into epic way to Celebrate stuff or Amp yourself up for an event…neat!

[@ChristineEbadi]

Powerful dance ❤

[@Throwup413]

Awesome culture!👏🏼👏🏼

[@margaretcooper797]

The Maori people are so handsome and have a wonderful,rich culture ,

[@woodgamingff5216]

This is so dumb

[@qweqwrfwq9203]

theme music name?

[@randomuser9373]

0:49 is he Brandon McCollum

[@patrickzevallos3900]

I’m more connected with the soundtrack very inspirational

[@LeveyHere]

woah

[@mitinamtali3134]

What a satisfying dance 😲😲😲😲🦅🦅🦅🦅

[@danieldipalma704]

We humans are certainly a weird bunch.

[@rifqiihsan8033]

That's so cool

[@judybraviere2715]

Ok. Now I get. It. 🙏✌️💜🇺🇸

[@zaidmalik4376]

God bless newzealand

[@yogitharanachandrasekhar4263]

Good evening

[@habbo45554]

Thanks. I still dont know what haka is

[@khanpathan79]

They do this dance or moves before games as well what if they lose lol 🤣🤣😅🤣 after that they will realize why the hell.we did it

[@jfranco3842]

Lóoks demonic People 2 chron 7:14 is the true answer hear the one true Gods words to you.🔑💡✝️💖🙏🏻🤔🤔🤔🤔

[@Ownmylifee]

Crazy people. They need to calm down 😅😅9

[@cooper2904]

I want this at my wedding

[@shakdidagalimal]

and, they're all insane

[@hypocritespun7971]

New Zealand sweet😘😘😘

[@sue3519]

scary 😄

[@mithukashyapp9230]

U would love to learn haka

[@kelia3048]

That’s badass

[@sparkdrive2900]

I dunno how making yourself look stupid qualifies as a "tribute".

[@shadhinacharjee1637]

TRT hardly gives any real news
even if it does that has some real propagandistic reason

[@FriendM2010]

So, bottom line, it’s a tribal dance 😳🤥👍

[@andrejsvikis5830]

I think its useless

[@Victorchaint]

Scary and looks like spirit possessed people Lol

[@QueennieMapula2000]

I came here after I discovered a performance video of PRIMEKINGZ

[@san_toad]

That’s it? It’s a war dance? Well that’s cute

[@missing_5_7_89]

haka by women xD

[@corpsgrinder323]

That's waked!😂