Haka (/ˈhɑːkə/, /ˈhækə/; singular haka, in both Māori and English) are a variety of ceremonial dances in Māori culture. A performance art, haka are often...
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FC Haka, originally Valkeakosken Haka, commonly known as Haka, is a Finnish professional football club based in the industrial town of Valkeakoski. The...
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Haka, traditional dances of the Māori people, have been used in sports in New Zealand and overseas. Haka are performed to challenge opponents before matches...
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Kapa haka is the term for Māori action songs and the groups who perform them. The phrase translates to 'group' (kapa) 'dance' (haka). Kapa haka is an important...
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Grave of the Fireflies (redirect from Hotaru no haka)
Grave of the Fireflies (Japanese: 火垂るの墓, Hepburn: Hotaru no Haka) is a 1988 Japanese animated war drama film written and directed by Isao Takahata, and...
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Ka Mate (redirect from Kamate haka)
"Ka Mate" ([ˈkaˌmatɛ]) is a Māori haka composed by Te Rauparaha, the historic leader of the iwi of Ngāti Toa of the North Island of New Zealand during...
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up haka in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Haka is a traditional Māori dance. Haka can also refer to: Haka of Oahu, 7th Alii Aimoku of Oahu Haka of the...
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Although haka is a traditional dance form of the Māori people of New Zealand, the use of a haka by the All Blacks rugby team before matches has made it...
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biodiversity. Håkås consists of three farms known as Håkås Nordre (Northern Håkås), Håkås Søndre (Southern Håkås) and Håkås Mellom (Middle Håkås), which were...
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King Tūheitia. Paki was a prominent exponent of kapa haka, and tutored the Taniwharau kapa haka to national victory in 1981. She received a life membership...
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"The Haka – Dance of War – Maori Haka". newzealand. New Zealand Tourism. Retrieved 31 March 2020. Smith, Valance (22 October 2014). "Kapa haka – Māori...
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New Zealand national rugby union team (section Haka)
team perform a haka before every match; this is a Māori challenge or posture dance. Traditionally the All Blacks use Te Rauparaha's haka Ka Mate, although...
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Aaron Smith (rugby union) (section Leading of the haka)
Smith has been the haka leader in 35 tests. 21 times he led the Ka Mate version of the haka as well as 14 times the newer Kapa o Pango haka. New Zealand Rugby...
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Martin Reijnders (category FC Haka players)
joined FC Jokerit in the Finnish Veikkausliiga. In 1999, he moved to FC Haka, also in Finland. In 2000, Reijnders joined FC Den Bosch. He played for SC...
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is a nationwide Māori performing arts festival and competition for kapa haka performers from all of New Zealand and Australia. The name was given by Professor...
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Mika X (redirect from Mika Haka (Musical artist))
February 1962, later renamed Neil Gudsell, also known as Mika and as Mika Haka) is a New Zealand Māori singer, performance artist, actor, filmmaker, TV...
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Hakha District (redirect from Haka District)
Hakha District is the third district of the Chin State, Union of Myanmar. It was formed in the first Chin State Hluttaw emergency meeting No. 2/2012 on...
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TJ Perenara (section Leading of the haka)
for Try of The Year against Argentina. Perenara was used as New Zealand's Haka leader since Smith's off field incidents. Towards the end of 2016 Perenara...
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Hakha Township (redirect from Haka Township)
Hakha Township (Burmese: ဟားခါးမြို့နယ်) is a township of Hakha District in the Chin State of Burma. It surrounds the city of Hakha, the state capital...
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Kapa o Pango (category Haka)
Kapa o Pango is a pre-match haka, or challenge, composed by Derek Lardelli, which is unique to the New Zealand national rugby union team, the All Blacks...
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Kajaanin Haka (abbreviated KajHa) is a football club from Kajaani in Finland. The club was formed in 1953 and their home ground is at the Kajaanin liikuntapuisto...
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Chief Haka (Hawaiian: Aliʻi Haka; Hawaiian pronunciation: Hah-kah; born ca. 14th century) was a High Chief of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, in ancient Hawaii...
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Sekai Mumei Senshi no Haka (世界無名戦士之墓), lit. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the World, is a cenotaph in Ogose, Saitama Japan. The plan for a cenotaph was...
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Taini Hannah Merenia Morrison (c. 1958 – 8 June 2009) was a kapa haka performer in New Zealand. She was well noted for her love and passion for the 'old...
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Māori All Blacks (section Haka)
knickerbockers. The New Zealand Māori perform a haka—a Māori challenge or posture dance—before each match. The haka was later adopted by the New Zealand national...
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Shingō, Aomori (redirect from Kirisuto no haka)
purported to be the resting place of Jesus, the "Tomb of Christ" (Kirisuto no haka), and the residence of Jesus' descendants, the Sawaguchi family. According...
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Flash mob (redirect from Flash Haka)
A flash mob (or flashmob) is a group of people that assembles suddenly in a public place, performs for a brief time, then quickly disperses, often for...
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Arts Kapa haka Haka Poi Music Instruments Poetry Pounamu Tattooing Textiles Wood carving Science Conservation Kaitiaki Rāhui Navigation Sport Haka in sports...
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entered a Masters degree studying Tikanga Māori. She began teaching kapa haka in her second year. She received a moko kauae (chin tattoo) at age 19, along...
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mythology, Tane-Rore is the personification of shimmering air as it performs a haka for his mother Hine-raumati. Tama-nui-te-ra had two wives, Hine-takurua and...
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