Traditions of Wellington
7 traditions tied to Wellington.
🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia and 5 moreSurf lifesaving
A volunteer beach rescue and ocean sports tradition originating on Australian coasts.Game
🇬🇧 United Kingdom and 5 moreBeating Retreat
A military ceremony of music and drill held at sunset to mark the end of a day or a festival.Ceremony
🇳🇿 Auckland, New ZealandTā moko
The traditional permanent tattooing of the Māori people of New Zealand, marking identity and status.Rite of passage
🇳🇿 Wellington, New ZealandHaka
A ceremonial dance of the Māori people in New Zealand, performed with vigorous movement and chant for welcome, mourning,Performance
🇳🇿 Wellington, New ZealandKa Mate
A Māori haka of life and survival, composed by Te Rauparaha and performed by New Zealand teams.Performance
🇳🇿 Waitangi, New Zealand and 2 moreWaitangi DayTe Rā o Waitangi
New Zealand's national day remembering the 1840 founding agreement.Ceremony · Breakfast
🇬🇧 Edinburgh, United Kingdom and 2 moreRoyal Edinburgh Military Tattoo
An annual military music and performance show held on the Esplanade of Edinburgh Castle in August.Performance
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Waitangi Day: Ryan762 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo: xlibber, CC BY 2.0, source
- Surf lifesaving: User:Celcom, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Beating Retreat: Beating Retreat, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tā moko: Gottfried Lindauer, Public domain, source
- Haka: Merrett, Joseph Jenner, 1816-1854., Public domain, source
- Ka Mate: Alasdair Massie, CC BY-SA 2.0, source