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2,291 traditions so far, best known first. 12,311 more are on the list to be written. Filter by region, kind and meal.

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🇼🇸 Samoa and 1 moreʻIe tōga Precious woven mats exchanged in Samoan ceremonies to honor family ties and chiefly status.Dress

🇳🇿 Auckland, New ZealandTā moko The traditional permanent tattooing of the Māori people of New Zealand, marking identity and status.Rite of passage

🇼🇸 Samoa and 1 morePeʻa The traditional Samoan rite of full-body tattooing for men, tapped by master artistsRite of passage

🇹🇴 Tonga and 1 moreTaʻovala A waist mat worn in Tonga for weddings, funerals and formal daysDress

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

ʻIe tōga: Sarah Kelemen, CC BY 2.0, source
Taʻovala: James Foster, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
Tā moko: Gottfried Lindauer, Public domain, source
Peʻa: Thomas Andrew (1855-1939), Public domain, source

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