DISCLAIMER - Unless this old geezer has died and come back as Eleanor Roosevelt, you, the cheeky reader, will no doubt realize that old snap is used as 'illustration' only...
The Maori people greet one another by touching noses together. It is to exchange the breath of life. It is done twice, once in remembrance of ancestors, the second time as the greeting.
The nose-rubbing, or hongi, is actually nose-tapping. They shake hands, and touch the tips/bridges of their noses together twice.
Most who follow me blog know that this old geezer is quite open to new experiences.
Following a remembrance in local park in Hilo, several members of a New Zealand Maori group, greeted the old geezer with hongi. Given that this old geezer possesses a rather large honker, it must have been a bit of a chore. Imagine how much 'life's breath' the Maori received from...
To be true, I was quite touched that members of the group were so 'au fait' with. Sadly, the moment was not captured for all time, and all of you cheeky buggers will just have to take word for.
The more time spent with the group staying at hostel is growing into a right 'love fest'. What is not to love about so warm and gentle a people.
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