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# Decide if a Hongi is appropriate. As with all traditional cultural practices, never perform a Hongi as a joke or in a mocking way. Unless you have experience of Māori culture and tradition, it's unlikely you will need to initiate a Hongi. If you attend a formal Māori occasion, outside of or on a marae, you csn expect to paticipate in a Hongi. It's totally appropriate to practice and okay to demonstrate your techinque to any interested parties, it's a good idea to know what to expect so you don't offend anyone.
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# Decide if a Hongi is appropriate. As with all traditional cultural practices, never perform a Hongi as a joke or in a mocking way. Unless you have experience of Māori culture and tradition, it's unlikely you will need to initiate a Hongi. If you attend a formal Māori occasion, outside of or on a marae, you csn expect to paticipate in a Hongi. It's totally appropriate to practice and okay to demonstrate your techinque to any interested parties, it's a good idea to know what to expect so you don't offend anyone.
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# Accept the hand of the person initiating the Hongi. Grasp it, as if you were going the shake hands. You'll be standing usually.#*If the other person is not close to your eye level, for example a wheel chair user, bend down to their level but try not to loom over them. If you are both wheel chair users, try positioning your wheel chairs side on.
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# Accept the hand of the person initiating the Hongi. Grasp it, as if you were going the shake hands. You'll be standing usually.
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#*If the other person is not close to your eye level, for example a wheel chair user, bend down to their level but try not to loom over them. If you are both wheel chair users, try positioning your wheel chairs side on.
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# Lean forward toward the other person. Go gently, they'll be leaning towards you and you don't want to bump into one another and make things awkward. Be guided by their pull on your hand.
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# Lean forward toward the other person. Go gently, they'll be leaning towards you and you don't want to bump into one another and make things awkward. Be guided by their pull on your hand.
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# Press your nose and forehead to their nose and forehead, gently. You should make contact, a Hongi isn't like an air kiss! Breath consciously. The point of it is to share breath so don't hold your breath
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# Press your nose and forehead to their nose and forehead, gently. You should make contact, a Hongi isn't like an air kiss! Breath consciously. The point of it is to share breath so don't hold your breath or puff out your breath. Try not to cough or sneeze of course.
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# Hold the position for a couple of seconds. Keep your eyes lowered, don't
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# Hold the position for a couple of seconds. Keep your eyes lowered, don't stare. Let the initiator of the Hongi break it. They may shake your hand after, or, if you are a wahine, (woman), they may kiss you on the chick.
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# Be aware that the person doing the Hongi may not grasp your hand, they may put their hand on your shoulder then lean toward you. The hand on the shoulder can also be combined with the hand grasp.
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# Be aware that the person doing the Hongi may not grasp your hand, they may put their hand on your shoulder then lean toward you. The hand on the shoulder can also be combined with the hand grasp.
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# Understand that men, women and children all Hongi. It is culturally acceptable for any two people to Hongi, unless one person's own cultural traditions prevent it, for example a Muslim woman would not Hongi with a man.
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# Understand that men, women and children all Hongi. It is culturally acceptable for any two people to Hongi, unless one person's own cultural traditions prevent it, for example a Muslim woman would not Hongi with a man.
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