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== Steps ==
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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
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# Accept the hand of the person initiating the Hongi. Grasp it, as if you were going to shake their hand. 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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#*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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