How To: Be a Tongan Tou'a

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How To: Be a Tongan Tou'a
Stop in at any village in Tonga and you’re bound to come across a Kava hall or Club, a place to socialise, relax and partake in the age-old custom of a Kava ceremony.
Find out more about one of the most valued root crops in the Pacific, how its prepared and how its served at a ‘fai kava’ circle in Tonga.
At the head of this mostly male circle, is the often controversial figure of the Tou'a, who serves and oversees the fai kava ceremony.
There are many ideas about this role and whether it has become increasingly exploitative of young girls in the modern age but the Tou'a continues to be an integral figure in fai kava ceremonies both in Tonga and overseas.
At these informal fai kava ‘kalapus’ the Tou'a is an unmarried young woman, but there are other formal occasions where the Tou'a will be a male chief who for example, will preside over the highly prestigious pongipongi kava ceremony.
Join Tou'a -Veisinia Tukuafu as she talks us through her role as a Tou'a and of the significance of Kava across the Pacific.
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[@AT-wn1vh]

Seriously, why would you sit there all night surrounded by old farts married men???lol

[@bigtenga92]

For that 💰

[@anakinuzamakihatake5366]

Prolly money or like traditions or some shi

[@madenew000]

great video, beautiful smile, tou'a...Sione Nau (orage top) on Lead Guitar...malie

[@keyboardwarrior9762]

Why do samoans and tongans let the woman's serve the kava?? because in fiji we let the mens serve the kava

[@028TuvaluanHero]

Traditions. Its pretty cool though.

[@leilanijrmesui1734]

Cuz we can !!!

[@jaqenhghar2970]

Tongan men can also serve kava.

[@marcustuuhetoka1340]

Samoans don't drink Kava, they drink 8 ball 🎱

[@6eight5ns92]

@@marcustuuhetoka1340 we sell 🎱 lad 🤫

[@Number1ReggaeHunter]

Wow uncle busted out the whole violin to the kava sesh lol

[@primz1236]

In English it stands for how to be a homewrecker

[@samsneed7172]

😂😂😂

[@AT-wn1vh]

Bwahaha

[@dragon5568]

U must be a married Tongan lady 😁

[@TM686K]

Stooooooooooop iiiiiiiiiiiittt!!!!! Why she look like that too, all the Tou'as in my area look like Maui from Moana but with gold teeth. Supposed to look Fo'i lole but they look more like Fule'i lole... and they still be stealing husbands lmao.

[@kayleen8037]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@revelation21v57]

well done, tou'a

[@fasiapulekaufusi6632]

Haapai. My country

[@tutumakairau9540]

also good for leg opener

[@fasiapulekaufusi6632]

Malie documentary koeni 😂😂😂😂😂 alu ai fine mui moe vaivai MHKT

[@samsneed7172]

But is it true the best kava is from Eua?

[@ThePreachingOfHisWord]

No. Haateiho. I love Eua kava tho.

[@jaqenhghar2970]

@@ThePreachingOfHisWord no best kava comes from Kao, dash why we gall it Kao-va.

[@otablu685]

kavr

[@jaqenhghar2970]

cover up ho ngutu

[@princessmoana3705]

Beautiful, like a Keisha lol