We experience our first Saofa'i (Chief Title Ceremony) here in Samoa 🇼🇸

We were blessed to witness our family receive their matai (chief) titles while living here in Samoa 🇼🇸
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[@hjaa9737]

Awww thank you for sharing your feelings and spirit of the Samoan way from witnessing prepping and having all the aiga getting ready for the Saofa'i towards the end of village life playing with friends who really are your nephews, cousins, etc aka neighbors. I also love the fact that you mentioned generations before and a glimpse of their graves. That truly is the essence of it all- Love!

[@susanpalusi3644]

That was beautiful, love the Samoan culture and Tongan culture. The best life is island life. Love to all and congratulations all of you men with your titles.

[@pfred6708]

Ala ile pule ole tautua! It is all about servitude to our aiga, ekalesia ma le nu'u

[@christinefelise1641]

Beautiful!! Our Samoan culture lives on. Thank you for sharing.❤🌺🌺

[@Lifeofafifofamily]

It has been amazing learning more and more about our beautiful culture ❤

[@user-wu5md8ur5b]

Such a beautiful ceremony, thank you so much for sharing, its always a blessing to witness & for your family to experience our Samoan culture. Congrats to your brother on his Matai Title 🌺🌴🙂

[@raysau583]

What an awesome experience to be part of! Getting them traditional feels on. Thanks for sharing.

[@Lifeofafifofamily]

It was soo cool to see it all unfold in person ❤

[@user-to3gl1qe7u]

Great watch! The Ceremony experience from start to finish was culturally informative and interesting as I've never seen or heard this ceremony in the flesh before (closest thing now being digital, fa'afetai). Ava experience highlighted the diverse roles/responsibilities of how people contribute to the collective ceremony. And, the natural humour and jokes of our people was soo real too...loved it xx

[@TheGALIS]

Wow small world 😮 We were just there with my husband and kids visiting my dads family and they live couple of houses down the road 😅 and we shopped at your family shop before we headed to Namu’a island 😍

[@fiaavaesemo6852]

Hi Fifo family thank you for sharing this beautiful video and congratulations to your brother and everyone that did their matai👏👏👏👏👏 God Blessed them on their journey.

[@Lifeofafifofamily]

Thank you ❤

[@pinasao801]

Very cool to see the process, congrats Tai (sorry already forgot your matai name)! Love you fam xx

[@pilatolau3277]

Beautiful ❤❤

[@rotishatofelogo5069]

Thank you sharing your experience with us here in America.

[@Lifeofafifofamily]

Thanks for watching ❤

[@melesetehuntahhim9998]

OMG 😮 I just saw my brother in your video that's his wife's family ❤ hi bro Simeti ❤

[@papz_2138]

5:37 nothing gets better than these times 😂 !!

[@Lifeofafifofamily]

💯 ❤

[@ezrasilipa8637]

Seki Fam ✌️😎❤️

[@generalponcho808]

🙌🏽⭐️

[@tamamosi685]

Hi Fifo family was just a question the guy with the black shirt says adidas on the chest is he Faigame?

[@Lifeofafifofamily]

Hi Tama, Yep it sure is 🙃

[@tagovailoajuniorandmichell9151]

He likes his chief name because it’s ‘Ava! 😂😂

[@Lifeofafifofamily]

😂😂😂

[@masiitamua7027]

What are the title?

[@edwardripley7266]

Hello friends just asking how much do you have to pay for the name, and do you have to be a KAULEALEA SOGAIMIKI BEA KAUKUA in the family and village first to Be A MAKAI thank you God bless 🙏🙏💗 because safe.

[@RaneetaFailua15]

every village is different. Depending on the tile it could be from $100 to $4000 or more for high chiefly titles

[@8oobie]

did you get your pe’a?

[@d.b.o.y4937]

Yes

[@THEON430]

Should change your name. Not a FIFO anymore. Should change it to Samoa life..ha!

[@peefnow]

Another great video and experience. Yes Samoan Culture when done in the right spirit is so beautiful. In my experience, if we have the right Matai or Sāo running the family then everything goes well. But stick to it, keep your kids attending those family events they will thank you for it in the future. Samoa great one day Beautiful the Next 🇼🇸❤️