Kiribati - with Tameti Taweti Flashcards
The celebration of womanhood after a girl’s first menstrual cycle is called: Te Aoraki n Aine, Te Bwaka n Buto or Te Nimarangrang?
Te Aoraki n Aine
What ceremony takes place after the umbilical cord falls off a baby: Te Aoraki n Aine, Te Bwaka n Buto or Te Nimarangrang?
Te Bwaka n Buto
Through which cultural practice might i-Kiribati show their excitement, appreciation or adoration of a performer by spraying them perfume: Te Aoraki n Aine, Te Bwaka n Buto, Te Nimarangrang
Te Nimarangrang
What is the significance of Te Aoraki n Aine for a girl becoming a woman?
Teaches her important skills for becoming a homemaker and housewife
In Te Bwaka n Buto, when a boy is born the umbilical cord is taken to the sea. What is the significance behind this practice?
It is hoped the boy will become an expert fisherman
In Te Bwaka n Buto, when a girl is born the umbilical cord is hidden somewhere in the house. What does this symbolise?
The role of women as homemakers
Both boys and girls can have the umbilical cord tied and given to someone who the parents want the child to be like. True or false?
True
The introduction of Christianity to Kiribati also introduced which cultural adornment, believed to be more modest than previous wear?
Te tibuta
What is the name of the headwreath worn by i-Kiribati which symbolises virtues like honour, connection, celebration and peace?
Te itera
Which cultural value in Kiribati means to think things out before following through with one’s first though or impulse?
Te ira te moan ang
If I decide not to go to a last-minute party the night before an exam, I am embracing which cultural value?
Te ira te moan ang
Which Kiribati cultural value means to humbly accept guidance/”respect the guiding hand”?
Te mauri bwa te tautau
“Te mauri” means:
Protection, well-being
“Te tautau” means:
Spiritual or physical intervention
