Tangihanga Flashcards
1
Q
Tangihanga
A
Funeral procedure
2
Q
Ohākī
A
Dying wishes, will, advice for kin, passing on of mana before death
3
Q
Whare tūroro/ whare mate
A
Housed the dying person/tūpāpaku - traditionally burnt down after death to remove tapu, now just whakanoa processes
4
Q
Tūpapaku
A
Dead body
5
Q
Whānau pani/kiri mate/kura tūoho
A
Immediate family of the deceased
6
Q
Poaru
A
Widow of the deceased
7
Q
Nehu
A
Burial service
8
Q
Takahi whare
A
Trampling of the house, everyone walks through the house of the deceased following a priest, sprinkling of water and karakia, whakanoa process to remove tapu of the dead
9
Q
Hahunga
A
Temporary burial process
10
Q
Hura kōhatu
A
Unveiling of the headstone
11
Q
Kawe mate
A
Memorial service/mourning ceremony at another marae following the tangihanga using pictures instead of the tūpāpaku.
