All Blacks

For those of you who don't know who the All Blacks are, you would if you lived in New Zealand! They are the World Famous Rugby team here. They are often known for their famous Maori warrior dance that they do before all their games called a Haka. You can see a video of them doing it here. The purpose of it is to intimidate your opponent. They are each a little different.

We went to visit a Marae which is a place where the Maroi people, which are the indigenous people of New Zealand, meet and have ceremonies. We experienced some of their traditions and at hangi with them. Which is their meal that they cook in a hole in the ground using hot stones. Then one of the guys from the tribe taught our guys how to do the warrior Haka. It was really fun to watch them learn it and do it. I have a video of it, which I will post later.

Last night the All Blacks played Australia in the Tri Nations tournament. We were all excited to see them do their Haka! It was cool!!! Unfortunately they didn't intimidate their opponents to much, because Australia beat them 34 to 19!

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