Teuila Festival
Each year Samoa has their week-long Teuila (yes, we spelled it correctly - not tequila) Festival. The festival is named after their national flower (a red ginger plant), and includes dancing competitions, music competitions, and the Miss Samoa beauty pageant.
Music and Dancing Competition
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| Knife Dance |
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| String Band Competition |
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| Traditional Slap Dance |
Everyone's favorite - the Fire Dance!
The crowd gets into the action
The Master of Ceremony - former Miss Samoa
We were invited to sit in the VIP section behind the current Miss Pacific Islands.
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| Former Miss Samoa as MC |
Street Fair - frafts and food stands
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| Crafts and paintings sold by a local art school |
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| Elder Little dreams of making his own music while buying this wood carved drum |
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| A young wood carver was carving behind the craft table during the fair |
Food in all shapes and sizes
Usually they have fish and chips and barbecue chicken. Sometimes you see ever larger barbecue.
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| Roasting a small cow |
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