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Tuesday 6 September 2011

Buddy Writing-Welcoming Tonga


As I joined the sea of red and white, people were dressed in the colours of Tonga from head to toe. It was really a noisy scene with Tongan families waving the flag of Tonga and people screaming out the language of the friendly Island. The airport was crowded and there were people chanting,singing and dancing around and horns being blowed. As I joined the crowd of Tongan people who were yelling “Mate ma’a Tonga!’’ And boys altogether shouting “Chee-hoo!”

All around me were proud people who had been waiting for a long hot and exhausted day, to meet the Tongan rugby team.So they can came up to the stage right in front of them. At the corner of my eye was the captain of the Ikale Tahi team. The Tongan team had finally landed in the Mangere Airport.

The sea eagle team are on the stage in front of us and are performing a haka tau for their supportive fans. There had been an Item being held to celebrate the arrival of our team. Girls were wearing tapa cloth dresses to perform a tauolunga for the friendly team.

I also saw boys getting into there tauovala so they could also do their own haka. As the Ikale Tahi approached the stage, there was screaming and dancing being held. Fans swishing around the Tongan flags,Tongan t-shirts and bright red faces of pride cheering for the sea eagle team.

When it was time for their item, every Tongan person cheered their hardest. After the ceremony had finished the Tongan team and the rest of the crowds who were at the airport, even me, who sang the Tongan national anthem.

1 comment:

  1. You and Crystal worked so well together to create this wonderful piece of description writing. It is such an amazing event happening in our own country!

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