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The Haka in Mourning …. So Powerful …. So Moving Source:Thuppahis One day by pure chance I witnessed TV coverage of a New Zealand Maori Regiment receiving the coffins of comrades who died in service in Afghanistan. These uniformed men went into a HAKA ceremonial war dance reserved for such occasions. Wham! Bang! It was as powerful and meaningful a recognition of loss and expression of sorrow as one could get! ….. as powerful, albeit in a different manner, as THE LAST POST. M-Berena: “Funeral Haka – A Powerful Dance from the Soul,” https://mysendoff.com/2014/04/funeral-haka-a-powerful-dance-from-the-soul/ The Maori, the indigenous people of New Zealand, have been using Haka for hundreds of years. Perhaps the most well known to most people not familiar with their history is the Haka used by the New Zealand All Blacks Rugby team that’s been performed before games since 1888. ...