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Samoan spirits help to connect with old world

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June 18, 2025

SAMOAN Proverb: ‘E sui faiga ae tumaufa'avae’ - ‘The form changes, but the underlying principles remain.

- PREVIEW BY STEVE COOKE

SAUNIGA (Ceremony) explores the majestic world of our earliest ancestors: the animals from the land, sky and ocean - recalling the sacred connections between Aitu (Spirits) of the old world and the lives of their Samoan descendants.

This live activation brings together dance, chanting and ceremony.

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