Tongan Language Week! - 2020

What is Tongan Language Week?

This week is tongan language week! This is the week where we celebrate and learn the tongan language, culture, island and its people. This years theme is " Fakakoloa 'o Aotearoa ' aki ' a e Lotu mo'oni" which translates to "Enriching Aotearoa New Zealand through prayer and faith".

How could I celebrate Tongan Language Week?

You could celebrate tongan language week by simply educating yourself. Learn the basics of the language like " Malo e Lelei" or Malo 'Aupito" that means Hello and Thank you very much. The tongan language is beautiful, so learn it and appreciate it!

Why is it important to celebrate these language weeks?

It is very important to celebrate these cultural weeks. Since, we live in New Zealand, a multicultural country, everyone should learn to appreciate each others ethnicity. Our culture is a big part of our identity and we use these language weeks to respect and admire that special part of one another!

My last Visual Mihi at PES - DLO 2020!

This is my Visual Mihi. My Visual Mihi consists of My family, my culture, music and Church. These four things are very important to me. 

The word Aiga Fealofani is a samoan word which means Peaceful Family. My family gets along with each other very well. We crack jokes now and then, have lots of family gatherings and respect one another. I love my family!!

In the top right corner we have my culture. Yes!, I come from the beautiful Island of Samoa. I was born there and was raised there for couple of months. I guess that makes me pretty samoan, right? I have the samoan flag there too. There is also my favourite flower there which is named Aute, the english name is the Samoan Hibiscus flower. I am proud to be Samoan!

Music! Another important thing I hold dearly to my heart. I love to sing and use my singing voice as another way to express my current emotions. I sing at school, home and even at church. I haven't learnt any instruments yet, but I would love to major in Music or Law in the future. 

The last square is Church. Going to church and praising the lord is very salient for me because the best relationship I could ever have is with God. I am samoan christian and go to a EFKS church. EFKS in english is LMS, LMS stands for London Missionaries Society. EFKS stands for Ekalesia Fa'apotopotoga Kerisiano O Samoa. God is good, all the time. All the time, God is good.

This is my Visual Mihi. Like the title, this is my last visual mihi at PES. I hope you enjoy. I worked really hard on this artwork for 4 weeks. Have a wonderful 2020!