Examples of 'marae' in a sentence
Meaning of "marae"
Marae: a Polynesian term for a communal or sacred place that serves religious and social purposes, often used by Maori people in New Zealand
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- a Polynesian sacred altar or enclosure
- The courtyard of a Maori wharenui or meeting-house and the buildings around it.
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There are several marae within the community.
Marae are also a reflection of a hierarchical society.
Stay in a marae and enjoy a hangi.
They carry pictures of the person on to the marae.
The marae for the official opening.
Each residential entity had one or more marae.
We got to the marae early.
You may have to head to go on a tour to visit a marae.
Marae meeting house.
Gathered seafood for the marae.
The marae you visited was the meeting place of a disgraced tribe.
Matakohe has two marae.
On a marae it is a symbol of authority and status for the speaker holding it.
Opunake has two marae.
There the marae is the unpaved plaza before the ahu.
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Waitara has two marae.
The marae land is sacred due to religious and social aspects.
Mangere has two marae.
The marae changed depending on the evolution of the groups alliances.
Māori society at a local level is particularly visible at the marae.
The marae paving could cover all or part of the court.
Polynesians life is punctuated by many ceremonial occasions on the marae.
Trees associated with the marae were considered conducive to the coming of the gods.
This tree is very sacred and was planted around marae.
Māori settlements and marae have been scattered around the harbour margins for hundreds of years.
And we are watched by the spirits of the ancestors of our marae.
There are two marae in the Katikati area.
On our own marae.
The marae includes the Kaipo meeting house.
The elements of a marae.
There is also a Maori marae located on the ground.
The museum is the first institution in the world to include a purposebuilt fully functioning marae.
The hapū has two marae in Manutuke.
The Marae is a significant cultural site.
Go to the marae.
And of a Marae buried in the forest.
He lived with them on their various marae and spoke fluent Maori.
Local Marae report that their experience has helped connect them with newcomer communities.
Visits to a vanilla and tropical fruit plantation and to the Marae Anini are included.
The archaeological site of Taputapuatea marae is still today the most famous landmark of Raiatea.
Legend insists that this man was the chief of a tribe that lived on Marae Renga.
The Marae and the old society.
I want us to take Grace back home to the Marae.
The main characteristic of Marae Anini is the ahu.
Another view of Taputapuātea marae.
The widely respected marae of Turangawaewae is close to its banks at Ngaruawahia.
The history of the Marae.
There is a marae at Porangahau.
Māori children in a Northland marae.
Matata has two marae affiliated with the Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi.
