The Samoan Culture
Samoan CultureRoots of depressed culture in Samoa
For many Samoans, some of these socio-economic and social burdens and, above all, some of these aspirations are not realistic. A Samoan labourer whose life's goal for himself and his ancestors was to gain the yearly immigration quote raffle in order to get out of Samoa and into New Zealand. He and his wife and daughter had the normal education in Samoa and were regarded as without exception for a work/education permit for New Zealand.
While working in Samoa, the hope of overcoming the toil of Samoan rural community was regarded as a purpose in the world. The lifestyle of more affluent nations like Australia, USA and New Zealand is much better than that of Samoa. Educa- tion is the pivotal to these doorstops for a supposedly better outside live, and that Samoa is compared to an island prison.
On the outside the bait of a better outside living is compared to the mindset of a captive, with this comes the COMPETITIVENESS to gain in everything one does in Samoa, from country plays, over tithes, to song contests, to play for the Manu Samoa, to gain for the Manu Samoa, to marrying the perfect marriage partner, to being the guardian of the familiy, to becoming the wisest in the classroom.
If Manu Samoa and Toa Samoa continue to loose, the wave effect will be felt and even the Prime Minister will show less than a political relationship that is regarded as creepy not only among his adversaries but also among the outside world. To put it briefly, self-inflicted and suicidal and other societal grievances are also in Samoan culture lifelike statistic incidents.
Outstanding insights into Samoan culture - review of Samoa Cultural Village, Apia, Samoa
Visiting the Samoan cultural village in Apia, we can only describe it as great. After three hours of "show" the visitors could get an impression of the Samoan culture, which goes back thousand of years. In the following workshop the participants showed the tradition of making canvases. Rounding off the period were some folk dances and music.
Awesome dances, songs, stories, exhibitions, shows. If you travel to Samoa, you should definitely take your own freeze. This is a true glimpse into Samoan culture. A word of warning: the ground in the house where the food and food are presented (and danced) is VERY SLEEPY! This is a great glimpse into Samoan culture with outstanding displays.