Luau

Title: Luau

 

General Information about the item:

  • Genre and sub genre: Customary folklore: custom
  • Language: Hawaiian/English
  • Country: USA

 

Informant data:

  • Zoe Leonard ’19 from Honolulu, O’ahu. Born in Hawaii and grew up there until coming to Dartmouth.

 

Contextual data:

  • Social context: A luau can be really small or really extravagant and is a way people celebrate and bond.
  • Cultural context: Luau are celebrations with traditional food and local music and have been around as traditions for a long time.

 

Item:

  • A luau is a grand feast that families and the community host to celebrate accomplishments, honor important people and commemorate great events. A great tradition dating back to ancient traditional Hawaiian times filled with cultural Hawaiian food and entertainment (like hula).

 

Collector: Aaryndeep Rai

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