culture oceania australia, new zealand, pacific islands

CULTUREOceania

Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands

Australian Culture

Much of Australia’s culture is shaped by its history Aborigine/British influence

English is official language Spoken w/ distinct Aussie accent

Also has growing Asian population Began moving to area during the 1970’s

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Aborigine Culture: Have no deities in religious beliefs

Lives revolve around belief of Dreamtime Ancestor heroes created the world & all it

contains Believe in spirits that inhabit the natural world Spirits can be reborn/return to earth many times

Young men often go through the bora Initiation ceremony in which boys introduced

into manhood --- often involves losing a finger/tooth

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Walkabout Rite of passage journey for many Aborigine males Spend 6 months in the Outback Suppose to be spiritual journey for Aborigines to be in

touch w/ nature as their ancestors once were Didgeridoo

Wind instrument native to many Aborigines Usually played at ceremonial rituals/dances

Food Honey Pot Ants

Eaten for the sweetness of the ant’s abdomen/colony produce Kangaroo --- tail

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Boomerang Initially used as a hunting stick used by

Aborigines Today, mostly used as sporting item ---

throwing contests

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Australian Music AC/DC Jet Silverchair

Australian Sport Rugby Cricket Australian Rules Football

Cross between rugby/soccer Can be fairly violent at times

Australian Cities

Sydney Australia’s oldest/largest city Port city 4 million people Sydney Opera House

Inside the Opera House

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Canberra Australia’s capital Country’s only planned city Gov’t modeled from British

Australia’s

Parliament

In Canberra

New Zealand’s Culture

Culture mixture of Maori/British culture Maori --- original inhabitants of New Zealand

Haka Action chant/war dance originally performed

by Maori warriors Today performed by many rugby teams

All Blacks rugby team --- New Zealand Moko

Sometimes called Ta moko Facial tattoos originated by the Maori

Haka of the All Blacks Rugby TeamNew Zealand

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eybwV2OFaWg