Samoan Culture
...neck. Many people in Hawaii also wear this type of clothing for there are many Samoans that have moved to Hawaii. I then questioned him about the type of food they have there on his island. Here in America we have some staples of food, one is eggs, another is milk, yet another is bread. They also eat eggs on Samoa, yet their staples include corn beef, rice, fish, and what they call taro. Taro is a potato that they eat with a lot of their meals. Rice is a very important part of their diet, just like bread is to us. There is hardly a meal that passes by with out bread somewhere in it. The same goes for them; they eat rice like we eat our bread. Family life in Samoan culture is huge. They value family very much. They mostly live with their extended family all in one house. The Grandmother and Grandfather will live with one of the children and it is quite often so will a couple of the Aunts and Uncles. In Samoa they do not have towns or cities but villages instead. They all live in their own little communities. In fact the biggest town they have in Samoa is Pago. It is actually smaller than Atchison. It is where the airport for the whole island is. The type of house they have are what we might consider normal to us but they have one different aspect about the front yard, they serve as cemeteries. When ever the parents die they bury them in the front yard so they stay near the rest of the family. Often when a family member dies or moves off the island another family member, or members, will move in. The funerals in Samoa are much the same as they are in our culture except they have a tradition called Fa’samoa. It is a traditional ceremony that they have in weddings and funerals. It is where the families that attended the funeral, which is usually the whole village, get together and give presents and money to the family of the deceased. Fa’samoa in weddings is also similar. The families of the bride and groom get together after the reception and show one another respect by giving each other their Falas, which are mats that are family heirlooms. They also give these to the bride and groom along with money. The Samoans do not actually have their own religion but have had Christianity and Mormon religions introduced to them when Cap...