A Maori ceremony or ritual of spiritual cleansing and blessing performed to remove tapu.
a priest carried out the cultural process of tapu lifting when the scene examination was complete
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If you attend a cultural night, you’re treated to expert guides, a tapu lifting, a warrior welcome, and a feast cooked in a traditional underground oven.
We sang, and we had the tapu lifting.
He performed the ritual blessing and tapu lifting on the new Korean Embassy in Wellington.
The opening began with a dawn dedication ceremony and tapu lifting by local elders.
Maori tikanga makes provisions for tapu lifting, and in many iwi, women traditionally had a key role in the ceremonies.
The memorial with the Maori canoe symbolises the tapu lifting and bringing the spirits of those who died in Vietnam home to rest with family.
The reverend is working with police to ensure that the cultural process of tapu lifting is carried out correctly.
Just two months ago, it held an extensive decommissioning ceremony for the 111-year-old prison, involving blessings, a tapu lifting, and flute playing.
Some believe that prior to a tapu lifting, only men should be allowed to work on a public building.
There is no consistency on when the tapu lifting is done, and often the institute has not been informed beforehand.