Every Christmas there is singing at church. Christmas for Tongans is very spiritual and
active all about the food and family.
active all about the food and family.
The holiday season starts on November 4 which is Tonga's national holiday and ends
January 1. Christmas Day in Tonga is a singing and dancing celebration. All the villages
would have a singing competition and friends and family would get together and exchange
food with each other to show their unity and love for one another. Gift giving in Tonga is a
little different; woman usually prepare tapa cloths or mats called ngatu and give it to their
brothers and then the brothers would prepare a tokonaki or raw food like meats to give to
their sisters.Christmas food in Tonga is Roasted pig, ufi, sweet potato (kumala), taro, taro
leaves, corned beef, coconut milk, and all sorts of fish and seafood.Tongans decorate their
trees with balloons, and candy. A fun activity during Christmas time for the kids and adults
too is called fana pitu. Fana pitu is translated as the shooting bamboo. Girls can’t wear
short things because it is rude and disrespectful to their brothers.
January 1. Christmas Day in Tonga is a singing and dancing celebration. All the villages
would have a singing competition and friends and family would get together and exchange
food with each other to show their unity and love for one another. Gift giving in Tonga is a
little different; woman usually prepare tapa cloths or mats called ngatu and give it to their
brothers and then the brothers would prepare a tokonaki or raw food like meats to give to
their sisters.Christmas food in Tonga is Roasted pig, ufi, sweet potato (kumala), taro, taro
leaves, corned beef, coconut milk, and all sorts of fish and seafood.Tongans decorate their
trees with balloons, and candy. A fun activity during Christmas time for the kids and adults
too is called fana pitu. Fana pitu is translated as the shooting bamboo. Girls can’t wear
short things because it is rude and disrespectful to their brothers.
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