At a choir competition, Sophie is adorned in a puletasi fitting for a young woman, with a traditional Samoan fine mat – referred to as either ie Toga/ ie Samoa / ie ole malo, made woven from ...

Soldier is first to get approval for traditional Samoan hand tattoos. Jonathan Lehrfeld, Jon Simkins. Mon, June 3, 2024 at 7:36 PM UTC. 5 min read.

Learning the traditional Samoan dance was going to take practice. As a full-time teacher, she wasn’t sure how she would fit it into her busy schedule. She asked for help from two Samoan girls in ...

Learning the traditional Samoan dance was going to take practice. As a full-time teacher, she wasn’t sure how she would fit it into her busy schedule. Start the day smarter.

Two of Abbey Tufue-Wood's students teach her a traditional Samoan dance to perform for her Samoan husband at their wedding. Watch Party Newsletter DIY projects to try Avoid inflammation ...

Britain's King Charles III (front, L) attends the opening ceremony for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Apia, Samoa, on October 25, 2024.

I love these pics of KJ's father proudly displaying his pe'a, the traditional Samoan tattoo. It is deeply significant and often conveys people’s history and lineage.

A proud sister-in-law captured the moment her brother’s bride performed a traditional Samoan dance — called the taualuga — for her new family, and now the footage is going viral. Lyrah Siarrah (@lyrah ...

Fa’afetai i le Atua,” the 25-year-old wrote in Samoan in his caption, adding the translation, “My goal is to serve my family and my village (Moata’a) Thank you God.” ...

Army Capt. Isis Sake is the first soldier to receive a religious accommodation for traditional Samoan hand tattoos. (Jon Simkins/Staff) Small arrows, birds and stars adorn the tops of the soldier ...