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Any description of Tongan culture that limits itself to what Tongans see as anga fakatonga would give a seriously distorted view of what people actually do, in Tonga, or in diaspora, because accommodations are so often made to anga fakapālangi. The following account tries to give both the idealized and the on-the-ground versions of Tongan culture.
Tongan kava ceremonies are a variety of ceremonies involving the kava plant that play an integral part of Tongan society and governance.They play a role in strengthening cultural values and principles, solidifying traditional ideals of duty and reciprocity, reaffirming societal structures, and entrenching the practice of pukepuke fonua (lit. "tightly holding onto the land"), a Tongan cultural ...
Missionaries began preaching in Tongatapu, the main island of Tonga, in March 1911. Due to the success of these missionaries, the Tongan Mission was established in 1916. [2] At this time, there were 450 Tongan LDS members, 11 branches, two conferences, and 12 missionaries within the mission. [5]: 437
Tongans or Tongan people are a Polynesian ethnic group native to Tonga, a Polynesian archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. Tongans represent more than 98% of the inhabitants of Tonga. The rest are European (the majority are British ), mixed European, and other Pacific Islanders .
Buddhism has begun to gain traction, growing from 0.2% to 0.4% of the population in five years. [8] Hinduism decreased from 104 people in 2006 to 100 in 2010. [7]The Baháʼí Faith in Tonga started after being set as a goal to introduce the religion in 1953, [9] and Baháʼís arrived in 1954. [10]
This prompted severe persecution against the remaining Wesleyans from agents of both the Tongan Government and the Tongan Free Church, [5] a reaction that inspired James Egan Moulton’s (Tōketā Moulitoni) composition and translation of the poignant Wesleyan hymns that have become a central feature of contemporary ecumenism throughout the nation.
The Council has three types of members: Regular Members-these are the majority. Members who hold their position by virtue of an office they occupy [2] The Law Lords; The Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Supreme Court and the Attorney General are automatically members of the Privy Council.
In September 2020 TTL ran an educational programme encouraging more Tongan youth to vote. [4] Kite runs She Leads Fale Alea ‘O Tonga, which is leadership programme for young women, based on a mock parliament. [6] Its mission is to address the low representation of women in Tongan politics. [6]