Kōrero: Samoans

A Christmas play

A Christmas play

Samoan playwright Fereni Ete sits with three babies who took part in her 1995 Christmas play, which set the birth of Jesus in Samoa. The three babies are Enty Masun (left), who played the part of the infant Jesus, with Sina Nafanua Ete (right) and Viadolorosa Tugaga.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
Reference: EP-Ethnology-Polynesian-02
Photograph by Ray Pigney

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Lupematasila Melani Anae, 'Samoans - Life in New Zealand', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/photograph/1581/a-christmas-play (accessed 29 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Lupematasila Melani Anae, i tāngia i te 8 Feb 2005, reviewed & revised 7 Sep 2022 me te āwhina o  Lupematasila Melani Anae