Hongi - The breath of life by Italian artist Francesco Camillo Giorgino aka Millo @_millo_ at 105 Cameron Street, Whangārei 0110, New Zealand in October 2019 for Street Prints Manaia, International Art Festival @street_prints. Photos taken February 2025. Thanks to @streetartcities app for leading me to Whangārei.
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'Hongi - The breath of life - I painted this mural for Street Print Manaia Festival.
HONGI is the traditional Māori greeting in New Zealand. It is done by pressing one’s nose and forehead (at the same time) to another person at an encounter.
During the hongi, the “ha”, or breath of life is exchanged and intermingled.
The breath of life is also considered the sharing of both parties’ souls.
Through the exchange of this physical greeting, one is no longer considered “manuhiri” visitor, but rather “tangata whenua, one of the people of the land.' @_millo_
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Artist website: https://millo.biz
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