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''Karakia'' are Māori incantations and prayers,〔(Newzealand.com ) 〕 used to invoke spiritual guidance and protection.〔"(Karakia )", Otago University website. Retrieved 23 May 2013.〕 ''Karakia'' are generally used to increase the spiritual goodwill of a gathering, so as to increase the likelihood of a favourable outcome. They are also considered a formal greeting when beginning a ceremony. According to legend, there was a curse on the Waiapu River which was lifted when George Gage (Hori Keeti) performed ''karakia''. In the Māori religion, ''karakia'' are used to ritually cleanse the homes of the deceased after a burial. The missionary Richard Taylor gives a 19th-century view of the traditional role and scope of ''karakia'':
With the nineteenth-century introduction of Christianity to New Zealand, Māori adopted (or wrote new) karakia to acknowledge the new faith. Modern karakia tend to contain a blend of Christian and traditional influence, and their poetic language may make literal translations into English not always possible.〔"(Karakia )", Otago University website. Retrieved 23 May 2013.〕 In modern Māori society, performances of ''karakia'' frequently open important meetings and ceremonies, both within a Māori context (such as tribal hui, tangi, or the inauguration of new marae), and in a wider New Zealand setting in which both Māori and Pākehā participate (such as the beginning of public meetings or at the departure of official delegations for overseas). ==See also== * Karanga (Māori culture) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Karakia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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