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The Ava Ceremony is one of the most important customs of the Samoa Islands. It is a solemn ritual in which a ceremonial beverage is shared to mark important occasions in Samoan society. The Samoan word ava (pronounced with the glottal stop) is a cognate of the Polynesian word kava associated with the kava cultures in Oceania. Both terms are understood in Samoa. The 'Ava ceremony within Samoan culture retains the same ritual pattern with slight variations depending on the parties involved and the occasion. It always includes speeches and oratory and the formal drinking of 'ava, including women if they are part of the ceremony, with special attention paid to precedence in drinking order. One of the most important occasions for the 'Ava ceremony is during the bestowal of ''matai'' chiefly titles. ==Etymology - ''ava''== The Samoan word for both the plant and the drink manufactured therefrom is ava (pronounced with the glottal stop), although at some distant date before the letter k was dropped from the Samoan language it was termed kava by which name it is universally recognised. The drop of the letter ''k'' is often replaced by the glottal stop in Samoan. The exact same word ''ava'' also means 'beard.' Also, other Samoan words with the same spelling, but different phonetic sound and meaning are; *''avā'' (with the stress (macron) on the last letter ''a'' – wife of a man without a ''matai'' chief title *''ava'' (no macron or glottal stop) - an opening passage through a coral reef for canoes ''(va'a)'' or ships 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「Samoa 'ava ceremony」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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