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On October 5, 2011, I sat in Queen Salote Memorial Hall in Nuku’alofa, Tonga watching the festivities marking UNESCO’s World Teacher Day. The hall was filled with teachers, administrators, choirs, dancers, and dignitaries. October is a warm month in Tonga, but my Kakala was cool against my skin and I could smell the sweet fragrance of its flowers as they were draped around my neck. The program consisted of speeches and performances, but for me the most poignant event was the Tau’olunga1.
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Smith, K. (2013). The Tau’olunga. In: Kress, T.M., Lake, R. (eds) We Saved the Best for You. Imagination and Praxis, vol 1. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-122-1_14
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