How to 'Ta'i the Sua'

In Samoan culture, the presentation of the 'Sua' is the hosts family's way of showing appreciation to all the families who have spared their time to come to a funeral, wedding or birthday.

Before the ceremony takes place, families will show their support to the family of the bride or groom in the event of a wedding or to the deceased person in the event of a funeral by bringing ie toga or money.  This is called a si'i alofa.

Find out when the 'Sua' from the host family is given in different circumstances, who the sua is presented to and the 5 different components of the Sua.

In this video Destiny and Sapati learn how to present the Sua from our Samoan cultural advisor Yvonne Maea-Brown