Population
Polynesia has an estimated 691,346 (Not including New Zealand) people to inhabit the earth and spread over different countries. The records show that the population since 1955 has increased by over 400,000 people and still is increasing today. In 1955, the population was 274,119 then by 1990; it reached 547,896 then after 15 years in 2005; it got to 641,022 then to the present we know as 691,346 (Not including New Zealand). The population each year increases from 3.8 thousand people to 10.5 thousand people.
Traditional Gamily Groups
The first people to set foot on the Polynesian lands is quite hard to determine since the Polynesian area is spread over the Oceania, but there is information on who set foot in the various …show more content…
The Wedding is celebrated by a non-denominational priest, with no official power. The priest is dressed in a nice traditional costume while serving at the wedding. There are Polynesians that make music in the wedding as well as dancers to with it and makes the wedding feel more alive. The wedding usually only goes for around 30 minutes. The place is decorated in many flowers and bright colours to look nice.
Rituals and Beliefs
Some of the Polynesians believe in Christianity but the traditional beliefs are the gods of mana and many other gods which is believe to hundreds from spirit gods, human gods, wind gods, and many others which all seem to be very powerful. Some of the gods can possess human beings and internally beat them up from biting then internal organs and bashing them inside. The rituals they like to perform consists of witchcraft and can be very destructive, allowing the gods to kill any victim of theirs.
Clothing: Traditional and Modern Day
The clothing the Polynesians like to wear are similar to men and women. This is a section of bark cloth, which is worn as a loincloth by men or as a waistcloth by women, and was decorated in bark cloth known as tapa which was the main item of the traditional