AI ASAGUAU

AI ASAGUAU
ANCIENT CHAMORI

Royal Wedding

Tuka' Tuka' Tuka'
Si Maga'saina
Tuka' Tuka' Tuka'
Si Maga'saina
Tuka' Tuka' Tuka'
Gof atanon yan paupau
Mahetok-na uritau
Yanggen hagu lokkue' guau
Hacha'mori na tautau
Tuka' Tuka' Tuka'
Si Maga'saina
Tuka' Tuka' Tuka'
Si Maga'saina
Tuka' Tuka' Tuka'
Tana'tunas i eklau
Lulukluk yan lalaulau
Yanggen hagu lokkue' guau
Hacha'mori na tautau
Tuka' Tuka' Tuka'
Si Maga'saina
Tuka' Tuka' Tuka'
Si Maga'saina
Tuka' Tuka' Tuka'
Mungnga che'lu ma a'nau
Mungnga ga'chong mamahlau
Sa' tanu'-mu na gaigi hau
Hacha'mori na tautau
Tuka' Tuka' Tuka'
Si Maga'saina
Tuka' Tuka' Tuka'
Si Maga'saina
Tuka' Tuka' Tuka'
Tautau tanu' yu' sagau
Gof maulek na ginagau
Yanggen hagu lokkue' guau
Hacha'mori na taotao
Tuka' Tuka' Tuka'
Si Maga'saina
Tuka' Tuka' Tuka'
Si Maga'saina
Tuka' Tuka' Tuka'

The Indigenous people of the Pacific

The Ancient Chamori Royal Wedding Ceremony
"A Pictorial Essay"   By: Lynn Cruz

The ancient Chamoris or Taotaomo'nas believed in the sacred and heavenly union
between a woman and a man. They called the Ancient Chamori Royal Wedding
Ceremony, Hacha'gua, meaning to be ONE or to become ONE. As one of the only
surviving matriarchal societies in the world, the Taotao Tano' of Guahan, Luta, Tini'an
and Sai'pan capture the true meaning and symbolism of ancient class royalty and womanhood
in the perpetuation of their unique wedding system....Hacha'gua.

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Experience the most sacred, colorful and romantic wedding ceremony in the Pacific...

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13 Traditional Vows representing the 13 months of the Lunar Calendar...

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