AJ+ on Twitter: "Two men perform a traditional Māori Hongi greeting - a touching of noses - during Friday prayers to remember the victims of the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand.
![The Duchess of Sussex receives a hongi, a traditional Maori greeting, at an official welcome ceremony at Government House in Wellington, on the first day of the royal couple's tour of New The Duchess of Sussex receives a hongi, a traditional Maori greeting, at an official welcome ceremony at Government House in Wellington, on the first day of the royal couple's tour of New](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PYGRB4/the-duchess-of-sussex-receives-a-hongi-a-traditional-maori-greeting-at-an-official-welcome-ceremony-at-government-house-in-wellington-on-the-first-day-of-the-royal-couples-tour-of-new-zealand-PYGRB4.jpg)
The Duchess of Sussex receives a hongi, a traditional Maori greeting, at an official welcome ceremony at Government House in Wellington, on the first day of the royal couple's tour of New
![The Hongi (pressing noses) is something we do when we greet someone…The sharing of the breath connects our Mauri (life force). We are no longer separate. We are one!” — Proven Sustainable The Hongi (pressing noses) is something we do when we greet someone…The sharing of the breath connects our Mauri (life force). We are no longer separate. We are one!” — Proven Sustainable](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc4b5b0d745629b0df57a4c/1623696517812-K1M56LILMLQ7G1H7NQ2E/Screen+Shot+2021-05-26+at+9.23.30+AM.png)
The Hongi (pressing noses) is something we do when we greet someone…The sharing of the breath connects our Mauri (life force). We are no longer separate. We are one!” — Proven Sustainable
![New Zealand North Island Maori Traditional Hongi Greeting Side View High-Res Stock Photo - Getty Images New Zealand North Island Maori Traditional Hongi Greeting Side View High-Res Stock Photo - Getty Images](https://media.gettyimages.com/id/200398014-001/photo/new-zealand-north-island-maori-traditional-hongi-greeting-side-view.jpg?s=1024x1024&w=gi&k=20&c=j9Av4E-YVRXvyx7KqoKPXpvkFLJDyjvrTwAIlDRtGLA=)
New Zealand North Island Maori Traditional Hongi Greeting Side View High-Res Stock Photo - Getty Images
Maori Worldwide - Hongi - The breath of life A hongi is a traditional Māori greeting in New Zealand. It is done by pressing one's nose and forehead (at the same time)
![OPINION: Let's dump the kihi in rituals of encounter - it's not our tikanga - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station OPINION: Let's dump the kihi in rituals of encounter - it's not our tikanga - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station](https://waateanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/hongiidentity.1.jpg)
OPINION: Let's dump the kihi in rituals of encounter - it's not our tikanga - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
![Is this the end of the hongi? NZ deputy PM says traditional greeting may have to be scrapped | Daily Mail Online Is this the end of the hongi? NZ deputy PM says traditional greeting may have to be scrapped | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2020/05/12/09/28291808-8310757-image-a-37_1589270882761.jpg)
Is this the end of the hongi? NZ deputy PM says traditional greeting may have to be scrapped | Daily Mail Online
![Meghan Markle Is Practicing Her Hongi for the Royal Tour of New Zealand - Maori Hongi Greeting Explained Meghan Markle Is Practicing Her Hongi for the Royal Tour of New Zealand - Maori Hongi Greeting Explained](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/prince-charles-prince-of-wales-is-greeted-with-a-hongi-news-photo-496337840-1537916817.jpg)
Meghan Markle Is Practicing Her Hongi for the Royal Tour of New Zealand - Maori Hongi Greeting Explained
![Meghan Markle Is Practicing Her Hongi for the Royal Tour of New Zealand - Maori Hongi Greeting Explained Meghan Markle Is Practicing Her Hongi for the Royal Tour of New Zealand - Maori Hongi Greeting Explained](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/prince-harry-perform-a-hongi-as-he-arrives-for-a-powhiri-at-news-photo-473231374-1537917042.jpg)
Meghan Markle Is Practicing Her Hongi for the Royal Tour of New Zealand - Maori Hongi Greeting Explained
TIME Unlimited Tours - The traditional Maori greeting is known as the Hongi, which is done by two people briefly pressing noses and foreheads together at the same time. During the Hongi,
![Maori woman and Maori man in traditional maori greeting (hongi ) at Te Puia Maori Village Rotorua.b/h Maori Pataka(Food Store) Te Puia,North Island,NZ Stock Photo - Alamy Maori woman and Maori man in traditional maori greeting (hongi ) at Te Puia Maori Village Rotorua.b/h Maori Pataka(Food Store) Te Puia,North Island,NZ Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/FBC5HC/maori-woman-and-maori-man-in-traditional-maori-greeting-hongi-at-te-FBC5HC.jpg)