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 THE CUISINE
Samoan cuisine , like much of Samoan life ,is enjoy in a largely communal
fashion. Families often gather together for a traditional imu firepit feast
were pork Is the favorite meat . Sea food & fish are also abundant and
very popular . Coconuts are gather in beaches and used for there meats
& coconut milk & cream . Taro roots , bananas and bread fruit from a
starchy foundation to the diet .
 N ART
Music, dance, tattooing, and oral

AM OA
literature are significant art forms in
Samoa. Males at age 12 or 13 visit a
local tufuga (tattoo artist) for
tattooing from waist to knee, a
prolonged and often painful process
that is considered a rite of passage .
Christian missionaries in the 19th
century, believing that tattooing was
contrary to biblical teachings,
eliminated the practice from many
Polynesian islands; however, Samoans
maintained the tradition and helped
revive it among Tahitians and other
groups in the late 20th century.
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Preqnacy

Women find out they are pregnant at present

via pregnancy tests, either over the counter or
at a doctor's office.

*Many times, a woman's mother is present with

her at the time of pregnancy testing.

*Many times a pregnancy may not be "planned",

although no birth control will have been taken
to prevent pregnancy.

*A pregnant woman's mother is an essential

component of a woman's pregnancy and child-
rearing experience.

*A pregnant woman's mother is responsible for

teaching the pregnant woman about taboos,
traditions, and customs.
*Pregnant women eat a lot of fish, poi, and
coconut milk to produce big, healthy babies.