KIRIBATI
A Christmas Island Visit
A warm welcome to Christmas (Kiritimati) Island is enjoyed by visitors to this beautiful and remote island in the Line Islands, Republic of Kiribati. This welcome includes traditional singing and dancing in which the visitors are welcome to participate in both the singing and dancing. |
A pilot is persuaded to dance by a local lady
Visitors happily join in the singing
Singers and dancers ready to perform
Singers with their visitor joining in the singing
Dancers perform for their guests
Visitors joining in the dance
Male and female dancers after the garlanding of the wreaths on their visitors
Male and female dancers performing a traditional dance
Farewelling their visitors on their way to Honolulu, Hawaii