Elsewhere in Tonga, people from other cultures and backgrounds have shown their respect to the Queen Mother’s death by adopting Tongan customs, such as the wearing of tauanga’a. Wearing the black clothes and ta’ovala tied to the waist with a kafa is one of the highest forms of respect a Tongan can show when attending … Continue reading Tauanga’a: Foreigners clothe their respect for Queen Mother in Tongan culture