The style is created by cutting some of the hair sideways, towards the middle, and then allowing it to grow into the elaborate crescent-shapes you can see in the vintage pictures below. The Rwandans used to wear the style in more than 30 different ways, and although it isn’t so prevalent anymore, you can still find people maintaining this unique and eye-catching culture.

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Every two years, thousands of traditional Maori performers come together to showcase their talents at the National Kapa Haka Festival

This year, the four-day competition is being held in Hagley Park in Christchurch, New Zealand, and will see 45 teams compete for top prize

Members of the Te Kapa Haka o Ngati Ranginui from Tauranga (pictured) are just one of many teams to perform this year

From Manawatu, members of the Te Tu Mataora team are clad in striking turquoise blue and purple costumes

Each team will compete in one of three pools, with the three top finalists from each being moved onto the semi-finals

Members of Tu Te Maungaroa from Wellington showcase elaborate face and body tattoos on their arms, legs and cheeks

A man from the Te Tu Mataora team (left) and a man from Te Kapa Haka o Ngti Ranginui (right) dance accompanied by traditional props

An integral part of each performance is the poi demonstration, as seen here by the Te Kapa Haka o Te Whanau-a- Apanui from Opotiki

The performance of the team’s male and female leaders are also judged by particular criteria. Pictured: male Te Tu Mataora members jumping

Of the nine teams that make it to the finals, judges will then determine a new Toa Whakaihuwaka, the overall aggregate winner

The festival begins with a powhiri, where performers, guests and visitors are welcome by the local hosts.
Beginning on March 5, the competition pools began their initial rounds of performances.
Kapa haka teams must perform six disciplines within their piece: whakaeke (a choreographed entry), moteatea (a traditional chant), poi (a demonstration of a light ball swung on the end of a rope), waiata-a-ringa (an action song), haka and whakawatea (exit).
During each team’s 30 minute performance, each discipline must be delivered in a perfect, polished manner.

Kapa haka teams must perform six disciplines during their piece, including a choreographed entry, a traditional chant and an action song

Each performance is 30 minutes in length and judges expect each team’s delivery to be perfectly polished

For spectators who don’t speak the local tongue, real-time English translations are available as each team takes to the stage

Several female members of Te Kapa Haka o Ngati Ranginui from Tauranga show off facial expressions as noteworthy as their movements

A male member of Tuhourangi-Ngati Wahiao from Rotoura boasts exceptionally intricate facial tattoos during a performance

The festival, which is now in its 22nd year, first began in 1972 and attracts performers and viewers from all around New Zealand and Australia

Another important part of the traditional Maori war dance is poi: a demonstration of a light ball swung on the end of a rope

As well as performances, spectators can also sample traditional Maori delicacies, shop for arts and crafts and take in cultural exhibitions

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Kiviak is a traditional wintertime Inuit food from Greenland that is made of auks preserved in the hollowed-out body of a seal. Around 500 auks are put into the seal skin intact, including beaks, feet and feathers, before as much air as possible is removed from the seal skin, which is then sewn up and sealed with grease, with a large rock placed on top to keep the air content low. Over the course of seven months, the birds ferment, and are then eaten during the Greenlandic winter, particularly on birthdays and weddings.

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