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Special Occassion

ktwaitford — 2025-08-10 22:52:49 UTC

Food is important at this event because it nourishes the peoples stomachs and provides energy to the people for later celebrations. It also fills the adults stomachs before the drink and dance.

Family gathering

ktwaitford — 2025-08-10 22:57:32 UTC

Food is like the heart of the family. It's a great way to bring people together during the summertime. Family can share cooking. One person can bring a salad, two people can bring some meat. Working together always makes things easier.

Festivals.

ktwaitford — 2025-08-10 23:10:48 UTC

An important family dinner based on a cultural festival, called Diwali/Divali celebrating Indian New Year. I researched on the internet and it said that they prepare specific treats for this occasion. Like - Barfi, Laddoos, cookies and truffles.

Culture

ktwaitford — 2025-08-10 23:16:23 UTC

In Maori culture we prepare meats, vegetables and a bread stuffing mix and cook it in the ground. This is usually prepared for important occasions or large gatherings. This kai is important to our culture because it keeps us grounded in our identity. The whole process of gathering kai, preparing kai, cooking kai and then digging it up takes a lot of people working together. The rewards are top tier!

Religious

ktwaitford — 2025-08-10 23:24:56 UTC

On the ninth month of the Muslim calendar, muslims celebrate Ramadan. They do not eat during the day time and fast from sunrise to sunset. When they break their fast they eat together as a community, group or family. This is an important and sacred time of the year for them. Food is just as important to them during this time as prayer and reflection.

Holidays.

ktwaitford — 2025-08-10 23:32:55 UTC

Apart from family, and presents, food is one of the most important aspects on Christmas Day. Typically for Christmas families prepare specific treats and dishes for their Christmas meal, such as; sea food, trifle, meats, pavlova, ambrosia, generally for New Zealand it would be summer meals since we celebrate Christmas in summer. Like potato salads and BBQs at the beach batch.