![The Hongi (pressing noses) is something we do when we greet someone…The sharing of the breath connects our Mauri (life force). We are no longer separate. We are one!” — Proven Sustainable The Hongi (pressing noses) is something we do when we greet someone…The sharing of the breath connects our Mauri (life force). We are no longer separate. We are one!” — Proven Sustainable](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cc4b5b0d745629b0df57a4c/1623696517812-K1M56LILMLQ7G1H7NQ2E/Screen+Shot+2021-05-26+at+9.23.30+AM.png)
The Hongi (pressing noses) is something we do when we greet someone…The sharing of the breath connects our Mauri (life force). We are no longer separate. We are one!” — Proven Sustainable
![King Charles receives hongi Maori greeting at Wiltshire military training site for Ukrainian recruits | UK News | Sky News King Charles receives hongi Maori greeting at Wiltshire military training site for Ukrainian recruits | UK News | Sky News](https://e3.365dm.com/23/02/2048x1152/skynews-king-charles-maori_6063843.jpg)
King Charles receives hongi Maori greeting at Wiltshire military training site for Ukrainian recruits | UK News | Sky News
![Portrait Of An Attractive Maori Couple Connected In A Traditional Hongi Stock Photo - Download Image Now - iStock Portrait Of An Attractive Maori Couple Connected In A Traditional Hongi Stock Photo - Download Image Now - iStock](https://media.istockphoto.com/id/1162659948/photo/portrait-of-an-attractive-maori-couple-connected-in-a-traditional-hongi.jpg?s=612x612&w=0&k=20&c=bdsVJxgZr0bTHKj9SPlUkY9zpkxPD_X9Oqq6mDrOrV0=)
Portrait Of An Attractive Maori Couple Connected In A Traditional Hongi Stock Photo - Download Image Now - iStock
![Meghan Markle Is Practicing Her Hongi for the Royal Tour of New Zealand - Maori Hongi Greeting Explained Meghan Markle Is Practicing Her Hongi for the Royal Tour of New Zealand - Maori Hongi Greeting Explained](https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod/images/prince-charles-prince-of-wales-is-greeted-with-a-hongi-news-photo-496337840-1537916817.jpg)
Meghan Markle Is Practicing Her Hongi for the Royal Tour of New Zealand - Maori Hongi Greeting Explained
![Maori woman and Maori man in traditional maori greeting (hongi ) at Te Puia Maori Village Rotorua.b/h Maori Pataka(Food Store) Te Puia,North Island,NZ Stock Photo - Alamy Maori woman and Maori man in traditional maori greeting (hongi ) at Te Puia Maori Village Rotorua.b/h Maori Pataka(Food Store) Te Puia,North Island,NZ Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/FBC5HC/maori-woman-and-maori-man-in-traditional-maori-greeting-hongi-at-te-FBC5HC.jpg)
Maori woman and Maori man in traditional maori greeting (hongi ) at Te Puia Maori Village Rotorua.b/h Maori Pataka(Food Store) Te Puia,North Island,NZ Stock Photo - Alamy
![A Hongi is a traditional Māori greeting in New Zealand. In the hongi, the ha ( breath of life), is exchanged. Through the exc… | Maori people, Māori culture, Maori A Hongi is a traditional Māori greeting in New Zealand. In the hongi, the ha ( breath of life), is exchanged. Through the exc… | Maori people, Māori culture, Maori](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2f/b3/4f/2fb34f3fadced7b624633c0aa5005d05.jpg)
A Hongi is a traditional Māori greeting in New Zealand. In the hongi, the ha ( breath of life), is exchanged. Through the exc… | Maori people, Māori culture, Maori
Maori Worldwide - Hongi - The breath of life A hongi is a traditional Māori greeting in New Zealand. It is done by pressing one's nose and forehead (at the same time)
![New Zealand North Island Maori Traditional Hongi Greeting Side View High-Res Stock Photo - Getty Images New Zealand North Island Maori Traditional Hongi Greeting Side View High-Res Stock Photo - Getty Images](https://media.gettyimages.com/id/200398014-001/photo/new-zealand-north-island-maori-traditional-hongi-greeting-side-view.jpg?s=1024x1024&w=gi&k=20&c=j9Av4E-YVRXvyx7KqoKPXpvkFLJDyjvrTwAIlDRtGLA=)
New Zealand North Island Maori Traditional Hongi Greeting Side View High-Res Stock Photo - Getty Images
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