TIME Unlimited Tours - The traditional Maori greeting is known as the Hongi, which is done by two people briefly pressing noses and foreheads together at the same time. During the Hongi,
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AJ+ on Twitter: "Two men perform a traditional Māori Hongi greeting - a touching of noses - during Friday prayers to remember the victims of the mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand.
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