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Samoan Sports.
Thursday,
July 24, 2008
Senior citizens of the Territorial Administration on Aging Office have stirred curiosity among locals and visitors alike.
The mothers and fathers have been playing traditional games at the Samoana gymnasium. Taulafoga, which was mainly played by matai (chiefs) in the past, involves seeing who can throw a fine (stone) the furthest. Coconut shells can be used instead of stones. Also being played is fiti, or flick game. This requires flicking a single stick clear of a pile. The TAOA women are playing fiti. Head of the senior citizens employment program at Taoa, Valasi Gaisoa says, “The traditional Samoan games originated hundreds of years ago.” Taulafoga was a game for the matai when they had social gatherings where they were not doing anything but were practicing the way they should speak. She says that playing the game helped inspire chiefs in the speaking skills they needed when addressing family or villagers.
Taulafoga has changed over time. Gaisoa says the game has evolved because now women are playing it, whereas before it was strictly for high chiefs. Gaisoa explains that fiti is usually very entertaining because players sing and dance as they play. At TAOA the traditional Samoan sports have become a favorite activity for the elderly women both for enjoyment and to revive and preserve an age-old art.
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