The first hangi

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Petra Priest

New Zealand

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Fill in the Blanks The first hangiOnline version The first hangi cloze activity by Petra Priest 1 The First H ? ngi Long ago , before people had or stoves , M ? ori cooked in the flames . But one day , a great came . The winds tore through the villages , and the rain put out every . The people were cold , and their could not be cooked . The tohunga ( spiritual leader ) called upon Mahuika , the of fire . She lived deep inside the earth , guarding her precious flames . listened and gave a gift . She placed fire inside the stones of the land , hidden beneath the soil . " When you heat these , " she said , " they will hold my flame . Bury your food with them , and the earth will give it back to you , tender and full of strength . " The people tried it : they a pit , heated the stones , laid their food inside wrapped in leaves , and covered it with earth . Hours later , they uncovered the first ? ngi . The food was smoky , soft , and . From then on , the h ? ngi became more than just a meal . It was a from the atua ( gods ) , a reminder that fire , earth , and people are connected . Every time a h ? ngi is lifted , it carries the mana ( prestige ) of the land and the who first learned the secret .