{"id":2929,"date":"2020-07-22T17:50:55","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T16:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/?page_id=2929"},"modified":"2022-12-03T22:07:14","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T22:07:14","slug":"le-tapu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/maori-mythology\/le-tapu\/","title":{"rendered":"The Tapu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2929\" class=\"elementor elementor-2929\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-95b3cd0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"95b3cd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-12255ff\" data-id=\"12255ff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2660019 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2660019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/maori-mythology\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Maori mythology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-22c7239\" data-id=\"22c7239\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18412ae elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"18412ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mythologie_maorie\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Wiki<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3563c605 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3563c605\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15bc502\" data-id=\"15bc502\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d08268c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d08268c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>Tapu is the main source of vigor in M\u0101ori life. Tapu has many meanings, and is referred to often. The word \u201ctapu\u201d can be interpreted as \u201csacred\u201d, and includes a strong obligation to respect regulations and prohibitions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5284 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/AlphaOmega-e1602613368367.png\" alt=\"Tapu\" width=\"25\" height=\"26\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseprofile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/maori-mythology\/le-tapu\/#Tapu\" >Tapu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tapu\"><\/span>Tapu<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n<p>A person, object or place that is \u201ctapped\u201d should not be subjected to human contact. Sometimes you don&#039;t even have to approach her. A person thus tapped is in the power of a god, or evil genius which one calls Atoua.<\/p>\n\n<p>In the early days, high ranking members of a tribe should not touch an object belonging to a lower rank member. It was considered &quot;pollution&quot;. Likewise, people of lower rank should not touch anything belonging to a person of high birth. The penalty was death.<\/p>\n\n<p>Breaking the &quot;tapu&quot; could anger the gods. Certain objects were particularly \u201ctapu\u201d: the mere fact of touching them was a dangerous act, except for priests duly qualified to do so. In 1772, the French explorer Marion du Fresne was killed at Tarcoury&#039;s Cove, in <a href=\"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/maori-mythology\/\">New Zealand<\/a>, for committing a \u201ctapu\u201d offence.<\/p>\n\n<p>Likewise, in the past, the food prepared for a chief was tapu, and could not be eaten by an inferior. &quot;Noa&quot;, on the other hand, lifted the &quot;tapu&quot; weighing on a person or an object. \u201cNoa\u201d is like a blessing.<\/p>\n\n<p>And although people are no longer subject to \u201ctapu\u201d as in those ancient times, tapu and noa are still part of M\u0101ori culture today.<\/p>\n\n<p>Today, a new house can be the subject of a \u201cnoa\u201d ceremony, to remove the tapu, and ensure the safety of the house before the family settles there. Nowadays, the observance of the &quot;tapu&quot; still exists in an obvious way with regard to the disease, the death, the funeral. It is also found in the Marae and in the Whare.<\/p>\n\n<p>The initial reason for &quot;tapu&quot; no longer appears very clearly today in certain cases, but in other cases, for example in everything relating to the conservation of the natural environment, its beneficial action for the whole. of community is evident.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mythologie Maori Wiki Tapu est la principale source de vigueur dans la vie M\u0101ori. Tapu a de nombreuses significations, et &hellip; <\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":2889,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2929","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2929"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24870,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2929\/revisions\/24870"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mythslegendes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}