Samoa Lotu-A-Tamaiti Date: October 12
Samoa Celebrates Lotu-A-Tamaiti is a public holiday.
The people of Samoa will celebrate its Lotu-A-Tamaiti or White Sunday on the Monday after the second Sunday of October.
Samoa Lotu-A-Tamaiti History
White Sunday falls on the second Sunday in October. This is a special day for the children of Samoa where the parents and the communities show their appreciation towards their children. The children will have to perform in front of their parents and relatives in church by reciting bible verses and performing artistic dances and dramas.
Wherever a Samoan church community exists in the world White Sunday will be celebrated.
“Lotu Tamaiti” in English is “Children’s Day” or the “Children’s service”
People have different beliefs as to the origin of this tradition. Some people believe it began as an agricultural tradition that started during planting and harvesting season. Most people held the belief that this tradition started as a way to commemorate the survival of the people from European diseases. Many credited this survival to the mercy of God which had been introduced to the Polynesians by the same Europeans who gave them these diseases.
Samoa Lotu-A-Tamaiti Traditions, Customs and Activities
All the women and children dress completely in white clothing on White Sunday. Some of them outline the clothes with the other two colors of the Samoan flag, red and blue. The Men will wear their white shirts with either white slacks or with the customary lavalava.
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