23 Dec 2013

Sport: Visiting Samoa Bowl teams to get touch of culture

12:10 pm on 23 December 2013

Youth teams from Hawaii, California and Utah taking part in the 11th edition of Samoa Bowl sporting event in American Samoa will also be introduced into the Samoan culture this week.

Off island teams arrives tomorrow night from Honolulu and will participate the following day in a traditional Samoan welcoming 'ava ceremony at Utulei Beach.

The teams will then be divided into three group for workshops in Samoan dance, fautasi or long boat racing, and a tour of the Tauese Oceanic Center.

The first round of competition begins on Wednesday local time in Pago Pago with a volleyball tournament before the annual Samoa Bowl All Star American football competition on the weekend.