Ko e Meʻaʻofa Piniatá

Fai ʻe Maryssa Dennis

ʻŪ Makasini ʻa e Siasí

(Makatuʻunga ʻi ha talanoa moʻoni)

Naʻe hoko ʻa e talanoa ko ʻení ʻi Mekisikou.

family outside grandma and grandpa’s house

Ko e fāmili kotoa ʻo ʻĀlaní ʻoku nau ʻi he ʻapi ʻo Abuela mo Abuelo (Kulenimā mo Kulenipā) ki he Nochebuena (Efiafi Kimuʻa he Kilisimasí)!

Mālō e lelei, ʻĀlani!

Hū mai! ʻOku fie maʻu kitautolu ʻe Malia.

aunt talking to kids

Te tau ako ha hulohula makehe ke fakaʻaliʻali ki he tokotaha kotoa ʻapongipongi. Te u akoʻi kimoutolu.

family dancing together

Mou fetokoniʻaki! Ko e meʻa ia ʻoku fakahoko ʻe hotau fāmilí.

two boys giving a high five

Ne mau maʻu ia! Tōatu.

Fakaʻofoʻofa ʻaupito! Te tau fakahoko ʻetau fakaʻaliʻalí maʻá e fāmilí ʻapongipongi.

grandpa holding star-shaped piñata

Sai, ko hai kuo mateuteu ki he piniatá?

grandpa hanging up piñata

boy hitting piñata to break it open

kids covered in white flour

Abuelo, ko e mahoaʻa ʻeni?

ʻIo! Ko e kiʻi fakaʻohovale!

family sitting around dinner table

ʻOku fakalata ʻaupito ʻeni. Ko e meʻaʻofa Kilisimasi lelei tahá ke fakataha kotoa mai hoku fāmilí!

grandma talking with grandson

Ka ʻoku mau omi ki heni he Sāpate kotoa pē he tuku e lotú.

Pea ʻoku ou monūʻia ke maʻu ʻeku meʻaʻofa Kilisimasí ʻi he uike kotoa pē!

grandma and grandson hugging

Feliz Navidad!

◆ Vakai, Haʻu, ʻo Muimui ʻIate Au ki he “Ko e Fāmilí: Ko ha Fanongonongo ki Māmani” mo e Kilisimasí.

December 2021 Friend Magazine

Ngaahi tā fakatātā ʻa Christina Forshay