Funeral mass haka in the New Zealand Army

The dance the All Blacks made famous around the world has its version in the armed forces of the oceanic country. As well say goodbye to their fallen in Afghanistan. Watch the video

The deaths of three soldiers in Bamiyan, northeast of Afghanistan, because of the outbreak of a bomb which flew the vehicle where he moved, generated the ceremony of farewell whose recording video is has viralizado on the Internet.

With more than 100,000 hits on YouTube in just three days, you can see the massive and long dance maori, much larger than the haka that run the All Blacks before every game of rugby.

It is in honor of Luke Tamatea, of 31 years, Jacinda Baker, 26, and Richard Harris, 21, during the funeral was held in Burnham military camp, Christchurch.

The New Zealand Army, John Gordon, spokesman explained that this haka represents "emotional shock" and that the force "is a small organization and all the people tend to know each other".

Despite the mental hardness that traditionally characterized the armies, in this ceremony the spiritual and sensitivity are skin-deep. "Many soldiers tend not to show emotions." But today, you can see their collective despair. "The personal despair come later," said Gordon.