The Hiri Moale Festival

The Hiri Moale Festival in September honors Motuan culture and is held in PNG's capital city, Port Moresby. This is one of the most famous festivals in Guinea. The Motu are a people that live on PNG's southern coast who used to go on risky trading excursions to distant portions of the Gulf of Papua.

Although the Motu's annual hiri, or trade, voyages are no longer held, they hold an annual celebration to remember their heritage. When spectators witness the canoe races at the festival, they may readily visualize their epic sea trips in their famous canoes, known as lakatoi.

They used to need a crew of 30 men to sail these boats, which were made of big logs and had coconut fiber sails. The majority of the festival's activities take place in the vicinity of Ela Beach and the Sir Hubert Murray Stadium and crafts displays, and the crowning of the Hiri queen.