Why is This Country Closed Every Sunday? (Tonga)

Did you know that Tonga is the only country in the world to be "officially" closed every Sunday? It is actually illegal to work and could be punishable by a large fine or imprisonment.

Find out why in this video, and share it with your friends if you enjoyed :)

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[hadiolaftbl]

When the guy called his mom to bring food to a stranger
I fell in love with Tonga 🇹🇴💖

[alekagregory]

I had new years day in Tonga and literally there was no one around because it was a Sunday. Still I spent a month here and after 35 countries I've visited it still remains my favourite. I love the laid back life and I plan on visiting Tonga again.

[sigatoka]

Lot's of love from a Fijian in the UK 😁🇹🇴🇫🇯🤟

[hahaha]

Thats common in germany too
Almost every shop is closed on sundays.

[eunaekim]

The same thing happens in many small towns in Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama, but Tonga takes the cake when it comes to closing things on Sunday!

[JJ-tepi]

Love it!
More countries should be like this.
Healthy living. Church, food and rest!
One day off a week isn’t much to ask is it?!
Beautiful.

[huevos]

I like how the people of Tonga are proud people. Proud of their heritage. They keep the Tongan language and culture alive.

[dinselmcgowan]

I’m so happy cos I’m a proud Tongan ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴🇹🇴

[jonathankkkkk]

"close on sunday" your my chick fil a if anyone understand

[feofaakiakakau]

Thank you @Drew Binsky for this video. I'm a proud Tongan, born and still live there now. Things are and will always be the same here in Tonga for Sundays. Appreciate your positive vibe and willing to put up this video. Hope your time here was well-spent! 🇹🇴

[peterrengsi]

I'm so glade to see people observe sunday. The value of Sunday and Church is going down in many Countries. However, May God bless the Tongas..

[SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Drew, I wish you were here in Hanoi. My orange bro wants to meet you.

[filitimo]

We Tuvaluans do the same thing on sundays, God bless our neighbour Tonga🇹🇻🤝🇹🇴

[hungrygiant]

I love this! My motto in life is NO WORK DONE DURING SUNDAY wish to visit this country someday 😍😍😍

[nedataha]

I KNEW you were gonna talk about Tonga on Sundays lmao! This video made me so proud to be tongan. I'm glad you experienced the church ceremony as well as the local food and hospitality. Thanks for shedding some international light on our little island. Mate Ma'a Tonga!!

[randomguy]

Just heard the this country was hit by tsunami ....hope it is not devastating

[vanangel]

When I was young I was thinking that everywhere in the world rests on Sundays because it's exactly the same as Tongo here in Christian majority state in Mizoram, India

[ariefraiser]

"I offered to pay and they wouldn't take any payments."
You're trying to get them arrested?

[Rextum]

Finally a local custom that makes perfect sense to me! Well, perhaps not Lotu that much but Kai and Mohe perfectly😃😎 🇫🇮❤️🇹🇴

[vainnq]

That's fantastic
We used to respect sundays in Italy now no more unluckily ☹️
There should be one day a week that everything stops and families stay together.
Why should mothers go to work on sundays and leave their families?
Once it wasn't like this and people were happier, now it's just a frenetic race.
Full respect to aTonga!!