• Fijian tradition and ceremony is a living way of life that has evolved as the Fijian nation has modernised over time, with various external influences...
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    largest ethnic backgrounds that Fijians identified with were Indian/Indo-Fijian and Indigenous Fijian origins. Fijians were also the fifth largest Pacific...
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    In Fijian traditions and ceremonies it's called a Bilo. Yaqona is a cousin of the pepper plant (Kava) Then he cups his hands, claps three times and begins...
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  • Matanivanua (category Culture of Fiji)
    the Fijian nation, Matanivanua is the name of a Mataqali (clan). The Fijian word means "eye of the land". This clan is renowned as eloquent and articulate...
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  • The culture of Fiji is a tapestry of native Fijian, Indian, European, Chinese and other nationalities. Culture polity traditions, language, food costume...
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  • Mataqali (category Pages with Fijian IPA)
    mataqali (pronounced [mataŋˈɡali]) is a Fijian clan or landowning unit. Culture of Fiji Fijian traditions and ceremonies University of the South Pacific. Institute...
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  • their traditions. A different theme is chosen every year, but common elements include religious ceremonies and cultural performances. In Fiji Week, 2004...
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  • Sau turaga (category Culture of Fiji)
    the one who gave it to them and He (The Creator), will give the power of the Sau to one of the Sau Turaga clans. Fijian traditions and ceremonies v t e...
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    by Fijian women. Indo-Fijian cuisine may include food made from starch and involves the use of relishes made from vegetables. If available, meat and fish...
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    in Fiji. Details on Fijian Mythology. Details on Fijian Mythology and origins Newspaper article on Blogspot with reference to Lutunasobasoba Fiji Times...
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    preventing infection. Smoking ceremonies are done at key milestones throughout one's life, depending on the traditions of each Indigenous nation. Smoke...
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    religious traditions, with links to corresponding articles: This list includes rulers or guardians of the underworld in various religious traditions, with...
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    Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple (category Hindu temples in Fiji)
    Vastu Vedic tradition. The consecration ceremonies of their new national temple were held on July 15, 1994. Fiji Visitor's Bureau 17°48′26″S 177°24′54″E...
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    Tolai tribespeople who ate a Fijian minister and three Fijian teachers in 1878 publicly apologized for the incident to Fiji's High Commissioner, Ratu Isoa...
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  • Daren Kamali (category Fijian poets)
    Daren (DK) Kamali (born 1975) is a Fijian-born New Zealand poet, writer, musician, and teacher and museum curator. Kamali completed his Bachelor's degree...
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    Firewalking (category Traditions involving fire)
    and faith. Firewalking is also practiced by: The Sawau clan on the island of Beqa, 10 kilometres (6 miles) to the south of Viti Levu in the Fijian Islands...
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    Passing out (military) (category Military traditions)
    conducted three times a year. One of the main ceremonies during the parade is Trooping the Colour. Various awards and honours are presented to cadets who have...
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  • factuality that the moods and motivations seem uniquely realistic. Many religions have narratives, symbols, traditions and sacred histories that are intended...
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    cultural traditions, there are significant differences between tricksters from different parts of the world: Many native traditions held clowns and tricksters...
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    community, and dreams. Religions have sacred histories, narratives, and mythologies, preserved in oral traditions, sacred texts, symbols, and holy places...
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  • Tongan kava ceremonies are a variety of ceremonies involving the kava plant that play an integral part of Tongan society and governance. They play a role...
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  • Indians in Fiji are mainly descendants of the 15,132 contract labourers who were brought to Fiji between 1903 and 1916. This represents about 25% out of...
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    Ceremonial mace (category State ritual and ceremonies)
    December 2021. Gatty, Ronald (2009). Fijian–English dictionary : with notes on Fijian culture and natural history. Suva, Fiji. ISBN 978-982-98047-1-6. Retrieved...
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  • Tapu (Polynesian culture) (category Polynesian words and phrases)
    outside Polynesian languages, in the broader Austronesian family: e.g. Fijian tabu, Hiw (Vanuatu) toq [tɔkʷ] ‘holy, sacred’, Mwotlap ne-teq [nɛ-tɛk​͡pʷ]...
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  • Bulou (category Fijian chiefs)
    examining Fiji's imports and exports as a nation. Fijian traditions and ceremonies Fijian chiefs Tomlinson, Matt (22 August 2017). "Publicity, Privacy, and "Happy...
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    indigenous Fijian culture and traditions are very vibrant and are integral components of everyday life for the majority of Fiji's population, Fijian society...
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  • Kava culture (section Fiji)
    religious and cultural traditions of western Oceania which consume kava. There are similarities in the use of kava between the different cultures and islands...
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  • prior to European colonisation and the conversion of the local Fijian population to Christianity in the 19th century, Fijian society authorised homosexual...
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    criticized the ceremonies, comparing them unfavorably to the British Olympic ceremonies of 2012, which produced a sense of intimacy and a "clear understanding...
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  • Caribbean Shaktism (category Hinduism in Trinidad and Tobago)
    less orthodox traditions may have also been kept to some extent, whether going to the fullest extent of keeping most or all traditions as long as aligning...
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