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Sangone
Sāngone ( Samoan: , 'tribe', Fijian: , 'child'), was the name of a turtle from divine origin and featuring in Tongan myths about the Tui Tonga king named Tuitātui in the beginning of the 12th century AD. Part of the history features prominently in a famous lakalaka written by queen Sālote somewhere around 1940, when the shell, claimed to be the original one from Sāngone herself, was transferred to the Tupou College museum. Preamble Version 1 The beautiful goddess Hinahengi from Pulotu came to Mokotuu, a tract near Longoteme on Tongatapu, to wash her hair with the clay and then to dry it. She fell asleep. Then a Samoan named Lekapai came along, saw her, and tied her hair to the trees. He woke her up, but she could not get up because her head was immovable in the bonds. Hina begged to be liberated, and Lekapai agreed if she would become his wife. They were married and lived together for a very long time. Version 2 One day a great storm destroyed the plantation of Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tongan Mythology
Tongan narrative, Tongan mythology, or ancient Tongan religion, sometimes referred to as tala-ē-fonua (meaning, "telling of the land and its people") Māhina, 'Okusitino. (1992The Tongan Traditional History Tala-Ē-Fonua A Vernacular Ecology-Centered Historico-Cultural Concept, p. iii., vi. in Tongan, is the collation of various myths, legends, stories, traditions, characters, creatures, spirits, and gods of the Polynesian islands that now make up the island nation of Tonga. It is a variant of other Polynesian mythologies with multiple cultural and religious overlaps, however it is considered to be distinct from other Polynesian mythologies as it can be studied more specifically to understand the history and culture of Tonga, as well it can also be studied more broadly within the fields of history, anthropology, and mythology. Creation myth In the beginning there was just the sea and the spirit world, Pulotu, and between them was a rock called Touiao Futuna. On the rock lived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakalaka
The lakalaka (walking briskly) is a Tongan group dance where the performers are largely standing still and make gestures with their arms only. It is considered as the national dance of Tonga and part of the intangible human heritage. It is the ideal dance at formal occasions, like the birthday of the king or the opening of a church. History The current lakalaka seems to be quite equal to the ancient ''meelaufola'' (outstretched arms dance), of which descriptions exist from early European explorers, but the dance was forbidden by the missionaries for being too 'heathen'. This was confirmed in the 1850 code of King Tāufaāhau Tupou I. Notably, an article to that effect was absent from the 1862 code, although it was reinserted by 1885. In any case, none of these laws specified exactly what was meant by 'heathen dance'. There are reports of some huge dance festivals during these times, and no reports of any arrests. Admittedly, the pre-missionary pōmee (night dances), after whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kae And Longopoa
The story cycle around Kae and Sinilau is well known in Polynesian mythology, found in several places (see notes). This article describes the Tongan version, of which the main source is an old poem (Ko e folau ʻa Kae – The voyage of Kae) published in 1876, and some other, incomplete manuscripts. The third player Longopoa in this respect is an outsider. Loau It starts with Loau from Haamea, one of the many Loau known in Tongan history. Haamea may be the place of his ''lepa'' in central Tongatapu, or it may be an alternative name for Samoa (Haamoa in Tongan). He ran a famous navigation school on an artificial lake (''lepa'') near Fualu. Loau's boat was either a tongiaki (an old sailing boat of Tongan design) or a kalia (a better, more modern design originating from Fiji). One day Loau got tired of people taunting him all the time about when he would go for a real trip. So he had his big canoe dragged to the sea and told his ''matāpule'' (chief attendants) Kae and Longopoa, to ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinilau
In Polynesian mythology, stories about Tinirau are found throughout the islands of Polynesia. He is a guardian of fish. Many themes recur in the various versions. Often he travels to another land in search of his wife, or his wife travels to another land in search of him; sometimes he treats his wife badly, or she rejects him; while he is guardian of fish, it is his wife who gives the fish their individual characteristics. Sometimes their anxious or jealous relatives try to separate the lovers (Tremewan 2002:120). In some traditions, he has a dual nature; one destructive as the guardian of sharks, and one a kind, handsome male youth; in others, his right side is human and his left side is a fish. Alternate names in the various Polynesian languages include Kinilau, Sinilau, Tigilau, and Tinilau. In Samoa Stories about Tinilau (or Tigilau) and his wife Sina are very popular in Samoa. There are numerous legends, and much variation in the tellings (Tremewan 2002:157). Here are some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tu'i Tonga
Tu'i, also spelled more simplistically Tui, is a Polynesian traditional title for tribal chiefs or princes. In translations, the highest such positions are often rendered as "king". For details, see the links below various polities. Traditionally, a Tui is an equivalent of God title. Origin of Tui is believed to be Tui Manu'a (the title given to the son of the Polynesian God Tagaloa, and therefore Tui were viewed as living Gods). Tonga See: * Tu'i Tonga * Tu'i Ha'atakalaua * Tu'i Kanokupolu *Tui Harris Fiji See House of Chiefs (Fiji) Samoa There are several Samoan polities and titles (several including the term Tui) in the present kingdom. On American Samoa, the paramount chief is titled Tu'i Manu'a Wallis and Futuna On Futuna island, see Tu`i Agaifo of Alo. There is also the Chief of Sigave Sigavé (also Singave or Sigave) is one of the three official chiefdoms of the France, French territory of Wallis and Futuna in Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. (The other two chiefdo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kava
Kava or kava kava (''Piper methysticum'': Latin 'pepper' and Latinized Ancient Greek, Greek 'intoxicating') is a plant in the Piperaceae, pepper family, native to the Pacific Islands. The name ''kava'' is from Tongan language, Tongan and Marquesan language, Marquesan, meaning 'bitter'. Kava can refer to either the plant or a Psychoactive drug, psychoactive beverage made from its root. The beverage is a traditional ceremonial and recreational drink from Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia. Nakamals and kava bar (establishment), bars exist in many countries. Traditional kava is made by grinding fresh or dried kava root, mixing it with water or coconut milk, and straining it into a communal bowl. Outside the South Pacific, kava is typically prepared by soaking dried root powder in water and straining it. It is Social lubricant, consumed socially for its sedative, hypnotic, muscle relaxant, anxiolytic, and euphoric effects, comparable to those produced by alcohol (drug), alcohol. K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viliami Tungi Mailefihi
Viliami is a given name. Notable people with the given name include: *Viliami Fehoko (born 1999), American football player * Viliami Fifita (born 2001), Australian rugby league player * Viliami Fine (born 1997), Tongan rugby union player * Viliami Hakalo (born 1987), Tongan rugby union player * Viliami Hingano (1975–2022), Tongan politician *Viliami Latu, Tongan politician * Viliami Lolohea (born 1993), New Zealand rugby union player * Viliami Lutua (born c. 1956), Tongan rugby union player * Viliami Ma'afu (born 1982), Tongan rugby union player * Viliami Maʻasi (born 1975), Tongan rugby union player *Viliami Tungī Mailefihi (1888–1941), Tongan high chieftain *Viliami Moala (1993–2023), American football player * Viliami Molofaha (died 1970), Tongan politician * Viliami Napa'a, Tongan rugby union player *Viliami Ofahengaue (born 1968), Tongan rugby league player * Viliami Pulu (born 1960), Tongan boxer * Viliami Tahitu'a (born 1992), Tongan rugby union player * Viliami Tangi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Tupou I
George Tupou I (4 December 1797 – 18 February 1893), originally known as Tāufaʻāhau I, was the first List of monarchs of Tonga, king of modern Tonga. He adopted the name Siaosi (originally Jiaoji), the Tongan language, Tongan equivalent of ''George (given name), George'', after King George III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom, when he was baptized in 1831. His nickname was ''Lopa-ukamea'' (or Lopa-ʻaione), which translates to ''iron cable''. Biography Birth George Tupou I was born on December 4, 1797 which is a public holiday in Tonga; however, it was the date of his coronation in 1845 as Tu'i Kanokupolu, Tuʻi Kanokupolu, when he took the name Tupou. Tongoleleka and the Niuʻui hospital there (which was destroyed in the 2006 Tonga earthquake) are often stated as his birthplace; however, no evidence supporting this is available, and Lifuka and Tongatapu are also often stated as the birthplace. His father was Tupouto'aʻ, who aspire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laufilitonga
Fatafehi Laufilitonga (24 August 1797 – 9 December 1865) was the 54th and last Tui Tonga, a dynasty of kings in Tonga during the Tui Tonga Empire. Biography Only little is known about Laufilitonga's life. Laufilitonga was the oldest son of King Fatafehi Fuanunu'iava and his wife Tupou Veiongo Moheofo. He succeeded his father in 1810 as head of the House of Tonga but was considered too young to become "Tui Tonga". The title had by that time also declined in power and prestige and the real power lay with the Tui Kanokupolu dynasty. Laufilitonga, however, had ambitions to restore the power of the Tui Tonga and tried to extend his role as spiritual leader into a more political one. He contested ''Tāufaāhau'' (later to be George Tupou I, the first King of Tonga) residing in the Haapai Islands. The final resolution of this struggle was the Battle of Velata, near Tongoleleka on Lifuka, in 1826 in which Laufilitonga was defeated. An important ally at that battle was the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casuarina
''Casuarina'', also known as she-oak, Australian pine and native pine, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Casuarinaceae, and is native to Australia, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, islands of the western Pacific Ocean, and eastern Africa. Plants in the genus ''Casuarina'' are monoecious or dioecious trees with green, pendulous, photosynthetic branchlets, the leaves reduced to small scales arranged in whorls around the branchlets, the male and female flowers arranged in separate spikes, the fruit a cone containing grey or yellowish-brown winged seeds. Description Plants in the genus ''Casuarina'' are dioecious trees (apart from ''C. equisetifolia'' that is monoecious), with fissured or scaly greyish-brown to black bark. They have soft, pendulous, green, photosynthetic branchlets, the leaves reduced to scale-like leaves arranged in whorls of 5 to 20 around the branchlets. The branchlets are segmented at each whorl with deep furrows that conceal the stomates. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niuatoputapu
Niuatoputapu (''The Sacred Niua'') is a volcanic island in the island nation of Tonga, Pacific Ocean. Its highest point is , and its area is . Its name means ''sacred island''. Older names for the island are Traitors Island or Keppel Island. Niuatoputapu is located in the north of the Tonga island group, away from Vavau near the border with Samoa. Its closest neighbours are the small island of Tafahi, which is only to the north-northeast, and the island of Niuafo'ou. Those three islands together form the administrative division of the Niuas. Niuatoputapu Airport accepts international flights. The population was 719 in 2021. Until several centuries ago, the inhabitants spoke the Niuatoputapu language, but it was replaced by the Tongan language and went extinct. Nevertheless, the variety of Tongan spoken on Niuatoputapu contains elements of Samoan, Uvean, and Futunan. Geography Niuatoputapu's highest central area, just beside Vaipoa, is a hill only high. It is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earth Oven
An earth oven, ground oven or cooking pit is one of the simplest and most ancient cooking structures. The earliest known earth oven was discovered in Central Europe and dated to 29,000 BC. At its most basic, an earth oven is a pit in the ground used to trap heat and bake, smoke, or steam food. Earth ovens have been used in many places and cultures in the past, and the presence of such cooking pits is a key sign of human settlement often sought by archaeologists. Earth ovens remain a common tool for cooking large quantities of food where no equipment is available. They have been used in various civilizations around the world and are still commonly found in the Pacific Rim, Pacific region to date. To bake food, the fire is built, then allowed to burn down to a Smouldering, smoulder. The food is then placed in the oven and covered. This covered area can be used to bake bread or other various items. Steaming food in an earth oven covers a similar process. Fire-heated rocks are put i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
