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  • VEIBATIKI - Fijian Traditional Relationships

    by Serafimi Naulumatua
    Source: Simione Sevudredre Fiji is divided into 14 provinces today.  These provinces were created during Fiji’s colonial history (from 1874 – 1970)...

  • VEITABANI - Fijian Traditional Relationships

    by Serafimi Naulumatua
    Source: Simione Sevudredre Fiji is divided into 14 provinces today.  These provinces were created during Fiji’s colonial history (from 1874 – 1970)...

  • TAUVU - Fijian Traditional Relationships

    by Serafimi Naulumatua
    Source: Simione Sevudredre Fiji is divided into 14 provinces today.  These provinces were created during Fiji’s colonial history (from 1874 – 1970)...

  • Na Drekeba & Roqoroqo – Traditional Baby Showers

    by Serafimi Naulumatua
    The arrival of a newborn baby is cause for great joy particularly for a newly wedded couple if it is their first born.  In traditional Fijian socie...

  • Menarche Ceremony in Fiji

    by Serafimi Naulumatua
    The first menstruation is the only time when menstruation is marked by a ceremony in Fiji. All other menstruations do not get this special attentio...

  • Circumcision Rites in Fiji

    by Serafimi Naulumatua
    Male circumcision is an ancient Fijian custom that predates colonialism and Christianity.  It is euphemistically referred to differently across Fij...

  • Issues & Conclusion

    by Serafimi Naulumatua
    Adapted from TTFB Somate IMPACTS OF THE VARIOUS DIMENSIONS OF THE SOMATE ON ITAUKEI WELL-BEING A Fijian funeral or somate in Fiji today comes with ...

  • Summary and Issues Today

    by Serafimi Naulumatua
    WILI BOGI (COUNTING OF NIGHTS SINCE BURIAL) The iTaukei believe that when a person dies, the spirit will remain with the family until the fourth n...

  • Before, During and After

    by Serafimi Naulumatua
    There are common funereal customs in Fiji to commemorate the departed.  These customs feature before burial, during the funeral and after burial. N...

  • Terminology

    by Serafimi Naulumatua
    There are dialect variations in the word for funeral in Fiji.  In the Lau islands it is called ‘putu’.  On the western side of mainland Vitilevu it...

  • General Practices Today

    by Serafimi Naulumatua
    THE FUNERAL On the day when the funeral gathering begins, people bear gifts as a token of their mourning.  The deceased’s side await this, receive ...

  • Enter Christianity – Notes from Missionaries

    by Serafimi Naulumatua
    Fijian funeral ceremonies underwent dramatic changes when the Wesleyan form of Christianity arrived in Tubou village Lakeba in 1835.  The forerunne...