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May 13th is Rotuma Day: but where is Rotuma?
May 13th is Rotuma Day, celebrated with gusto in not only on Rotuma Island, but in Suva, Lautoka, Samoa, Tonga, Australia and New Zealand. So, where is Rotuma?

B.M. Allsopp
May 133 min read


Kava or yaqona: Fiji's iconic ceremonial brew
Inexplicably, until now I've not blogged about kava (yaqona in Fijian), Fiji's iconic ceremonial brew. In pre-colonial times it was a drink

B.M. Allsopp
Mar 153 min read


A Fiji chief's funeral: customs from the old days
The most distinctive Fiji funerals are those for chiefs in pre-colonial times, observed by Mary Wallace.

B.M. Allsopp
Feb 15, 20245 min read
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