The Solomon Islands, much like the New Caledonian cousins, have a mysterious and interesting relationship with kava. But before we get to that, let’s look at the Solomon Islands as they are today. The Solomon Islands The island nation of The Solomon Islands is located at a longitude of a 160 degrees east and latitude […]
New Caledonia has an interesting, and somewhat mysterious relationship with our favorite beverage. But before we get to that, lets’ look at New Caledonia as it is today. New Caledonia: The region known as New Caledonia is a French territory in the Melanesian Region of Oceania. It is comprised of the main island of Grande […]
‘upa’upa The ‘upa’upa is an ancient dance which originated in Tahiti. European discoverers have described it as “indecent”. It is not quite clear how close (or how far apart) the gestures at that time were with the now immensely popular t?m?r?. In both dances the performers form groups of pairs of a boy and a […]
KAVA AND FIJI CULTURE Like many plants with medicinal uses, there are specific generalizations that can be made about the things that the plant can do without pointing out specifically what kind of sickness it treats. In the case of Kava, it is marketed usually as a general-purpose herbal medicine against stress, insomnia, and even […]
The Tongan culture has drastically changed over the years. Before European explorers arrived in the late 1600s and early 1700s, the Tongans were already in constant contact with their geographic neighbors, Samoa and Fiji. At the dawn of the 1800s, during the arrival of the Western traders and missionaries, the Tongan culture changed a lot […]
In a “coconut shell,” the culture of Samoa, one of the compositions of Oceania, is a communal way of life. Samoan culture spells collective living in almost all aspects of their lives. Their traditional living quarters have no walls and can accommodate up to twenty people. During daytime, these structures serve as a venue where […]
