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November 2025 - Page 9

Folktale-style illustration of Lewa-ni-Cagi-Bula gazing at red prawns in a tide pool on a rocky Fijian shore

The Red Prawns of Vatulele

November 4, 2025
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The island of Vatulele rises from the turquoise waters of Fiji like a crown of coral and stone, its shores carved by centuries of waves into shallow pools and rocky ledges. Here, beneath the equatorial sun, the tide brings gifts twice daily shells, seaweed, small fish darting through crystal shallows.
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A sepia parchment-style illustration of the Fijian chief’s daughter fleeing barefoot through a mist-covered cloud forest on Taveuni Island, her torn wedding garments trailing behind her as she escapes an arranged marriage, symbolizing the sorrow that would give rise to the sacred Tagimoucia flower.

The Tagimoucia Flower

November 4, 2025
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High on the mist-shrouded slopes of Taveuni, Fiji’s Garden Island, where cloud forests cling to volcanic peaks and crystalline lakes reflect the ever-changing sky, there grows a flower so rare and precious that few have ever seen it in bloom. The tagimoucia, with its striking crimson and pure white petals,
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A sepia parchment-style illustration of three Fijian maidens standing on a rocky sea cliff in Kadavu, singing a sacred chant as two giant sea turtles rise from the ocean below, symbolizing the transformed spirits of Tinaicoboga and her daughter Raudalice answering the ancient Namuana call.

The Sacred Turtles of Kadavu

November 4, 2025
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On the island of Kadavu, where volcanic peaks rise green and lush from the Pacific Ocean and coral reefs shimmer beneath crystalline waters, there exists a ritual so ancient and sacred that it has been passed down through countless generations. In the village of Namuana, perched on dramatic sea-cliffs where
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A parchment-style ink drawing of the Fijian shark god Dakuwaqa battling the giant octopus guardian in the ocean, with waves crashing and islands in the background.

Dakuwaqa: The Fijian Shark-god

November 4, 2025
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In the ancient waters surrounding the islands of Fiji, where turquoise waves crashed against coral reefs and fishing canoes carved paths through endless blue, there lived a being of tremendous power Dakuwaqa, the shark-god. He was no ordinary creature of the deep. Born with abilities that transcended the natural world,
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An illustration of Ta‘aroa breaking his shell to form sky and earth, Tahitian creation myth.

Ta‘aroa: The Creator in the Shell

November 4, 2025
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Before there was time, before the waves, winds, or stars, there was only Ta‘aroa, the Great Origin, enclosed within his shell, Rumia. Inside that infinite darkness, he dwelled alone. His shell was vast, smooth, and round, without crack or sound. For endless ages, Ta‘aroa remained in solitude, hearing only the echo
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