Sawau
Sawau | |
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Tribe | |
Sawau Location in Fiji | |
Coordinates: 18°24′32.65″S 178°8′24.67″E / 18.4090694°S 178.1401861°ECoordinates: 18°24′32.65″S 178°8′24.67″E / 18.4090694°S 178.1401861°E | |
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Division | Central Division |
The Sawau tribe in Fiji is made of 6 villages on the island of Beqa, 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) to the south of Viti Levu, but the District is only made up of 5 villages. They are as follows:
- Dakuibeqa (Chiefly Village –Tui Sawau),
- Dakuni,
- Soliyaga,
- Naceva,
- Naseuseu and
- Rukua – (Part of the Tribe of Sawau but part of the District of Raviravi)
The people of Sawau are world famous for performing two cultural expressions:
- Vilavilairevo (Firewalking)[1][2] The phenomena was examined in 1902 when it was already a tourist attraction, with a "Probable Explanation of the Mystery" arrived at.[3]
- Yavirau or Qolikubu – (Fish drive)
References
- ↑ Burns, Georgette Leah (1994). "Tourism Impact in Beqa". In R. J. Morrison, Paul A. Geraghty, Linda Crowl. Science of Pacific Island Peoples: Education, language, patterns & policy. Institute of Pacific Studies. p. 29. ISBN 9820201071.
- ↑ Admin (February 15, 2016). "What is Firewalking in Fiji?". Captain Cook Cruises Fiji. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
- ↑ Fulton, Robert (1902). "Art. XIII.—An Account of the Fiji Fire-walking Ceremony, or Vilavilairevo, with a Probable Explanation of the Mystery". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 35: 187–201.
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