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Fijian mythology refers to the set of beliefs practiced by the indigenous people of the island of Fiji.. Their indigenous religion, like many others around the world, is based on cyclic existence where their ancestors and the environment exist in a dynamic cycle through experience, history and one with nature.
In one creation myth, the god was planning inland to conquer Kadavu Island [5] through the river when a goddess [6] challenged him in the form of an octopus. [7] After a great battle, the octopus won by pulling out his teeth with her eight arms which enabled her to hold off the massive attack of Dakuwaqa, forcing Dakuwaqa to promise to never attack Kadavu again.
In Fijian mythology, Degei (pronounced Ndengei), enshrined as a serpent, is the supreme god of Fiji. He is the creator of the (Fijian) world, fruits, and of men and is specially connected to Rakiraki District, Fiji. [1] He judges newly dead souls after they pass through one of two caves: Cibaciba or Drakulu. [2] A few he sends to paradise Burotu.
The story of Fiji Water, as detailed in a startling investigative piece in Mother Jones magazine this month, seems familiar. Leafing through the story, I found myself trying to remember where I'd ...
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In Fijian mythology , Daucina ("torchbearer") is the great god of seafaring Fiji. When Daucina was a toddler, he was only quiet when looking at a lamp. His mother tied fiery reeds to his head so that he would be calm. He has roamed the coral reefs with a hood on ever since. [1]
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Others like Sitiveni Rabuka, 3rd Prime Minister of Fiji, equate this box with the Ark of the Covenant and say that it is buried on Mana Island, in the Yasawa Islands. They also say that Fiijians are one of the Ten Lost Tribes. [7] Degei is supposed to have later returned to search for it, against the command of Lutunasobasoba.