I have written about the legend of Tanovo and Tautaumolau (see Legends). The legend has attracted scholastic interest. Two scientific papers available to me[1] have treated the legend as a narrative, conceived by early ancestors (of Ono and Nabukelevu) to explain, in their own way of seeing, knowing and imagining a volcanic eruption of Nabukelevu…
Category: Fijian History
The Legend of Tanovo and Tautaumolau Published
The last blog on this subject, posted on 18/12/17, was titled: History in the Making in Children’s Books Soon to be Published. The legend, as a reminder, has been published in both English and in the Dravuni dialect. Much has happened since then. Publication, dated 2017, was done through the Institute of Education (IOE) of…
Like the three-tailed comet, the lila balavu also left its impact on oral history
In a previous post entitled, Three-tailed Comet Marked an Unprecedented Early 1800s in Fiji, I demonstrated the connection between major events in the country and their representation in subsequent oral/traditional history. In this case, it was the appearance of a three-tailed comet influencing visual art by way of a masi design in Cakaudrove. The unusual comet…
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