What to do with your enemy
Holy Cross Catholic Church on the Fijian island of Taveuni has an interesting history; the version we heard from Sepo almost exactly the same, so I guess it must be mostly true.
Wikitravel adds a fascinating detail to the story of the epic battle between Fijians and the invading Tongans: the locals celebrated the victory by cooking and eating their enemies with breadfruit.
I like the detail about the breadfruit.
Waikiri Mission
Taveuni Island, Fiji
photographed 7.5.2013
Posted on July 12, 2013, in Photography and tagged architecture, melinda green harvey, one day one image, photo a day, photography, taveuni island, taveuni island fiji, waikiri mission fiji. Bookmark the permalink. 8 Comments.
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They might be good with a little barbecue sauce, too. Don’t think I’ve ever had breadfruit, but it looks familiar. This is a fascinating place you visited.
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Based on what I ate in Fiji, the defeated-warrior-and-breadfruit stew would probably have coconut in it, but some barbecue sauce would be an interesting change!
This was my first experience with Polynesian culture, and it was fascinating. I’d go back, if I ever was lucky enough to have another opportunity.
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Well… that’s a bit away from the panhandle!!!
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Yes. Yes, it was. But don’t worry – I made it back to Texas!
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I am curious about the rods across the upper half of the window – are they bars to keep out large flying objects, or rods added as an after thought to hold expanding sides of the window together, or? Obviously not security devices given the window at the bottom.
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I think they were probably there to protect the window from being broken. Perhaps flying coconuts were a hazard in this particular location.
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But the big bars? Maybe flying coconut tree trunks, in one of those bad storms that come through.
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Maybe they were there to protect the window from invading Tongans. But probably coconuts and/or their tree trunks.
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