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Fiji Local Customs

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Take off your shoes and hats !

by globetrott

It might happen, especially on the smaller islands and far away from the larger cities, that you are invited into one of the local huts or into an assembly-hut, like shown in my main picture: It is a matter of politeness to take off your hat, scarf or cap as well and your shoes before you take a seat on the floor like the locals do !And of course you are allowed to enter these huts only, when you get an invitaion by somebody local !!!The local people are quite friendly, BUT be aware: in this area man-eating and cannibalism still happens now and then...

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banana-leaves make great decorations

by globetrott

This is something that you will see in almost every island of the Fijis: Look at this great way to use Banana-leaves in order to decorate your fences. And all of these works of art will also last for plenty of years, they might loose their bright green color and turn grey, but they will not fall apart. I have bought a very simple bag made of such leaves in Haiti about 30 years ago and it remained strong all of these years.

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English is spoken everywhere on the Fijis

by globetrott

Good news for tourists: I am sure you will be glad to learn that english is spoken all over the Fiji-islands and besides Hindustani and Fiji english is also one of the 3 official languages of the Fiji-islands. The Fiji-islands have a total population of a bit more than 800.000 inhabitants, living on various islands with a total size of 18.333 km2,( that is a bit less than half of the size of Switzerland, that has 41.285 km2.)The Fiji-islands are not totally flat islands like I expected them to be, but you will find some high mountains there as well !

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Fiji-Dollars

by globetrott

Yes, of course the Fiji Islands have also their own currency and it is called the Fiji-Dollar ! In the front of the bills you will see HM Queen Elizabeth II and in the backside you will see some interesting local design !The souvenir-shops in Port Denarau might also accept sometimes australian or US-Dollars, but in places like the post-office you will be able to pay only in the local currency !I have sent 2 postcards from the Fiji islands: 1 to Russia arrived quite fast and the other one to Switzerland was somewhere "lost" and never arrived there ! ;-(((In November 2011 the official exchange-rate was:1 US-Dollar = 1,975 FJ-Dollar1 AUS-Dollar = 1,819 FJ-Dollar

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A giant beetle lives on the Fiji islands

by globetrott

This is the largest beetle I have ever seen and it lives only in the Fiji islands: The Xixuthrus Heros or Fijian giant long horned beetle, it is the 2nd largest beetle-species on earth and you will find it only in the Fijis. It has a maximum length of up to 15cm.Unfortunately you will hardly ever see it in its natural surrounding as a lot of them were hunted by bug-collectors and it is also considdered a totem animal for some local tribes.In order to give you an idea of its size, I put a local bill next to it .There are also some butterflies shown in the Fiji museum, that are living only on the Fiji Islands. (my 4th and 5th pictures).b.t.w. the largest beetle on earth is just 2cm larger: the Titan beetle (Titanus giganteus) is living in the Amazonas Rainforest.

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The Fiji-kilts

by globetrott

On the Fiji-islands it is quite hot all year long and that might be a good reason for some men to wear a Fiji-kilt. You will see them mainly in uniforms of policemen and even the armed guards in front of the presidents palace in Suva will wear a Fiji-kilt - see one of them in my main picture here !I took these photos of the policeman with a trick, but I am sure they would also pose for a photo if you simply ask them and I am also sure they have to pose for tourist-photos quite often in big cities like Suva !

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Bula means hello !

by globetrott

Bula or Bula, Bula ! is the local Fiji expression for "hello, how are you?" and you will hear it all over the Fiji-island and even in the streets of quite a large town of Suva a lot of people will great tourists in the streets.It is always ment in a friendly way and that "Bula, Bula" will come with a smile, and almost never it is just a way to get in contact with a potential customer. When-ever you go inside a shop and just take a look around without buying anything they still stay nice and friendly and I also found lots of local people who like to chat with tourists !

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Masi / Barkcloth

by globetrott

This was another surprise for me in the Fiji-museum in Suva: clothes made of a special material, called Masi or Barkcloth. It is a non-voven product, made by the beating of the inner-bark of the mulberry tree over an anvil to form a compacted web of fibre. The earliest such cloth dates back 3000 years BC and was found in Malaysia. That same type of product was also found in South America and in Middle America.In the Fiji-museum in Suva you will find a lot of fine examples of such local cloths and costumes.

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the traditional sailingboats of the Fiji-islands

by globetrott

You will hardly ever see such ships and canoes in any port of Fiji any more, but you can see them in The Fiji-museum in Suva and this museum is even free of charge for visitors, but you will find a box for donations at the entrance. In my photos you will see the exhibits of the first hall of the Fiji museum: you will see some of the traditional Fijian doublehulled canoes, that are considdered to be the most seaworthy of the large voyaging canoes of Oceania.

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Five Fun Fiji Facts

by etfromnc

1. There is an unwritten rule that no building should be taller than a coconut tree, so you will not find any skyscrapers on Fiji.2. Tipping is not required, nor even expected, in Fiji.3. Kava is the national drink of Fiji and a pill form of it is marketed widely in Europe as a "stress buster pill."4. The traditional firewalking ceremony, involving men walking over red-hot stones, can only be performed by male members of the Sawau tribe from the island of Beqa.5. The lively Meke Dance is the traditional dance of Fiji and each Meke tells a distinct story.

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