A ceremonial house with a large yaqona (pronounced "yahng-ghon-na") bowl in the village of Viseisei, where my couchsurfing host lives. This is one of the oldest villages in Fiji, and the origin of Josefa Iloilo ([Ratu] Josefa Iloilovatu Uluivuda), a recent Tui Vuda (paramount chief of Vuda District) and President of Fiji. I can tell that everyone is very proud of the village's history and traditions. Yaqoga is the Fijian name for kava.
Rough notes:
http://mandarinmanmarktravelnotes.blogspot.com/2011/06/2011-nz-to-sf-day-37.html
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