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Fijian Warrior
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A Colourful & Vibrant Land
What can we say about the greatest
place in the entire world! Fiji is such a magical home, entirely
made up of wonderful souls filled with life and love where everyday
you can share in the joy and happiness of a wide variety of
cultural or religious celebrations; where guns are not allowed
and where democracy and tolerance reside.
Fiji is believed to have been first
settled about three and a half thousand years ago. The original
inhabitants now called "Lapita people", are named after a distinctive
type of fine pottery they produced, remnants of which have been
found in almost all Pacific islands. Linguistic evidence suggests
they may have come from northern or central Vanuatu, or possibly
the eastern Solomons. Fiji, it seems experienced at least two
periods of culture change in prehistoric times.
Traditional Yaqona (Kava) Ceremony
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This could have been due to the
arrival of new immigrants, presumably from the west. Historians
have noted the sudden appearance of a certain pottery style
in Fiji that coincides with its disappearance in southern Vanuatu
around the time of a massive 12th century volcanic eruption.
It comes as no great surprise then that Fijian culture is not
easily  summed
up as a whole but is rather a sum of parts. This was further
compounded by the fact that prior to colonization, Fiji was
never a political unity. However, Fiji does have certain identifying
traits that distinguish it from its neighbors, and this is what
defines Fijian culture.
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