Thanks you and farewell at Naduri

from Peceli
The last day of the Conference at Naduri was a day of thanksgiving with the sharing of many gifts of craftwork and produce and also some dances. It was a successful conclusion with the vanua and the lotu working together. The stories in the Fiji newspapers barely tell the story at all - though I have used one of their pictures!

Naduri Conference continued

from Peceli
Today is the third day of the Bose ko Viti. The weather is typical Babasiga in its fullness. The food is in abundance with kawai, dalo, yams, fish and turtles caught from the sea ahd shared out to every kitchen to be cooked and served to the Bose Ko Viti members. Naduri village looks good, full of people and so is Labasa Town which is overcrowded with people all over Fiji.

Regarding the photos in the previous post - the meke wesi dancers are the people from Sauniduna the interior of Wailevu close to Seaqaqa. They are Catholic Church members and we joined together as the vanua of Wailevu to give glory to God through their meke wesi. One of the photos is of Tui Wailevu during the traditional ceremony.

Naduri village - opening day of Conference

from Peceli
Greetings from the sunny Macuata!!! This is the day, this is the day that the Lord has made, let us rejoy and be glad in it. There was a warm welcome of the traditional ceremony to the Members of the Bose ko Viti led by the President Rev Laisiasa Ratabacaca and the 50 Divisions of the Methodist Church in Fiji. It was very good. The President' house was especially built close to the vale ni kana as I regarded it as in 5 star hotel style to cater the President and the Valenivolavola and the overseas members such as Rev Nemani Caqkacaka from Sydney and New Zealand members and me from Victoria. Naduri village is looking good. I took some photos at Wailevu village before I went to Naduri in the afternoon.The old relic of Bolatagane which Zakaria from Naseakula helped to build in the 1940s is still there and I stayed the night close to it

Ceremony in Naduri village - from the archives

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When the Great Sea Reef was studied and a tabu placed upon it, the World Wildlife organization honoured Fiji with a visit and were special guests at Naduri village in Macuata where the chief, Tui Macuata, has been active in conservation. I found some photos of that occasion on the internet. In my previous post I posted three sketches that I made at Naduri some time go at a cultural day to fund raise for the province.