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28/06/2026

𝓢𝓮𝓿𝓾𝓼𝓮𝓿𝓾
pronounced as seh-vu seh-vu

Sevusevu is a traditional welcoming ceremony and the formal gift of dried kava roots presented to a village chief.
It signifies respect, acknowledges the villages authority, and acts as a formal request for permission to enter and stay on their land.

𝓐𝓲-𝓥𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓴𝓲 ✨Cabe tiko na vanua ko Vunivatu ki na vanua vakaturaga ko Madudu. Na kena sa lai vakaraitaki nai sema sa ti...
27/06/2026

𝓐𝓲-𝓥𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓴𝓲 ✨

Cabe tiko na vanua ko Vunivatu ki na vanua vakaturaga ko Madudu. Na kena sa lai vakaraitaki nai sema sa tiko ena loma ni vuvale

𝓐𝓲-𝓥𝓪𝓻𝓪𝓲𝓽𝓪𝓴𝓲 *meaning to inform*

In the Fijian culture, Ai-Varaitaki is a traditional ceremony whereby the boys family comes to show or request while presenting a Tabua (whales tooth) or Yaqona (kava) to the girls father and relatives, that the boy wishes to court or is currently courting their daughter.

PART 3 - “BOGIDRAU (100 NIGHTS)”Feasting to celebrate the 100nights has come to an end. This is to also thank families &...
05/02/2026

PART 3 - “BOGIDRAU (100 NIGHTS)”

Feasting to celebrate the 100nights has come to an end. This is to also thank families & friends for their continuous support through the mourning and grieving period.

Families & Friends gathering to help out in anyway to make the process of preparation smooth sailing and go according to plan. Celebrating a life well lived, celebrating a life well respected, celebrating a life cherished by love ones.

PART 2 - “BOGIDRAU (100 NIGHTS)”•BUKI NI BOGI•“meaning tying of the knot”This is a common practice in the Lau Group for ...
05/02/2026

PART 2 - “BOGIDRAU (100 NIGHTS)”

•BUKI NI BOGI•
“meaning tying of the knot”

This is a common practice in the Lau Group for the deceased.

Buki Ni Bogi signifies the tying of a knot that represents each night till the 100th night since laying the deceased to rest. This also lifts the restrictions for cutting of hair, shaving of beard, food and also the mourning & grieving period has come to an end which in fijian we call the “TABU”.

Once the immediate families have shaved a piece of their beard or cut a piece of their hair, the hair is then wrapped together with the “Buki Ni Bogi” with a masi. This is taken to the grave of the deceased and burnt of as indication of the “TABU” & “BOGIDRAU” has come to an end.

PART 1In Fijian, Bogidrau (literally "100 nights") refers to a significant cultural ceremony held on the 100th day after...
04/02/2026

PART 1

In Fijian, Bogidrau (literally "100 nights") refers to a significant cultural ceremony held on the 100th day after a death. It marks the end of the main mourning period, where the family presents gifts like tabua (whale's teeth) and fabric to their late relative's maternal side.

Significance:
It signifies the final departure of the spirit to its home.

Cultural Practices:
The family removes their mourning clothes (Masi) and presents items such as mats and tabua to the maternal relatives (vasu).

Context:
It is a key event in indigenous Fijian funeral traditions (somate), representing the lifting of mourning restrictions.

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