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Samoa's Savage SymbolsNothing better symbolizes what it means to be a Samoan male than the pe’a, the elaborate tattoo that is applied from mid-thigh to waist level. www.pacificmagazine.net/ The quest for identity marks the individual desire to be tattooed, and is a connection to the ancestral and cultural past. www.abc.net.au/ Construction of the flag, Naval Ensign. www.fotw.us/ People from the Lau islands in Fiji and Tonga arrived on the Samoan islands approximately 3500 years ago and from there settled most of Polynesia. Each century people were either exiled or traveled from Tonga settling in Samoa due to loss of war, battle or allies. en.wikipedia.org/ Samoa consists of the two large islands of Upolu and Savai'i and seven small islets located about halfway between Hawaii and New Zealand in the Polynesian region of the South Pacific. The main island of Upolu is home to nearly three-quarters of Samoa's population and its capital city of Apia. The climate is tropical, with a rainy season from November to April. The Fa'a Samoa, or traditional Samoan way, remains a strong force in Samoan life and politics. Despite centuries of European influence, Samoa maintains its historical customs, social systems, and language, which is believed to be the oldest form of Polynesian speech still in existence. Only the Maoris of New Zealand outnumber the Samoans among Polynesian groups. www.state.gov/r/ |
