one of the most incredible things about pacific culture is the amount of FEASTING that goes on. man can these people cook. and eat! on friday we had a huge farewell feast for a professor here at ptc who is becoming a bigshot in the tongan methodist church. the feast started at 6pm and didn't finish till 1am!
the tongan men were in charge of roasting three pigs for the evening. try not to think about wilbur. or babe.
the men behind the operation. the fellow in the background was weaving palm baskets for the leftover food.
the feast was held in the college's
fale (open air meeting hall). all of the columns were first wrapped in braided palm leaves and then adorned with multicolored leaves from people's gardens. gorgeous. they covered the floor with mats and lined the ceiling with beautiful fabric.
the
tanoa (kava bowl) and
pilos (coconut shells for drinking kava).
ptc girls pumped for the big night.
samoan men bringing in the
tanoa for the kava ceremony. even though the honored guest was tongan, the ceremony was conducted in samoan and according to samoan protocal because ptc's principal is samoan. basically, the most important hosts and guests sit on the mats around the
tanoa, and several of them give speeches to welcome and honor the guests. the kava is presented to people in order of rank.
wilbur's remains.
terrifying, yet tasty.
requisite steffi and jessa self portrait. rocking our
sulu jabas (fijian outfits).
ready to pack it in like never before. yummmmm.
in typical pacific style, the entertainment for the evening consisted of a long series of dances performed by the different ethnic groups of ptc. here some of tongan girls are doing a traditional dance.
melanesian women presenting their gift to the honored guests. in addition to their songs and dances, every ethnic group gave a speech and gift.
melanesian men show off their best moves.
me and chico post-feast.
since every place in suva is closed at 1am, we had no choice but to have our own private afterparty. sipping fiji bitter through hot pink straws seemed like the right thing to do.
for some reason we were inspired to draw animals on a random sheet of paper. hannah's greatest achievement was definitely the giraffe (see below).
the final product at 4am. MOMA material?
the tongan men were in charge of roasting three pigs for the evening. try not to think about wilbur. or babe.
the men behind the operation. the fellow in the background was weaving palm baskets for the leftover food.
the feast was held in the college's fale (open air meeting hall). all of the columns were first wrapped in braided palm leaves and then adorned with multicolored leaves from people's gardens. gorgeous. they covered the floor with mats and lined the ceiling with beautiful fabric.
the tanoa (kava bowl) and pilos (coconut shells for drinking kava).
ptc girls pumped for the big night.
samoan men bringing in the tanoa for the kava ceremony. even though the honored guest was tongan, the ceremony was conducted in samoan and according to samoan protocal because ptc's principal is samoan. basically, the most important hosts and guests sit on the mats around the tanoa, and several of them give speeches to welcome and honor the guests. the kava is presented to people in order of rank.
wilbur's remains.
terrifying, yet tasty.
requisite steffi and jessa self portrait. rocking our sulu jabas (fijian outfits).
ready to pack it in like never before. yummmmm.
in typical pacific style, the entertainment for the evening consisted of a long series of dances performed by the different ethnic groups of ptc. here some of tongan girls are doing a traditional dance.
melanesian women presenting their gift to the honored guests. in addition to their songs and dances, every ethnic group gave a speech and gift.
melanesian men show off their best moves.
me and chico post-feast.
since every place in suva is closed at 1am, we had no choice but to have our own private afterparty. sipping fiji bitter through hot pink straws seemed like the right thing to do.
for some reason we were inspired to draw animals on a random sheet of paper. hannah's greatest achievement was definitely the giraffe (see below).
the final product at 4am. MOMA material?
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