Sawau

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Tribe in Fiji

Sawau

Tribe

Sawau

Location in Fiji

Coordinates: 18°24′32.65″S 178°8′24.67″E﻿ / ﻿18.4090694°S 178.1401861°E﻿ / -18.4090694; 178.1401861Coordinates: 18°24′32.65″S 178°8′24.67″E﻿ / ﻿18.4090694°S 178.1401861°E﻿ / -18.4090694; 178.1401861
Country| Fiji
Division| Central Division

The Sawau (Fijian pronunciation: [saɰɔu̯]) tribe in Fiji is made of 6 villages on the island of Beqa, 10 kilometres (6.2 miles) to the south of Viti Levu, but the District is only made up of 5 villages. They are as follows:

* Dakuibeqa (Chiefly Village –Tui Sawau),
* Dakuni,
* Soliyaga,
* Naceva,
* Naseuseu and
* Rukua – (Part of the Tribe of Sawau but part of the District of Raviravi)

The people of Sawau are world famous for performing two cultural expressions:

Vilavilairevo \- Traditional Beqa Firewalking

* Vilavilairevo (Firewalking)[1][2] The phenomena was examined in 1902 when it was already a tourist attraction, with a "Probable Explanation of the Mystery" arrived at.[3]
* Yavirau or Qolikubu – (Fish drive)

## References[edit]

1. ^ Burns, Georgette Leah (1994). "Tourism Impact in Beqa". In R. J. Morrison; Paul A. Geraghty; Linda Crowl (eds.). Science of Pacific Island Peoples: Education, language, patterns & policy. Institute of Pacific Studies. p. 29\. ISBN 9820201071.
2. ^ Admin (February 15, 2016). "What is Firewalking in Fiji?". Captain Cook Cruises Fiji. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
3. ^ Fulton, Robert (1902). "Art. XIII.—An Account of the Fiji Fire-walking Ceremony, or Vilavilairevo, with a Probable Explanation of the Mystery". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 35: 187–201.

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