'A Mesei a uchul a teloched' means Mesei is the base of our meal. “Telooch” is the chewed food that is softened and ready to be swallowed.

Men's Knowledge of The Sea\nThe ocean has always been a part of our Palauan identity. It sustains our livelihood and provides a setting to learn and transition from a boy into a man. Respect of the ocean is a core value instilled at an early age. Women and small children glean the shallow reefs for sea cucumbers, sea urchins, and clams. Young men go with their fathers and uncles to learn how to fish the reefs, lagoons, channels, and open sea. The elders teach young fishermen about the annual, seasonal, and lunar cycles of the wind, the tide, the currents, animal behavior, and the cues of flowering and fruiting plants to ensure the best harvest. Slowly, they learn the right technique, time, and place, to sustainably harvest certain species. Young fishers learn how to construct, use, and maintain their fishing tools. Fishing families are renown for their skills in handling throw nets, surround nets, hand nets, spears, spear guns, fishing weirs, fish and crab traps, and fishing lines. Fishing enables men to bond with each other and their children through an exchange of valuable knowledge and skills. They share the bounty of a good harvest and bring joy and pride to their clan and the community.

Rebotel 'Syzygium samarangense' is a tree up to 15m tall. Its leaves are boiled and used at least twice a day for the duration of the hot bath.

(2009년)\n제작자: \nICHCAP\nHot bath is a healing and joyous occasion for the whole family of the mlechell. Women cook taro while men prepare fish and other food for the final presentation of the mlechell.

Kesiamel Osmoxylon trunctum tree bear bright orange flowers which is used as part of headdress decoration for a young woman, the mlechell, going through the first birth ceremony. The headdress and body ornaments are very important part of the first birth ceremony. The headdress can consist of many flowers, plants, turtle shell, and bird feathers which has association to the mlechell's clan.

The mlechell is covered in ginger Curcuma longa infused coconut oil during the hot bath ceremony which usually last between 4 to 10 days depending on clan protocols.

Food preparation and presentation is an important part of the first birth ceremony.

Women's Wealth\nMesei is a taro field in the wetlands that is used to cultivate dait (Colocasia esculenta) and brak (Cyrtosperma merkuzii). Dait is what we call the whole plant while the whitish gray to purple corm is called kukau or taro. A well maintained taro patch consists of a network of square plots filled with mud and covered with a variety of selected leaves used to fertilize the taro and control weeds. Taro and the taro patch are a woman’s valuable property. A woman’s social status is based primarily upon her agricultural skills and abilities to cultivate kukau. It is an integral part of the diet, materials, and customary practices. It pervades everyday life as well as all ceremonies, from birth to death of all Palauans.

A steaming hut, bliukel, is prepared for the mlechell to take her final steaming and complete her healing process.