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Traditional Ritual of a Child – Bestowal of Names
Fiji is blessed because of its rich and diverse culture and traditional protocol. The manifestation of these cultures and traditional protocols are embedded in the indigenous language. It is also embedded in the traditional protocol the ceremony of nurturing child. This ceremony expresses the love of the vanua towards a child; outlines the ways of the vanua on how a child should be nurtured and cared for. It seeks the blessing of the vanua toward the child so they may grow and have a prosperous life and serving their community.

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Traditional Ritual of a Child – Bestowal of Names
Straight after the sevusevu a bath tub or basin filled with water, live prawns& bua leaves is brought forward for the naming procedure to commence. The usage of bua leaves& live prawns signifies life in both the sea and the land. It is their belief that the child will know her/his traditional role and responsibility not only but will also survive in both the sea and land. Once the basin is filled with water, prawns and buaniviti leaves (Fagraea Berteriana: Loganiaceae) an elder will carry the new born and dip his/her legs to the water, after dipping it in the water.

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Traditional Ritual of a Child – Bestowal of Names
The new born baby is placed on the mat as we can see in the image then the elder’s (child’s grandfather who will name the child) will hold the mat and chant “yara bula, yara bula, yara bula’ elders also utters words of encouragement, motivation, inspiration, praise to lift the spirit of the child till he/she reaches adulthood.

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