Post # 3: The Legend of The Tagimoucia Flower and more

Hi again. I told you'd I'd tell you the story of the flower. I found it on this website: http://www.luxuryfijiresorts.com/about/legends.html#tagi_fl
This story is about a little girl who lived in Taveuni, Fiji, (where the tagimoucia flower grows) she caught herself playing when she should have been working. Her mother asked her to work, and the little girl just ignored her and kept playing. Her mother got really upset and spanked her and told her to leave and never return. The little girl cried until her tears blinded her. She ran--right away into a tree wiuth vines and no flowers. She tried to free herself, but became more entangled in the tree--all she could do was cry. Her falling tears changed from salt water to blood and when they touched the vines, they became beautiful red flowers. When she stopped crying, she was able to get free from the vines, and when she returned home, her mom forgot about their fight and they lived happily ever after. The word "Tagamoucia" means cry in your sleep.
While researching this topic, I found that Fiji is known for several different legends. There is a legend of a snake god, the fire walkers, turtles, and even a shark god. Perhaps I can do more research on the legends of Fiji. They all sound pretty cool and interesting!

I found another website with an awesome photo gallery of different locations on the islands of Fiji. This site reveals that Fiji was once called "The Cannibal Isles", and that the island's population consists of East Indian, Micronesian, European, Chinese, Polynesian, and Melanesian inhabitants. Seventy percent of Fijans live on one of the 322 islands there--Viti Levu. Check it out: http://away.com/travel_photo_gallery/fiji/index.html

http://www.journeypacific.com/fiji_daytours.html
Above is a website showing all of the things that tourists can do when they visit Fiji. They have snorkeling, beach volleyball canoes, glass bottom boat coral viewing, fishing. There are 500 acres worth of coral reefs to see. They're incredible! Here's a peek:


I found a site on the history of the Fiji islands. Here it reveals that Fiji first was inhabited by Melanesian people. Like most places, little is known about the history of the island before Europeans got there in the middle of the 17th century. Here you can read about how the islanders and the Europeans were friends in the beginning, the clash that later occurred between them, and what has transpired in Fiji since then. http://www.iexplore.com/dmap/Fiji/History