Sawau

The Sawau 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)
Sawau
Tribe
Sawau
Location in Fiji
Coordinates: 18°24′32.65″S 178°8′24.67″E
CountryFiji
DivisionCentral Division

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
  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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