Fiji
Come lay by the beach!
Location:
Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about 2/3 of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand. And consists of 332 islands and 100 are inhabited.
Weather:
76.9 degrees and the temperatures are always high. There is a lot of rain!
Climate:
Its tropical marine, only slight seasonal temperatures variation.
Physical Characteristics that are not common:
Cyclonic storms can occur from November to January and they have soil erosion.
Language:
English, Fijian, and Hindustani
Folkways:
Marriage, grooms father often selects the bride from a close family friends. Divorce and getting remarried is common.
Taboos:
You have to remove your shoes when entering a home. You should never decline gifts or food from a fijian. It is impolite to remain standing when you enter a house.
Values:
Their motto is "Fear God and Honor the Monarch". Their coin has Queen Elizabeth ll, and their national anthem is based on a Fijian hymm.
Culture Landscape:
Chili peppers, unleavened bread, rice, veggies, and they boil a lot of their food.
Cultural Diffusion:
Christianity was brought to the island primarily by Methodist missionary.
Cultural Changes:
Colonizing Rotuma to the north, and Tonga and Samoa to the east. They have undergone at least 2 periods of fast culture changes and was due to the arrival of fresh waves of immigrates.
Subcultures:
Christian, Hindu, and Muslim. Small groups of Sikhs and people with no religion. People with Christian religion is both animistic and polytheistic.
Mallary Dick and Sources:
everyculture.com
Cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/