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Tongatapu is the main island of Tonga and the site of its capital, Nukuʻalofa.It is located in Tonga's southern island group, to which it gives its name, and is the country's most populous island, with 74,611 residents (2016), 70.5% of the national population, on 260 square kilometres (100 square miles).
In 1867 the land for the church was set aside by the Te Rarawa chiefs, Herewini Te Toko and Wiremu Tana Papahia. They vested the land for the church in Patiki, who was stationed at Hokianga Heads from 1871 until the Ripeka Tapu Church and the vicarage were completed. The construction of the church began in about 1873 and was completed in 1878. [6]
Tapu [1] [2] [3] is a Polynesian traditional concept denoting something holy or sacred, with "spiritual restriction" or "implied prohibition"; it involves rules and prohibitions. The English word taboo derives from this later meaning and dates from Captain James Cook 's visit to Tonga in 1777.
Knox Church, a Presbyterian church, in Dunedin. The city was founded by Scottish Presbyterian settlers. Pre-colonial native Māori religion was animistic. [98] One of its major features was tapu (sacred and/or forbidden), which was used to maintain the status of chiefs and tohunga (priests) and
The CCW was the forerunner of the white community-church group that merged with a similar African-American group in 1950 to form the International Council of Community Churches (ICCC). Peoples' Church of Chicago, First Community Church of Columbus, Ohio, and St. Paul Community Church of Shorewood, Illinois, joined the Park Ridge church and ...
Jennifer Lopez is shining bright!. On Thursday, Dec. 5, the actress and singer, 55, was honored with the Maverick Award at the 2024 IndieWire Awards at Citizen News in Los Angeles.
The Huriawa Pā site (fortified village) and Toitu Tauraka Waka are designated as a Wāhi Tapu Area and Wāhi Tūpuna, respectively. The Dunedin City Council also maintains a Heritage Register of buildings included in the national register and those which add to the character of the city. [ 3 ]
The actress, 58, shared a collection of photos from her tropical vacation with boyfriend Van Hunt on Wednesday, Dec. 25. The first shot of the Christmas Day post was a mirror selfie of Berry in a ...