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Tilafaiga, who brought it over from Fiti. Their story is often recounted in the Tatau Samoa Song, which tells of how they travelled to Samoa and sang a song that emphasized that only women should receive the tatau, not men. However, upon reaching Falealupo, they spotted a large clam and dived to see it. When they resurfaced, their song had changed to indicate that men, not women, should receive the tatau.
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It is believed that the tatau, a traditional form of Samoan tattooing, was introduced to Samoa in the village of
Falealupo. The origins of the tatau in Falealupo are steeped in legends and stories, passed down through generations of Samoans. The tatau was introduced to Samoa by two sisters, Taema
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Due to its location in the west of the country, and because Samoa was just to the east of the
International Date Line, Falealupo has been described as "the last village in the world to see the sunset of each day". This has now changed, as the Samoan government has moved the International Date Line
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Families have moved inland for the convenience of living by the main road near public transport, as well as the extensive damage to the coastal village from cyclones in the early 1990s, which left behind old church ruins along the coast. There are rock pools, caves, and sandy beaches in the area.
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Falealupo-Tai, situated by the sea. The road to the coastal settlement is about 9 km, most of it unsealed, from the main highway. The village's population is 545.
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February 2008, the canopy walkway was closed due to rot in the 10m wooden tower leading up to the aerial rope
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Falealupo; a group of women completed the thatching of a fale's roof before the men did. This proverb exemplifies the strong work ethic of Samoan women and their resolute
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who had lived with his family in the village, discovered that the pristine rainforests surrounding the village of
Falealupo were to be logged. Cox worked with the village chiefs and promised to raise the funds for the school in exchange for a covenant protecting the 30,000-acre (120 km)
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in Savaii. The opening shot in the video starts at the old church ruin in
Falealupo (now the new church) and the closing shot is a sunset at Falealupo beach with children from his family. The song became the first hip hop song to win the prestigious
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Falealupo Rainforest School was constructed, and the village bestowed matai titles on Paul Cox, Ken Murdock, and Rex Maughan. In recognition of his achievement, in 1997 Cox together with the late High Chief Fuiono Senio shared the prestigious
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489:- Archbishop of Somoa- Apia, First Somoan Cardinal.
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692:Religious and Cosmic Beliefs of Central Polynesia
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597:"Samoa and Tokelau to Cross Date Line Dec. 29"
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392:Looking west at the western tip of Savai'i
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665:"College of Cardinals Biographical Note"
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304:The History of the Tātau
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675:23 January
526:References
520:Prostratin
436:Manu Samoa
246:Polynesian
224:beach fale
161:Population
1137:Tilafaiga
1096:Falealupo
988:Tufutafoe
963:Falealupo
839:Seacology
568:23 August
509:Polynesia
418:All Black
334:Seacology
284:Tilafaiga
235:Vaisigano
199:Falealupo
175:Time zone
155:Vaisigano
103:13°30′9″S
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978:Papa Uta
968:Falelima
941:Villages
858:172°48′W
494:See also
454:Fagamalo
267:, where
151:District
1117:Nafanua
998:Vaisala
921:Itūmālō
855:13°30′S
442:player.
298:Nafanua
280:Nafanua
207:Savai'i
132:Country
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993:Utuloa
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