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Magical Plants of Christmas

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Most of the plants we associate with the holiday season are from Europe or the Mediterranean. We know the holly, ivy, mistletoe, christmas rose, rosemary, hawthorn, bay and of course, evergreens while the New World is represented in Christmas legend by the poinsettia. What are the legends and lore surrounding these common plants ? Hawthorn. The Glastonbury thorn is connected with Christ’s death as well as his birth. Legend has it that soon after the death of Christ, Joseph of Read More

The Stories and Legends of Eua Island Tonga – Hau Pea Kui

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This is a true story. This story is set back in the days, when Tonga was made up of three dynasties: the Tu’i Tonga, Tu’i Kanokupolu and Tu’i Ha’a Takalaua. They were all fighting each other (civil war) for supremacy, to determine who was the most powerful of them all and consequently become the only king of Tonga. This civil war went on for years, until there was only two kings left: the reigning Tu’i Tonga (Laufilitonga) from Tongatapu and Read More