The Melanesian population of Malaita has unique cultural traditions in social aspects of life. Brideprice is a tradition which is unique to Malaita compared to the other islands of the Solomon Islands. In this practice the groom's parents present customary money of shells and food to the bride's parents.
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Malaita is the primary island of Malaita Province in Solomon Islands. Malaita is the most populous island of the Solomon Islands, with a population of ...
Malaita is where traditional shell money was created and is still used. The Shell Money Festival is held here each year. Malaita is also famous for the ...
The precolonial religious system on Malaita centered on the propitiation of ancestral spirits (akalo, agalo, adalo ) through the consecration and sacrifice of ...
The Malaita team recommended these cultural groups because they were the only group that still practise such lullaby singing and dancing in the Langa Langa / ...
As rich in culture as it is in geography, Malaita Province has a multitude of delights to offer between its two main islands – Big Malaita (Maramapaina) and ...
The Kwaio historically lived in small, autonomous groups in the interior of the large island of Malaita. Their religion was heavily based on ancestral ...
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