Boys and girls are kept apart beginning at an early age. They don't interact much until they get older. Teens meet each other at supervised school, church or village activities. A teenage boy may go and visit a girl at her house and ask to speak with her. If he is allowed, he may talk to her in a room in which her mother, aunt or possibly small children are present. On the outer islands a young man may talk a young woman at a faikava which is a gathering to drink kava, a mild narcotic, nonalcoholic beverage made from the crushed kava root. Women ordinarily do not drink kava, but single young women attend these gatherings to serve the beverage.
When a young man wants to get married, he asks for permission from the young woman's father, usually bringing gifts of kava, pig or cow. Marriages are greats celebration. Ceremonies follow the traditions of the peoples religious belief. Young couples generally have their own home but may choose to move in with parents.
When a young man wants to get married, he asks for permission from the young woman's father, usually bringing gifts of kava, pig or cow. Marriages are greats celebration. Ceremonies follow the traditions of the peoples religious belief. Young couples generally have their own home but may choose to move in with parents.
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