vaavuha vaan ceremony held to release a taboo from a village

• • ceremony held to release a taboo from a village
  • • culture

  • • Example 2368:
      

      E iaa kahi hutate nana bono vaavuha vaan vaa Unovi.

      Mum is going to talk about the vaavuha vaan in Unonovi.

      Source: Vos 02R(Sao) 010

    • Example 8301:
      

      A vaavuha vaan to dao raarae. Pasi vaavuha rori bona vaan vai, tea tabae a vaan paa piinianau, a piiniana kou, ahiki ta toho.

      The vaavuha vaan is what we call it. They will release this village from the taboo, because the village has been put under the piiniana taboo, that forbids all games. (lit There isn't any game.)

      Source: Daa 02R 154-157