Katoaga
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The kātoaga is a customary festival in Wallis and Futuna, a French overseas collectivity in Oceania with a Polynesian culture. During this ceremony, goods are exchanged, such as pigs, baskets of veget
Pigs and banigs lined up in front of the Uvea royal palace in Matā'utu during a katoaga in Wallis in 2008
The food is cooked in a traditional oven ('umu), made by heating volcanic stones and then covering the food with earth, wrapped in banana leaves
The pigs are eviscerated and grilled before being put on display
Offerings (baskets of vegetables and grilled pigs) placed on the mala'e, in front of seated dignitaries (here, the katoaga takes place in front of the royal palace in Mata Utu on Territory Day, 29 July 2019)
Wallis and Futuna
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Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji to the southwest, Ton
Katoaga
…The kātoaga is a customary festival in Wallis and Futuna, a French overseas collectivity in Oceania with a Polynesian culture. During this ceremony, goods are exchanged, such as pigs, baskets of vegetables…
Drawing of Wallis Island by Captain Samuel Wallis in 1767
Ruins of the Talietumu fort
Aerial view of Wallis Island (Uvea)
Futuna Island