- Bulu (Fijian mythology)
In
Fijian mythology , Bulu is a name for the 'world of spirits' (presumably theunderworld ). In the month called Vula-i-Ratumaibulu ['the month of Ratumaibulu', corresponding roughly to November] , the godRatumaibulu comes from Bulu, the world of spirits, to make the breadfruit and other fruit trees blossom and yield fruit. Ratumaibulu is a god of great importance who presides over agriculture. [The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 1907, p. 153, 372] Another source refers to a "place called 'Nambang Gatai' on the road to 'Bulu', the separate state or land of souls". ["The Quarterly Review", p 170. (year of publication unknown)]The most westerly point of the island of
Vanua Levu was the place from which the departed spirits started out for Bulu, the eternal abode of the blessed (Freese 2005:70).ee also
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Burotu
*Nabangatai
*Ratumaibulu Notes
References
*"The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada", 1907.
*John Freese, "The Philosophy of the Immortality of the Soul and the Resurrection of the Human Body". Facsimile reprint of 1864 edition. Kessinger Publishing, 2005, ISBN 1-4179-7234-3.
*T. Williams, J. Calvert, "Fiji and the Fijians", Heylin, 1858.
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