Key among communal events in Fiji is the kava ceremony. Kava is a mildly narcotic root plant native to Fiji, which is ground into powder and mixed with water, then drunk out of a large bowl called ...

At villages all around Fiji, locals huddle around a large mixing bowl to drink kava, a ceremony that is a way to bring everyone together. Villagers also perform the ceremony to welcome outsiders ...

It is the Kava ceremony, a Fijian ritual where the kava plant root is pounded and mixed in a communal bowl, called a tano, and then shared usually with the tribal chief or honored guest that takes ...

Nadi, Fiji—Against the backdrop of the scenic Pacific Ocean, and a traditional kava ceremony, the armies of the Republic of Fiji and the United States kicked off the 48th annual Indo-Pacific ...

scouted Fiji for a major actor client and found Navotua, a village where she (and later the actor and her family) stayed and experienced kava ceremonies, traditional welcoming rituals that show ...