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Maui Fata
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(altar-raising), a religious ceremony in Polynesia. Numbers of figs, with abundance of plantains, were placed upon the altars, which were-newly ornamented with branches of the sacred miro, and yellow leaves of the cocoanut-tree. These rites extended to every marae in the island, and were designed to secure rain and fertility for the country gained by conquest or recovered from invasion.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Maui Fata'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/maui-fata.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Maui Fata'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/m/maui-fata.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
