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Makahiki
The Hawaiian season of the god Lono, when war was forbidden and tribute was carried round the island.
About Makahiki
Makahiki was the traditional Hawaiian season of about four months that began in the autumn when the Pleiades (Makali'i) rose at dusk, and was given to Lono, the god of rain and fertility. Work and war were set aside by a kapu, a sacred prohibition, and chiefs and priests gathered tribute of food, which was carried around the island in procession behind an image of Lono, a crossbar hung with white tapa. Games, boxing, surfing and dancing were held. Hawaiians today have revived the season, in public ceremonies at sites such as Waimea and Molokai. Some historians link the arrival of Captain Cook in 1778 and 1779 to the Makahiki, and the question of whether he was taken for Lono is debated.
Also part of it, and being written: Makahiki (The season and its practices.), Lono (The god of the season.), Kapu (The system of sacred prohibitions.).
Written by the EveryJaadu desk with AI assistance. Background: "Makahiki" on Wikipedia. Customs differ from place to place and family to family, and are described as belief and practice. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.