Myth and Ritual
In the Oceania, such as most other regions of the nation, new identities and you can relationships of people is actually explored in misconception and you can track. A myth common inside Polynesia informs out of a woman titled Hina (here and there Sina or Ina) just who lived way back and you can whom mainly based ladies’ issues, such as the and come up with out of tapa cloth. In one type of the brand new misconception Hina drops crazy about a good looking head, Tinirau (or Sinilau), which lifestyle on a faraway island. She operates of their unique nearest and dearest and swims along side sea (otherwise adventures on the back away from a great turtle or an excellent shark) in order to get married him.