Tanikualu was a special island. Water surrounding it.

Soon were celebrations.

Carinsa and Hulitca.

Carinsa was a holiday to worship the islands god—a sun leopard, they blessed them with life.

And Hulitca was a celebration of the ocean, where the village gathered and danced by the edge of the beach and in the shallow water.

They were preparing, all the teens weaving together traditional clothing, while the adults started baking.