These girls love the sun, the ocean and exciting adventures.But did they know that they are doing at the same time the king's affair?
Royal Sports
This surfing today - a serious form of water sports.And once it was for the Polynesian than to the ancient Greeks - Olympic Games: a synthesis of art, sports and religion.Born surfing in Tahiti.Around the IV century BC Polynesians living here and on other islands in search of new territories began to explore Hawaii.Only the most daring and skillful sailors traveled to new shores, carrying the ancient traditions of the Polynesian tribes.Among the practices was gliding over the waves on a board.
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deal to ride the wave of Honor was awarded not one.Surfing was considered exclusively a noble occupation.Only kings could afford to dominate the waves.For the noble persons were identified beaches with the best waves - and best waves were also the property of the Kings.Therefore, divide the wave with a prince or king was a crime.A crime punishable by death.Savages, with ...
Surfing was not just entertainment.If the king fell from the board - he will certainly fall, and from the throne.On the authority of the governor greatly affected his ability to show themselves on the waves.In view of this importance surfing, the approach to it was appropriate.Priests called the most unruly, long and high waves, using spells, ritual dance, a thousand-year statistics and signs.Hereditary shapers (master of manufacturing surfboards) created behalf of the Royal Board on technology, handed down from generation to generation and accessible only to the elite.Boards mortals and gods heirs differed significantly: the royal "Olo" reaches a length of 7 meters (on average - about 5 m) and "peasant" board - no more than 3.5 meters.Regular competitions are usually held in honor of religious festivals.
Princess surfer
In the 90s of the last century one of the last innate surfers were Hawaiian Princess Kaiulani.The last representative of the old school Waikiki (the area on the coast of Hawaii) skated on a long board - "Olo".Kaiulani was the niece of the last representatives of the ruling dynasty in Hawaii, while the daughter of the governor Archibald Klegorna.So she went to get higher education in England.Traveling to Europe, "savage" surprised by the local nobility as an outstanding linguist, musician, artist, rider, swimmer and surfer.The princess did not hesitate to show his art off the coast of Albion, opening the high society of Europe is an exciting experience.
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