| 词条 | Bulu (Fijian mythology) |
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In Fijian mythology, Bulu (pronounced: Mbúlu) is a name for the 'world of spirits' (presumably the underworld). In the month called Vula-i-Ratumaibulu,[1] the god Ratumaibulu comes from Bulu, the world of spirits, to make the breadfruit and other fruit trees blossom and yield fruit. Ratumaibulu is a god of great importance who presides over agriculture.[2] Another source refers to a "place called 'Nabagatai' on the road to 'Bulu', the separate state or land of souls".[3] The most westerly point of the island of Vanua Levu was the place from which the departed spirits started out for Bulu, the eternal abode of the blessed (Freese 2005:70). See also
Notes1. ^'The month of Ratumaibulu', corresponding roughly to November 2. ^The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 1907, pages 153, 372. 3. ^The Quarterly Review, page 170. (year of publication unknown) References
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