{"id":13261,"date":"2020-08-17T20:20:10","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T19:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anakena.de\/?p=13261"},"modified":"2024-12-30T00:08:23","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T23:08:23","slug":"taboo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anakena.de\/en\/tabu\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of TAPU: A Polynesian concept of protection"},"content":{"rendered":"

TAPU - or taboo - is a concept that is deeply rooted in many Polynesian cultures. It can be found in the culture of the Fiji Islanders, the M\u0101ori in Aotearoa - New Zealand, the Samoans, the Rapanui (inhabitants of the Easter Island<\/span><\/a>), the Tahitian, the Hawaiian and the Tongan. In the Hawaiian language, a similar concept is referred to as \"kapu\".<\/p>\n

TAPU stands for something sacred or consecrated that is accompanied by \"spiritual restriction\" or \"implicit prohibition\". In simpler terms, these are rules and prohibitions that often have spiritual or cultural significance.<\/p>\n

In the M\u0101ori tradition and on Tonga, tapu (M\u0101ori) or tabu (Tonga, Easter Island) describes something sacrosanct, inviolable and holy. Places or things that are considered tapu may not be touched or visited. In some cases, it is even forbidden to speak about the tapu.<\/p>\n

This concept often serves to protect vital resources and the environment. On Easter Island, for example, fish and lobster fishing is regulated by tapu rules, especially during the spawning season, in order to preserve biodiversity.<\/p>\n

The German word \"Tabu\" (English: taboo) has its origins in this Polynesian term and its meaning. The term was first documented by James Cook in 1777 after his visit to Tonga and also found its way into the German language at the beginning of the 20th century.<\/p>\n

Today, TAPU on Easter Island has not only retained its traditional significance, but has also gained new relevance. It remains a living example of respectful interaction with nature and the community.<\/p>\n

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TAPU \u2013 oder tabu \u2013 ist ein Konzept, das in vielen polynesischen Kulturen tief verwurzelt ist. Es findet sich unter anderem in der Kultur der Fidschi-Inseln-Bewohner, der M\u0101ori in Aotearoa – Neuseeland, der Samoaner, der Rapanui (Bewohner der Osterinsel), der Tahitianer, der Hawaiianer und der Tonganer. In der hawaiischen Sprache wird ein \u00e4hnliches Konzept als […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":23677,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","inline_featured_image":false,"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"0","ocean_second_sidebar":"0","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"0","ocean_custom_header_template":"0","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"0","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"0","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"off","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13261","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-about","entry","has-media","owp-thumbs-layout-horizontal","owp-btn-normal","owp-tabs-layout-vertical","has-no-thumbnails","has-product-nav"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/anakena.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/anakena.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/anakena.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anakena.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anakena.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13261"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/anakena.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13261\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anakena.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/anakena.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anakena.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13261"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/anakena.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}