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SUMMARY:Tupou I Day
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261207
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261208
DESCRIPTION:The Tongan archipelago has been inhabited for perhaps 3\,000 ye
	ars\, since settlement in late Lapita times. The culture of its inhabitant
	s has surely changed greatly over this long time period. Before the arriva
	l of European explorers in the late 17th and early 18th centuries\, the To
	ngans were in frequent contact with their nearest Oceanic neighbors\, Fiji
	 and Samoa. In the 19th century\, with the arrival of Western traders and 
	missionaries\, Tongan culture changed dramatically. Some old beliefs and h
	abits were thrown away and others were adopted. Some accommodations made i
	n the 19th century and early 20th century are now being challenged by chan
	ging Western civilization. Hence Tongan culture is far from a unified or m
	onolithic affair\, and Tongans themselves may differ strongly as to what i
	t is "Tongan" to do\, or not do. Contemporary Tongans often have strong ti
	es to overseas lands. They may have been migrant workers in New Zealand\, 
	or have lived and traveled in New Zealand\, Australia\, or the United Stat
	es. Many Tongans now live overseas\, in a Tongan diaspora\, and send home 
	remittances to family members who prefer to remain in Tonga. Tongans thems
	elves often have to operate in two diffe
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