 ... branch at his birth, and this branch or tendril reached the ground when he was to be made king. Taneua, a bamboo used on the occasion, was said to draw its roots out of the ground at the approach of the ceremony, and to leap into the hand of the person...  Queen Móo and the Egyptian Sphinx - Page 98de Augustus Le Plongeon - 1896 - 277 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | William Ellis - 1829 - 610 pages
...the ceremony, and to leap into the hand of the person who was sent for it. The inauguration ceremony, answering to coronation among other nations, consisted in girding the king with the maro ura, or sacred girdle of red feathers; which not only raised him to the highest earthly station, but... | |
 | William Ellis - 1831 - 440 pages
...the ceremony, and to leap into the hand of the person who was sent for it. The inauguration ceremony, answering to coronation among other nations, consisted in girding the king with the maro ura, or sacred girdle of red feathers ; which not only raised him to the highest earthly station, but... | |
 | William Ellis - 1832 - 456 pages
...the ceremony, and to leap into the hand of the person who was sent for it. The inauguration ceremony, answering to coronation among other nations, consisted in girding the king with the maro ura, or sacred girdle of red feathers ; which not only raised him to the highest earthly station, but... | |
 | Henry Clay Trumbull - 1893 - 438 pages
...314, 316; II., 204; Tour thr<f Hawaii, p. 121). " The inauguration ceremony [of the Tahitian king], answering to coronation among other nations, consisted in girding the king with the maro urn, or sacred girdle of red feathers; which not only raised him to the highest earthly station, but... | |
 | Henry Clay Trumbull - 1893 - 418 pages
...314, 316; II., 2o4; Tour thref Hawaii, p. 121). " The inauguration ceremony [of the Tahitian king], answering to coronation among other nations, consisted in girding the king with the nu1ro urn, or sacred girdle of red feathers; which not only raised him to the highest earthly station,... | |
 | Henry Clay Trumbull - 1898 - 424 pages
...314, 316; II , 204; Tour thro1 Hawaii, p. 121 ). " The inauguration ceremony [of the Tahitian king], answering to coronation among other nations, consisted in girding the king with the maro ura, or sacred girdle of red feathers ; which not only raised him to the highest earthly station, but... | |
 | A. M. Hocart - 2004 - 258 pages
...mounts) their majesties never suffered their feet to touch the ground. . . . The inauguration ceremony, answering to coronation among other nations, consisted in girding the king with the maro ura, or sacred girdle, of red feathers, which not only raised him to the highest earthly station, but... | |
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