Category: <span>Travel</span>

LITTLE THINGS— THE DANCE SKIRTS FROM TUVALU

For our final destination on Little Things around the world, fasten your seatbelts as we prepare to land in the world’s least-visited country.The nine small coral islands scattered in a chain in the west-central Pacific Ocean, Tuvalu, formerly known as Ellice Islands, await! By the time you reach the end, not only would you be impressed by the traditional handicrafts of the Tuvaluans but you will also have a new conversation starter about Te Titi tao or the Dance skirts of the volcanic archipelago Polynesian island country!

LITTLE THINGS—THE SECRET CODES OF ABANICO

If you have ever seen a period movie or drama and seen a lady fan herself a certain way and get just the response she was expecting, it wasn’t a coincidence. The complicated “fan language” was a part of the social etiquettes. And fanning yourself a certain way was enough to convey your message.
Though these secret codes are not as well known now as they were back then, here’s a rundown on what every fan movement meant: