In Fiji, it is a custom for a man to give the lady an unusual proposal gift.
Do you know: In most cases, if the man does not find the wedding gift, he must wait to ask for his bride’s hand in marriage, until he finds one.
The wedding custom in Fiji dictates that a man must accompany a proposal with a wedding gift, specifically a Tabua, which in English is ‘Whale’s tooth’. Only when the man offers a Whale’s tooth to his soon-to-be father-in-law, can he ask him to give his daughter’s hand in marriage.
