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Heiva Nui
This month-long festival celebrates French Polynesian culture with parades, outrigger canoe races, javelin-throwing contests, fire walking, games, carnivals, festivals, and ancient Polynesian ceremonies at restored maraes, religious and social Polynesian hubs.