Ratumaibulu

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In the mythology of Fiji, Ratumaibulu is a god of great importance who presides over agriculture. In the month called Vula-i-Ratumaibulu,<ref>"The month of Ratumaibulu", corresponding roughly to November.</ref> he comes from Bulu, the world of spirits, to make the breadfruit and other fruit trees blossom and yield fruit.<ref>The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 1907, pages 153, 372</ref> He is said to be a snake god.

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  • The Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, 1907.
  • Freese, John, The Philosophy of the Immortality of the Soul and the Resurrection of the Human Body. Facsimile reprint of 1864 edition. Kessinger Publishing, 2005, Template:ISBN.
  • T. Williams, J. Calvert, Fiji and the Fijians, Heylin, 1858.