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Sabu Island Sabu is still a stronghold of animistic beliefs, Portuguese missionaries first arrived before 1600 and there work was continued by the Dutch ,despite this traditional beliefs persist. Sabunese societies are divided into clans and Sabunese women have a thriving ikat-weaving tradition, their cloth typically has stripes of black or dark blue interspersed by stripes with floral motifs. The island is dry, most of the trees are palms From these trees
is made a thick sweet syrup, which is very sticky, a Sabunese expression
says that the Sabunese women, who are renowned for their beauty and caring, are
like this syrup as if you try you will be stuck forever, Ferry from
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