Inextricably linked to the concept of
mana, tapu is loosely translated as
“holiness” or “sacredness”, and may
also imply prohibition, and thus is
the source of the loan word “taboo”.
Things that are tapu are sacrosanct
and may not be disturbed or will suffer
desecration and a loss of their mana.
Breaking tapu was a serious matter
and severely punished in most
Polynesian cultures.
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