Tonga
Tonga
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Coconut Trees near Liahona Campus |
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Liahona High School is part of the LDS Church school system. |
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Ha'amonga |
The Ha'amonga is Tonga's Stonehedge. The origins is unknown but His Majesty felt the "V" notch on the top of the lintel was used as a marker in ancient lunar observations; particularly to establish the beginning of the lunar "New Year." Observations made on the shortest day aligned correctly with the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. Therefore confirming the "V" notch indeed marks the position of the rising of the sun on the shortest and longest day of the year.
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