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Hawaiians are seen roasting a pig for a lu‘au, c. 1890.
O ke aka ka ‘oukou o ka ‘i‘o ka mākou.
“Yours the shadow; ours the flesh.”
A phrase used in prayers dedicating a feast to the gods. The essence of the food was the gods’, and the meat was eaten by those present.
Source: ‘Ōlelo Noʻeau, by Mary Kawena Pukui
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