Veiqia is a femaletattooing practice inFiji. The term refers to both the practice and to the tattoos. Women or adolescent girls who have reached puberty may be tattooed in the groin and buttocks area by older female tattooing specialists calleddauveiqia ordaubati. The practice was common prior to the arrival in the 1830s of Christian missionaries who discouraged it, but it was revived in the twenty-first century. In Fijian culture, the tattoos were considered to heighten a woman's beauty and could be an important factor that enabled her to marry. Receivingveiqia was highly ritualised, with many regional variations. Preparation for the process could include abstinence from food or from sexual relations, or inducing vomiting to purge the body. The process of tattooing was closely associated with the gift of a young woman's first fringed skirt to wear once herveiqia was complete. Motifs for tattoos included turtles,wandering tattlers, pottery and basketwork. (Full article...)
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Seattle Reign FC has playedeleven full seasons in theNational Women's Soccer League (NWSL), the highest level of women's clubsoccer in the United States. The team is based inSeattle, Washington, and has won threeNWSL Shields and had seven playoff appearances. They have not won anNWSL Championship but finished as runners-up on three occasions: in 2014, 2015, and 2023. In addition to league honors, the team won the2022 edition ofThe Women's Cup, an invitational tournament with international teams. As of the end of the2024 season, the Reign have played 252 total regular season games with 111 wins, 79 losses, and 62 draws—awinning percentage of 0.563. (Full list...)
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