Posted
on June 1, 2015
Three
is a magical number in stories (from Goldilocks's three bears to the
Three Little Pigs, from the Three Stooges to the Three Amigos).
And
Samoa, an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, decided that one
day to celebrate independence just isn't enough – so the nation
celebrates for three days straight!
Three
things you should know:
Some
of the Samoan islands are not part of the independent nation of
Samoa, but instead are part of “American Samoa,” a territory of the United States.
The division of the Samoan islands happened back in 1900 – the U.S. making the eastern islands into a territory (as they still are), and the western islands becoming German Samoa. However, when World War I broke out fourteen years later, and the Brits and Germans began fighting, British ally New Zealand took over the islands of German Samoa, unopposed.- Samoa (the independent nation) became independent from New Zealand on January 1, 1962. I'm not sure why the Samoans celebrate in June!
Like
any tropical island, there are some pretty gorgeous beaches on Samoa:
Like
Hawaii, the Samoan islands were underwater volcanos that eventually
rose high enough to become a chain of islands. When you explore
Samoa, you might see hardened lava fields...
...a
lava tube (partly collapsed) that is used as a shelter from
cyclones...
...a
slide rock...
...ruins...
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on this date:
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