Flower of flowers essential to Tahitian life | WIDE

Tahiti and the neighbouring islands remind of a legendary land blessed by the gods, spreading over a territory with a thousand hues and as large as Europe. In the heart of this beautiful and wild continent lies a natural treasure that symbolises the identity of the whole land: the Tiare flower.

The Tiare flower, proclaimed national symbol and growing all over the islands for more than 2,500 years, fills the air with its soft and vanilla-like smell. The God of Beauty Athea allegedly created it before giving the pure and fragrant flower to Mihia - a siren. Today, Tiare is essential to Tahitians’ everyday life, in the form of necklaces, hairdress, cosmetic oil and medicine.

Documentary: Treasures of Tahiti - The Tiare Flower
Directed by: Sylvie Aguirre and Denis Pinson
Production: ZED

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