Two Things Chuukese Value the Most

With in the Chuukese culture, there were some things that they value as their tradition. Therefore, two of them were, The Love Sticks, and the Devil Mask. Chuukese value these two things for some reasons that they used them in the past. However until now they still value them because they represent who they are.  

                                                   The Love Stick                                                      

Traditionally, young men would own personalized wooden love-sticks on which they would carve two of the same design. A short one would be carved to be utilized for his hair, the long one would be for the woman. When a man likes a woman, he uses the long love-stick to poke into her hut or hair. If the love-stick's design is that of the man she likes, she will pull the love-stick signaling for him to come in. If the woman pushes the love-stick out, it means she is not interested in the man. 

The Devil Mask 

The story of the Devil Mask originates from a long time ago. On the island of Tol, there lived a legendary ghost that kept stealing food from the starving people. As a result, the people decided to carve a devil mask to scare the ghost away. Later on, it happened in such a way that all the people came together and wore the mask. When the ghost came to their place to steal food, it saw devils surrounding the area. The ghost got scared, ran away, and never came back. 

Therefore, in my opinion, I think that if it wasn't for this beautiful mask, the people of Chuuk would be starving or lack of local food now a days. But instead, the island of Chuuk now is also one of the most rich island of local food. in the Federated State of the Micronesia. So a great thanks to those genius who came up with this idea by creating their own devil mask just to scared away the ghost. And also it's really a good because the ghost left and never returns.