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Surfing in Past Hawaiian Culture
- "The early sources tell how the sport [of surfing] was bound up with the traditional religion, sexual practices, and the system of social classes. Surfing feats and romantic encounters in the surf were celebrated in song and legend. Board builders followed sacred rituals, and at least one temple was solely dedicated to surfing. The privileged chiefs as well as people from all levels of society took part, and they achieved a proficiency in the water that has only recently been matched." -excerpt from the book, Surfing: A History of the Ancient Hawaiian Sport, by Ben Finney and James D. Houston, Pomegranate Artbooks, 1996, pg. 13.
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