ihottumana
Ihottumana is a term used in a fictional ethnographic context to denote a ritual practice of communal memory among the people of the Aroa archipelago. The word is often translated as "remembering together" in English, reflecting its function as collective storytelling and shared reminiscence.
The practice typically occurs during the annual harvest festival and at life-cycle rites. Participants gather in
Origin and development: the earliest written references appear in colonial-era chronicles described by outsiders, but many
Scholarly and cultural reception: anthropologists describe ihottumana as a mechanism for intergenerational knowledge transfer and social
In contemporary culture, ihottumana has influenced education initiatives, museum programs, and performative arts that explore memory,