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Makira-Ulawa Province Day

Makira-Ulawa Province Day, the region’s national holiday, is observed on August 3. This day, which is a public holiday for everyone, honours the founding of the provincial government. If August 3 falls on a Sunday in a given year, the nation observes the holiday on the Monday that follows. The day is observed with celebrations on all the islands in this region, official speeches by the government, and other cultural activities.

The Solomon Islands have been inhabited since approximately 2,000 B.C., but exploration by people from other lands only began in June 1598 with the arrival of Spanish explorer Lvaro de Menda y Neira on his boat. He was the first European to set foot on these islands, and he gave them their first name, Islas Salomón.

Before the British colonised some of these islands, it had been nearly 200 years since Menda y Neira had last visited. Eventually, England and Germany shared equal responsibility for running the group of islands; this situation persisted at least until 1886. Following an agreement in 1899, Germany eventually ceded all of the islands to Britain, and the location became a British protectorate. Not all (nine) major island groups were part of British territory.

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When the Japanese invaded these islands during the Second World War, the occupation was disrupted. This time was marked by fierce battles, including the infamous and bloody Battle of Guadalcanal. The island was only once again under British rule in 1945, at the end of the war.

The Solomon Islands replaced the British Solomon Islands Protectorate as the official name of this region in 1975. The following year, they declared self-governance, and two years later, they attained total independence. Once more, they adopted the name “the Solomon Islands” and dropped the article.

Regarding the Makira-Ulawa province, due to its isolation during high tide for very long stretches of time, a variety of flora and fauna flourished here, creating a special biodiverse habitat in the area. The area is also said to contain caves that are so remote that only a race of Makira-Ulawa people known as the Kakamora, also known as “leprechauns of the Pacific,” who are only one metre tall, live there. There has been a lot of interest in the area and its distinctive traditions, which include crab harvesting and crocodile wrestling.

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Laid stars Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet reveal the worst gifts their romantic partners gave them | Exclusive

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Laid stars Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet reveal the worst gifts their romantic partners gave them | Exclusive

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Stephanie Hsu and Zosia Mamet talk about their new series Laid, and some of the horrors of dating as millennials.
Imagine a scenario where anyone and everyone you have ever been intimate with begins to die one by one. Is it a curse? If yes, then who is cursed? These are questions that Stephanie Hsu‘s Ruby battles with in the new zany comedy, Laid. Ahead of the show’s release, Stephanie and co-star Zosia Mamet spoke exclusively with HT about their roles, the show’s unique premise, and the horrors of dating as millennials. (Also read: Dune: Prophecy star Emily Watson on working with Tabu: ‘She is a true treasure’)

Stephanie Hsu on her character’s flawed morality

Laid, created by Nahnatchka Khan and Sally Bradford McKenna, is the story of Ruby (Stephanie Hsu), who discovers that all her sexual partners are dying one by one, and she must warn them. Helping her in this unique quest is her best friend AJ (Zosia). The fun thing about Laid is that the protagonists are not the usual likeable characters. “She is totally an anti-hero of our story. I really love that,” says Stephanie, referring to Ruby’s moral greyness. “I am not a perfect person and I love playing flawed characters. But it was difficult. The creators told me that she is a total narcissist. But narcissists don’t think they are one, so I had to figure out a way to love her. For me, playing Ruby was about getting into her psychology and finding the innocent part of her – which is that she just wants love,” the actor adds.

While sitcoms usually add the best friend as the voice of reason trope, Laid diverges from that, with AJ even zanier and more morally ambiguous than Ruby. Talking about playing such a colourful character, Zosia Mamet says, “When you play not-so-likable or zany characters, people don’t believe they are that way. I don’t think AJ wakes up every morning and thinks, ‘I am absolutely crazy’. It’s about trusting the writing and finding an organic way into these characters to make them seem grounded, real, and relatable.”

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Stephanie, Zosia reveal the worst gifts they received from partners

In Laid, Ruby gives the gift of death to the men she is with, even if that is inadvertent. Ask the women about the worst ‘gift’ a partner has ever given them, and the discussions veer into the unusual horrors of modern-day dating. “I got a vintage wooden duck decoy from someone. It was broken, and I thought, ‘What does this say about our relationship?’. They didn’t know me well enough to know if I’d want this but also that they gave me something old and ailing,” Zosia says with a laugh.

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