Jolukwor and Banana Trees

Banana Trees

There is a story of a man named Jolukwor who had a boil on his right leg. The story is from the Arno Atoll. The boil was a big one that nobody had seen before. One day, Jolukwor was very sick because the boil was almost open. Every day he was crying so hard because of the boil. When the boil finally opened, a pair of human twins came out. After that, Jolukwor died. A week later, a banana tree came up from the place where they buried him. Then the people of Arno named it Jolukwor. From the legend of Jolukwor, we still plant banana trees on Arno. Bananas are an important crop because we use it in many ways as food, local medicine and more. I know that it is not only important for Arno people, but for all Marshallese. So if you want to get more information about this story, please come anytime and I will show you to the place on Arno.