0 very important and not allowed to be touched or changed, according to the beliefs of the Maoris (= one of the original people of New Zealand): --
It was also used to feed tohunga that were under tapu.
Sweet cakes, made of a variety of wheat called "tapu", are prepared during religious festivities.
Careful storage and use of tapu was essential to prevent unauthorised use.
After paying tapu resmi, a farmer would still have to pay resm-i ift (or an equivalent tax) each year.
Land which was newly brought under cultivation, such as ifrazat, would be exempt from tapu resmi until the next tahrir (survey).
Tapu resmi was a "divani" tax on these land titles, payable to the timar holder.
The term was also used to indicate the title deed that certified tapu rights.
Both mana and tapu take on a whole range of related meanings depending on their association and the context in which they are being used.
