his dangerous ritual involves people bungee-jumping from 100-foot wooden towers 🍂 land diving or ‘naghol’ is the ancient ritual of the islanders of pentecost island of the south pacific nation of vanuata.

the ritual is performed from april to june to coincide with yam harvest. the ritual is performed during this period for two reasons: a good dive ensures a bountiful harvest and the tree vines are strongest during the wet season, retaining enough elasticity to hold the divers 🌾.

symbolically, the ritual also signifies a boy’s rite of passage into manhood, however for safety reasons they cannot jump off the higher blocks as those are made for the experienced adult divers.

ps: don’t try this at home 🫣

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