Every year, when the first yam crops emerge in early April on the tiny Vanuatu Island of Pentecost, the local Islanders construct high wooden towers. Once completed the village men and boys dive from these rickety structures with vines attached to their feet to break their fall. Whilst this is an age old practice, the ritual was not discovered until the 1950s when David Attenborough documented the event on film.
The divers calculate the length of the vines to within centimetres so that when the man dives the vines pull him up just so that his hair is touching the ground. The ritual is said to fertilise the ground ensuring a great harvest. The event is also a right –of- passage for boys to jump their way into manhood. Mothers will dispose of a cherished childhood memento when her son completes his first dive.
Divers complete this spectacle accompanied by the throbbing fast beat of native drums that raise the excitement levels in the 300 strong crowd that is voiceful in their appreciation every time a diver walks away from the tower after a successful jump.
Today tourism as much as tradition drives the Land Diving ceremonies in Nagol, with dives taking place mainly for show, however the locals must still adhere to traditional taboos in order to participate; no wearing of lucky charms and no sex the night before the event. Failure to comply will have cultural implications (or worse) for Nagol divers.
This event takes place every Saturday between April and June and travellers should book early as there is limited accommodation available especially during Nagol Land Diving Ceremony. The island also has walking trails to picturesque gorges and waterfalls.
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